Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Repeatability in venom expenditure during defensive bites in rattlesnakes: use of a chemical weapon deployed to generate an extended phenotypeChelsea E. Martin · William K. HayesFrontiers in Ethologydoi 10.3389/fetho.2026.1918065
ReviewPublished 7 October 2026A scoping review of dimensions, methodologies, and scales in global trends in water security (2015–2026)Maridelly Amparo-Salcedo · Ana Pérez-Gimeno · Jose Navarro-PedreñoFrontiers in Environmental Sciencedoi 10.3389/fenvs.2026.1958115
Original ResearchPublished 2 October 2026Beyond participation: procedural justice, relational legitimacy, and sustained engagement in evaluating the effectiveness of DDR programsFelix AkinboyewaFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1958741
PerspectivePublished 29 September 2026A war of words: Wittgenstein, language games, and the loss of trust in the 21st centuryDarrell DooyemaFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1862032
Conceptual AnalysisPublished 23 September 2026Power, legitimacy and digital narratives: a comparative analysis of contemporary military coups and peace-building challenges in Sudan, Mali and Burkina FasoMpanga Paul · Brian John Chaggu · Michael ManjaleFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1871282
Original ResearchPublished 17 July 2026Bioarchaeological reassessment of Dahshur royal skeletal remains from the Late Middle Kingdom (c. 1850–1700 BCE)Zeinab Hashesh · Ahmed Gabr · Roxie WalkerFrontiers in Environmental Archaeologydoi 10.3389/fearc.2026.1844402
Hypothesis and TheoryPublished 19 June 2026On the feasibility of fissile material production with inertial electrostatic confinement fusion devicesAlex Little · Yannick Verbelen · Mahmoud Bakr Arby · Thomas B. ScottFrontiers in Nuclear Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fnuen.2026.1758465
Original ResearchPublished 25 May 2026Discourses of land reform legitimation and electioneering in Southern AfricaSindiso Zhou · Nhlanhla LandaFrontiers in Sustainable Resource Managementdoi 10.3389/fsrma.2026.1821263
Systematic ReviewPublished 12 February 2026Emerging threats in AI: a detailed review of misuses and risks across modern AI technologiesNiyat Seghid · Farkhund Iqbal · Khalifa Al-Room · Áine MacDermottFrontiers in Communications and Networksdoi 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1727425