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‘Baked, not fried’: five highlights from nutrition research Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00598-6][1] Potatoes, coffee and protein are at the centre of some intriguing studies from the past five years. [1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00598-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00598-6

Youthful antics predict lifespan — at least for these fish Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00782-8][1] Activity levels and daytime sleepiness can be combined into a ‘behavioural clock’ that predicts whether a fish will have a short life or a long one. [1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00782-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00782-8

Nervous networker or conference presenter? Just care less, says voice coach Susie Ashfield Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00547-3][1] The author of Just F**cking Say It offers tips to boost your confidence as a public speaker. [1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00547-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00547-3

‘Einstein‘ bot sharpens debate over AI in the classroom Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00764-w][1] Faculty members are spending ever more time outmanoeuvring students who want to cut corners with artificial intelligence. [1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00764-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00764-w

No such thing as a shark? Genomes shake up ocean predator’s family tree Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00594-w][1] Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks. [1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00594-w https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00594-w

How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas – in numbers Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00709-3][1] Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint server’s first 13 years of existence. [1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00709-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00709-3

Reckoning with my ‘ghost years’: why a high publication rate doesn’t always reflect success Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; [doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04062-9][1] I have a five-year gap in my publication record. Last year, I published seven academic articles as either the first or corresponding author. Here’s why one level of output isn’t better than any other. [1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04062-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04062-9