Nature News · Feb 10, 2026 · Collected from RSS
CORRESPONDENCE 10 February 2026 By Encieh Erfani0 Encieh Erfani International Community of Iranian Academics, Waterloo, Canada. On 8 January, Iran was hit with a near-total Internet blackout. It is unclear what conditions universities are operating in, if at all. These are some of the most severe disruptions to Iran’s higher-education system since the 1980 ‘cultural revolution’ that saw universities closed for three years. These restrictions echo a five-day Internet blackout in 2019, which had sparked concerns about digital isolation. Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 27,99 € / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access 185,98 € per year only 3,65 € per issue Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Additional access options: Log in Learn about institutional subscriptions Read our FAQs Contact customer support Nature 650, 516 (2026) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00418-x Competing Interests The author declares no competing interests. Related Articles ‘Science saved my life’ — and it must save other at-risk scholars Calling all scientists: Support your Iranian colleagues Subjects Latest on: Scientific community Government Society ‘I was nearly arrested’: escaping Myanmar’s military leadership for a PhD abroad Career Q&A 13 FEB 26 How AI slop is causing a crisis in computer science News 13 FEB 26 Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation News 13 FEB 26 ‘I was nearly arrested’: escaping Myanmar’s military leadership for a PhD abroad Career Q&A 13 FEB 26 Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation News 13 FEB 26 Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms World View 12 FEB 26 Is social media addictive for teens? US courts wade into scientific debate News 13 FEB 26 The ‘astounding’ rise of semaglutide — and what’s next for weight-loss drugs Spotlight 12 FEB 26 My professor said ‘Black people are not interested in the environment’. I set out to prove him wrong Career Q&A 11 FEB 26