Nature, Published online: 21 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04095-0
Neurons in the bird eye’s inner retina lack a blood supply. Finding how these neurons function without oxygen reveals a role for an enigmatic eye structure.
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Illuminating how the bird inner retina works without oxygen solves a 350-year-old structural mystery
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Extreme barocaloric effect at dissolution
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McLinden, M. O., Brown, J. S., Brignoli, R., Kazakov, A. F. & Domanski, P. A. Limited options for…
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Construction of complex and diverse DNA sequences using DNA three-way junctions
Fragment design
When starting from DNA oligos, the number of junctions needed to assemble a construct depends on the length of the construct and the length of the starting oligos being used. A list of all of the component oligos that compose the…
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Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits
Animal handling and maintenance
The strains used in this study are shown in Supplementary Table 1. C. elegans and P. pacificus were maintained at 20 °C on nematode growth medium (NGM) agar plates containing Escherichia coli OP50.
Transgenic…
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Convergent evolution of scavenger cell development at brain borders
Animals
All animal work was conducted in compliance with animal ethics committees at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (PMCC), the University of Melbourne, Monash University, the University of Queensland and Institutional Animal Care and Use…
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Atmospheric microplastic emissions from land and ocean
Emission estimates
So far, no atmospheric emission inventory exists that covers all known MP sources. Traffic emissions are considered one of the largest primary MP environmental sources26,27. We used the bottom-up emissions as described in…
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The potential for bridgmanite megacrysts to drive magma ocean segregation
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Montazerian, M. & Zanotto, E. D. Nucleation, growth, and crystallization in oxide glass-formers. A current…
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Seven technologies to watch in 2026
From quantum computing and mRNA therapeutics to artificial-intelligence-powered climate modelling, here are seven technologies that Nature will be keeping its eye on.
Xenotransplantation
Every day, around two dozen people die awaiting an organ…
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Hand stencils in Indonesian cave are world’s oldest known artworks
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Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800…
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AI and nuclear energy feature strongly in agenda-setting technologies for 2026
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