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The contribution of salt marshes to wave attenuation during extreme storms

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11145-8

Salt marsh platforms resist erosion under extreme waves, but vegetation damage reduces wave attenuation; substantial wave attenuation by vegetation is mainly limited to low-energy marsh coasts with waves below 1 m.

Cold activates a BH2 metabolic network promoting longevity and proteostasis

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11152-9

A multi-tissue signalling system links cold temperature to enhanced longevity and proteostasis in Caenorhabditis elegans.

An environmentally regulated dichotomy in cell lineages of the root

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11179-y

An environment-regulated state is identified across multiple cell types at the root tip, revealing a shared dichotomy between cells with and without this state.

CD51 delineates functionally distinct astrocyte subtypes in neural circuits

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11186-z

CD51+ astrocytes promote synapse formation in the developing cortex, circuit plasticity in the hippocampus and circuit remodelling after stroke.

Octupole-driven spin torque switching of antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11172-5

All-antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions can display both a large TMR and a reciprocal switching effect, octupole-driven spin-transfer torque, enabling nanoscale magnetic memory and potentially room-temperature terahertz spintronic devices.

Functional architecture of the human insula

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11175-2

A functional architecture of the human insula links cytoarchitecture to directed and asymmetric electrophysiological interactions, with mechanistic implications for cognitive modulation of pain and interoceptive experience.

The anatomy of a personal health agent

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11161-8

A multi-agent framework that coordinates data science, medical reasoning and health coaching over longitudinal wearable and clinical data to provide holistic personal health support is described.
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