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01 Geophysical Research Letters Subsurface‐Intensified Marine Heatwaves: A Hidden and Intense Warming Threat to Tropical Ocean Ecosystems Free
02 Nature Human Behaviour Genome-wide analysis of social behaviour across social domains, reporters and developmental stages: a meta-regression approach Free
03 Nature Communications Risk stratification for MDR/RR-TB: a comprehensive integrated patient-level analysis from TB programs and contemporary clinical trials Free
04 Nature Communications Generating protein hydrogels with customizable stress relaxation behavior via deep learning-driven entanglement design Free
05 eLife Infants at high and low likelihood for autism show different EEG developmental trajectories in speech tracking and statistical learning Free
06 Nature Communications Integrative structure of norovirus NS3 suggests a role in RNA transport Subscribers
07 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Bistability of compartmentalized autocatalytic systems at the dawn of hereditary variation Subscribers
08 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Perfluorooctane sulfonate directly interacts with IRF3 to attenuate antiviral innate immunity Subscribers
09 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Human learning is an understudied but promising lever for boosting human-AI synergy Subscribers
10 The Astrophysical Journal Panchromatic Spectra of Nearby Low-mass and Sun-like Stars with Directly Imageable Habitable Zones Subscribers
11 eLife Enhanced tactile coding in rat neocortex under darkness Subscribers
12 PLOS Medicine Association of a multiple risk factor assessment and intervention program with risk of diabetes: A population-based matched cohort study Subscribers
13 Physical Review Letters Active Brownian Dynamics in Channels: First-Passage and Spatiotemporal Properties via Siegmund Duality Subscribers
14 Science Advances New lunar crater reveals extensive distal regolith modification Subscribers
15 Science Advances Investigations of spin textures at small length and short timescales with neutron, x-ray, and optical methods Subscribers

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Geophysical Research Letters·21 September 2026

Wenbo He, Fuan Xiao et al.

Deep-ocean heatwaves near the equator are growing stronger and harming ocean plant life.

Ocean heatwaves that form below the surface are getting stronger in tropical waters near the equator. These deep heatwaves have three times more built-up heat than surface heatwaves. They have grown deeper each year between 1993 and 2020. Deep heatwaves cut off nutrients in the water, which hurts tiny floating ocean plants more than surface heatwaves do.

The number threefold greater heat buildup

How much more built-up heat subsurface heatwaves hold compared to surface heatwaves near the equator.

Based on ocean model data from 1993 to 2020, not direct field measurements.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 22 September 2026. Wenbo He, Fuan Xiao et al., Subsurface‐Intensified Marine Heatwaves: A Hidden and Intense Warming Threat to Tropical Ocean Ecosystems Read the source

Nature Human Behaviour·21 September 2026

Lucía de Hoyos, Fenja Schlag et al.

Genes tied to social behavior shift depending on who reports it and a person's age.

Genes linked to social behavior in kids and young adults do not act the same way everywhere. The genetic pattern changes depending on who reports the behavior, like a parent or teacher, and how old the person is. Scientists found 6 spots in the genetic code tied to these traits. Genes explained between 2% and 7% of the differences seen between people, and fell into 4 main patterns based on context.

The number 73,321 people

The size of the group studied to find genetic links to social behavior.

Large study, but European ancestry only, cannot prove genes cause behavior.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 6 October 2026. Lucía de Hoyos, Fenja Schlag et al., Genome-wide analysis of social behaviour across social domains, reporters and developmental stages: a meta-regression approach Read the source

Nature Communications·22 September 2026

Maria Garcia-Cremades, Jonathon R. Campbell et al.

A risk score using patient traits predicts who fails drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment.

A new scoring tool can sort tuberculosis patients into risk groups before treatment starts. It uses traits like HIV infection, older age, low body weight, smoking, and severe lung damage to predict who is more likely to fail treatment. Low-risk patients did much better than high-risk patients, and this held true even with a newer, shorter 6-month drug plan.

The number 97% vs 88%

Treatment success rates for low-risk versus medium-to-high-risk patients on a 6-month drug plan.

Based on past records of 7,750 patients, not a live trial of the score itself.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 22 September 2026. Maria Garcia-Cremades, Jonathon R. Campbell et al., Risk stratification for MDR/RR-TB: a comprehensive integrated patient-level analysis from TB programs and contemporary clinical trials Read the source

Nature Communications·21 September 2026

Puqing Deng, Yutong Wu et al.

A computer program designed tangled proteins that form gels with tunable, cell-friendly stress release.

A computer program can now design proteins that link together like tangled threads. These proteins form gels that slowly release stress, a trait cells need for growing in lab dishes. The program worked far better than older methods. In lab tests, it built working gels seven times out of nine tries.

The number 70% success rate

The share of computer-designed tangled proteins that worked, compared to about 1% for older methods.

Lab test of only 9 designed proteins, not in living animals.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 22 September 2026. Puqing Deng, Yutong Wu et al., Generating protein hydrogels with customizable stress relaxation behavior via deep learning-driven entanglement design Read the source

eLife·21 September 2026

Michel Godel, Ana Fló et al.

Infants with higher autism likelihood tracked speech sounds less well than other infants.

Babies with a higher chance of autism had a harder time following the beat of syllables in speech. This weaker tracking linked to how well they could talk at 20 months. These babies also reacted less to new words in a memory test. Hearing many different voices seemed to bother them less than it bothered lower chance babies.

The number 83 EEG recordings from 44 infants

The number of brain scans tracked over time in babies with higher and lower autism likelihood.

44 infants studied over time, lab measures only, no diagnosis yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 22 September 2026. Michel Godel, Ana Fló et al., Infants at high and low likelihood for autism show different EEG developmental trajectories in speech tracking and statistical learning Read the source

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Nature Communications·21 September 2026

Meryl Haas, Tino Hoeksma et al.