npj Complexity

The case against efficiency: friction in social media.

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1038/s44260-025-00061-z Joshua Garland, Joe Bak-Coleman, Susan Benesch, Simon DeDeo, Renee DiResta, Jan Eissfeldt, Seungwoong Ha, John Irons, Chris Kempes, Juniper Lovato, Kristy Roschke, Paul E Smaldino, Anna B Stephenson, Thalia Wheatley, Valentina Semenova

Adaptive transcriptional remodeling of Streptococcus mutans under simulated microgravity and silver stress reveals evolutionary innovation in artificial environments.

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1038/s44260-025-00068-6 M C Fernander, K R McClure, B T Sanders, J E Solomon, J L Graves, M D Thomas

Priority effects inhibit the repeated evolution of phototrophy.

Pub Date : 2026-01-01 DOI: 10.1038/s44260-026-00069-z Anthony J Burnetti, James T Stroud, William C Ratcliff