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June issue now live!

Our June issue is now live, including a structure-aware multi-purpose generative model, a Perspective on how AI democratizes knowledge work, and a benchmarking framework for quantum optimization.

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    We mark our fifth anniversary with a selection of articles published in Nature Computational Science over the past five years, curated by our editorial team, together with specially commissioned opinion pieces, one per issue of 2026, from experts discussing the pressing challenges of different fields.

  • A conceptual illustration of mathematics, with equations floating around.

    In this cross-journal Collection, we aim to bring together research on physics-informed machine learning, which uses prior available knowledge in the form of physical laws and equations to improve the training of machine learning models, making these predictive models potentially more efficient, robust, and trustworthy.

  • A molecular structure with particles on color gradient background.

    Generative models have gained widespread attention in recent years due to their inverse design capabilities and their potential to accelerate the molecular design and discovery processes. This Collection includes manuscripts published by Nature Computational Science that apply and develop generative modeling tools for small molecule design and discovery.

  • Aerial view of a crowd connected by lines.

    The use of computational methods and tools to deepen our understanding of long-standing questions in the social sciences has been rapidly growing in recent years. This Collection includes manuscripts published by Nature Computational Science – from research papers to Review articles and opinion pieces – that are relevant to computational social science.

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  • This study introduces RF-PHATE, a supervised visualization method that preserves data structure while revealing biological patterns, enabling insights into disease progression in multiple sclerosis, COVID-19 and other biological contexts.

    • Jake S. Rhodes
    • Adrien Aumon
    • Kevin R. Moon
    Article
  • This Resource presents the Quantum Optimization Benchmarking Library, which enables fair, reproducible benchmarks of quantum heuristics for ten difficult combinatorial optimization classes with baseline results to track progress towards quantum advantage.

    • Thorsten Koch
    • David E. Bernal Neira
    • Christa Zoufal
    ResourceOpen Access
  • This study presents neuroGravity—a model that merges physics with machine learning to reconstruct mobility networks in data-scarce regions. It provides crucial tools for equitable urban planning, revealing income segregation as a core determinant of human flows.

    • Jinming Yang
    • Shaoyu Huang
    • Yanyan Xu
    Article
  • Geographical disparities regarding the availability of GPU hardware are becoming a structural constraint on scientific participation itself and must be addressed.

    Editorial
  • Although social technologies are increasingly co-shaping the public sphere, these systems were not designed as democratic infrastructure. Here, we propose a framework for societal alignment that focuses on procedural fairness to mitigate urgent risks and align emerging technology with societal values.

    • Yara Kyrychenko
    • Sander van der Linden
    Comment
  • Nature Computational Science now takes part in the co-review initiative in order to encourage the involvement of early-career researchers in the peer review process and to ensure proper recognition of their service.

    Editorial
  • Protein language models can effectively decode evolution’s grammar, making structure prediction and design scalable. This transformative capability is accelerating biological discovery and engineering across all scales.

    • Chenxiao Xiang
    • Bin Cheng
    • Jianyi Yang
    Comment
  • Gene regulatory networks provide a systems-level view of transcriptional control. Advances in biotechnology and computational modeling are reshaping gene regulatory network inference and opening up opportunities for mechanistic insight.

    • Tatiana Belova
    • Daniel Osorio
    • Mariike L. Kuijjer
    Comment