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ResearchJul 27, 2026
Counting birds while taking fire: Biodiversity monitoring in a war zone
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026.
ResearchJul 27, 2026
ICE arrests, 2015–2026: Variation in targeting, method, and geography
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. We analyze and decompose administrative data on all 1.6 million US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests from October 2015…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Insights into hominin body size, locomotion, and behavior from Early Pleistocene trackways in northern Kenya
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceWe present discoveries of ~1.43 Mya fossil footprints that provide important data on the anatomy, body size, locomotion…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
PLCβs are recruited to the plasma membrane in macrophages by both Gβγ and Gαq
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificancePLCβ enzymes are critical mediators of signal transduction with roles in neuronal, cardiac, and immunological signaling…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
When coordination is avoidable: A monotonicity analysis of organizational tasks
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceOrganizations coordinate extensively, yet no formal rule distinguishes coordination that is required for correctness from…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Rapid microbial production of long-lived dissolved organic carbon in the global ocean
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceThe ocean holds a vast reservoir of millennia-old organic carbon in the form of chemically complex dissolved organic matter…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Climate warming and atmospheric deposition jointly accelerate the Antarctic Peninsula atmosphere–glacier–land–ocean mercury loop
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceAntarctica is often viewed as remote from industrial pollution, yet we show that the Antarctic Peninsula has become a…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Dual control of PIP2 drives germline/soma segregation in Drosophila
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceIn animal embryos, primordial germ cells (PGCs) and endoderm arise in proximity. InDrosophila, the separation between the…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Dominant functional group explains global bird diversity responses to farmland abandonment
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceIdentical conservation strategies often lead to differing context-dependent outcomes, posing a major hurdle for biodiversity…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
PLK1-mediated phosphorylation of PHGDH reprograms serine metabolism in advanced prostate cancer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceThis study establishes a previously unrecognized link between PLK1, a key cell cycle regulator, and serine metabolism in…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Can stimulating ownership increase fertility: Evidence from housing interventions in China
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificancePersistently low fertility poses major social and economic challenges worldwide, yet the role of housing affordability in…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Heat tolerance decreases and cold tolerance increases with elevation for a species-rich insect family on a tropical volcano
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceEmpirical evaluations of thermal tolerance for tropical species are sparse, and this reduces our capacity to anticipate the…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
The free-living wellspring of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Bradyrhizobium
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceFor over a century, nitrogen-fixing bacteria called rhizobia have been celebrated for their symbiotic partnership with…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Methionine oxidation alters both helical assembly and disordered contacts in human TDP-43 C-terminal domain phase separation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceHow chemically specific modifications tune interaction networks within disordered proteins and regulate condensate stability…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Discovery of a phenazine–thiol conjugase from sparse data using genome-informed machine learning
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceMachine learning excels when large, well-labeled datasets are available, yet many biologically important problems lack…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Sprint-like cardiac dynamics support repeated acrobatic lunges in foraging rorqual whales
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceRorqual whales’ foraging style combines high- and low-power feeding strategies to exploit prey patches at high efficiencies…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Abrupt transition to irreversible damage in the overdrafted Sacramento Valley aquifer system
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceGroundwater extraction can cause both reversible and irreversible ground deformation, with the latter leading to permanent…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Palindrome in the sequence of the ribosomal peptidyl transferase center suggests a protoribosome emergence scheme
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceUnderstanding how life emerged from nonliving matter is a central question in science. A key step in this transition would…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
MORC2 controls HIF-1α stability via an HDAC4-dependent mechanism to regulate erythropoiesis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 31, August 2026. SignificanceThis study identifies MORC2 as a crucial negative regulator of HIF-α. We define a mechanism in which MORC2 competes with…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Editorial: New perspectives on the role of sensory feedback in speech production, volume III
New Perspectives on the Role of Sensory Feedback in Speech Production , volume III Behind each article we publish stands a team of superheroes: authors, editors, and reviewers who chose to uphold quality standards and…
Clinical PsychologyJul 27, 2026
Correction: Measuring mental wellbeing in clinical and non-clinical adolescents using the COMPAS-W Wellbeing Scale
Behind each article we publish stands a team of superheroes: authors, editors, and reviewers who chose to uphold quality standards and share knowledge openly. Read more about the impact your work achieves. Volume 17…
Mental HealthJul 27, 2026
When thinking gets stuck: rumination and cognitive disengagement in depression
Nature Mental Health, Published online: 27 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44220-026-00699-1Depression can leave people feeling mentally ‘stuck’ in recurring negative thoughts, even when structured tests do not fully capture the…
ResearchJul 27, 2026
Aleija Rodrigo-Ramirez Wins ISRA Lagerspetz Award
Yale Psychology graduate student Aleija Rodrigo-Ramirez has been awarded a Lagerspetz Award by the International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA) in recognition of an outstanding presentation at the society’s…
TraumaJul 27, 2026
Nassau Supreme Court Decision Expands Scope of Domestic Violence
The court in N.S. v. T.S. ruled that reckless transmission of STIs like herpes and HPV by a spouse can constitute domestic violence, leading to full asset division in favor of the victim. This expands ...
Mental HealthJul 27, 2026
Mental Health Records in Child Custody Cases: Where Does Discovery End and Intrusion Begin?
In custody cases, mental health records are relevant but not fully discoverable. Courts typically protect psychotherapy notes due to their private nature and only allow limited disclosure with ...
Clinical PsychologyJul 27, 2026
Eating Disorder Support Group
Letter on behalf of the chair of the Irish Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies Colin Hughes in response to the article in IMT by Michael McHale ‘Almost 6,700 access services of e ...
Clinical PsychologyJul 27, 2026
Is It Narcissism or a Superiority Complex?
There are subtle but important differences between individuals with narcissistic personality disorder and a superiority complex. The distinction matters for treatment and prognosis.
Child PsychologyJul 27, 2026
ADHD Poses Additional Concussion Challenges for Athletes
HealthDay News — Athletes with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be more susceptible to sport-related concussion (SRC) and have a longer recovery period, according to a review ...
Mental HealthJul 27, 2026
Men's mental health month
Mike Kategaya, founder and CEO of The Mental Health Hub For Men, joins Fox 5's Maureen Umeh to discuss the stigma associated with men's mental health, and how to move forward.