Nature Human Behaviour

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 11 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02513-5 Author Correction: Methodological considerations for evaluating policy impacts on transgender and non-binary youth suicidality

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02485-6 Legal reforms decriminalizing same-sex relations in Asia led to modest normative changes, reflected in reduced online moral judgement and improved offline perceptions of neighbourhood safety, particularly among younger populations.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02492-7 Large language models offer new opportunities for behavioural science, but their rapid evolution poses challenges for research rigour. We introduce a consensus-based reporting checklist to improve transparency, reproducibility and ethical accountability of large-language-model-based research in the behavioural …

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02424-5 Legal reforms in a number of Asian countries have expanded lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights, yet their effects on public attitudes remain unclear. Using large-scale social media and survey data, Jaidka and colleagues examine how decriminalization and marriage equality shape online di…

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02477-6 This meta-analysis of 140 studies (~66,000 participants) finds that social inequality is associated with faster biological ageing, with stronger associations observed for newer DNA methylation epigenetic clocks than earlier generations.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02476-7 Analysing generalized anxiety symptoms as a quantitative trait rather than a clinical diagnosis, Skelton, Mitchell and colleagues report a genome-wide meta-analysis of 693,869 individuals identifying 74 associated genetic loci, with 39 loci newly associated with anxiety.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02434-3 A global analysis of more than 3,800 studies that involved over 10 million people shows that contact with nature reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression while promoting relaxation. The findings strengthen the case for integrating natural environments into mental-health strategies and urban planning policies, …

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02467-8 Methodological considerations for evaluating policy impacts on transgender and non-binary youth suicidality

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02433-4 This systematic overview and second-order meta-analysis shows that nature-based interventions effectively reduce anxiety and depression while enhancing relaxation and positive affect.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 27 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02446-z Chowdhury et al. report the discovery of a 19–45-Hz thalamic oscillation that is present during human wakefulness and REM sleep, but not NREM sleep.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02478-5 Reply to: Methodological considerations for evaluating policy impacts on transgender and non-binary youth suicidality

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02483-8 We investigated memory for real-world navigational episodes across delays of up to three decades. Our data reveal that real-world spatial memory is continuously reshaped over the years through a shifting combination of episode-dependent spatial representations and episode-independent schematic knowledge that fol…

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02437-0 Twenty-five years after the prenatal sex steroid theory of autism was first proposed, the authors of the original theory discuss the current state of evidence and new lines of research.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02468-7 Ageing impairs strategic re-aiming but enhances implicit recalibration during sensorimotor learning. The strategic deficit probably reflects reduced memory caching, whereas the implicit enhancement is linked to altered multisensory integration.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02482-9 Why social media research has failed policy-makers

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02471-y Support for drug policies reflects status quo bias: the public favours legal drugs more than hypothetical drugs with identical properties. The reverse holds for illegal drugs. Harm information reduces this bias for legal drugs, but not illegal ones.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02484-7 The leaky pipeline is not only about hiring and promotion but also what happens in networking spaces where harassment goes unchecked. When careers depend on conferences and collaborations, institutions and research communities must stop leaving people to manage the risk alone, argues Shahar Hechtlinger.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 18 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02475-8 Polygenic risk scores are not genetic predispositions

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02461-0 Vaping regulation is a global challenge. We discuss evidence on health risks, smoking impacts and policy goals, and advocate for pragmatic, proportionate regulation that reduces smoking harms while minimizing youth uptake and unintended consequences.

Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 18 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02473-w Miyamoto et al. show that human metacognition depends on multiple signals in the anterior lateral prefrontal cortex, whereas in macaques it relies on distributed processing in multiple prefrontal areas.