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Nature, Published online: 13 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01881-5 Machine learning is helping experts to figure out who painted what, a modified PET scanner can produce 3D images of the whole body in seconds and the world’s most powerful superconducting magnet. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 13 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01849-5 Despite their small size, some of the planet’s moons create clumps and ripples in its brilliant halo. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 13 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01850-y Changes in microbial populations are more closely associated with food type than the nutrient profile listed on the packet. Press Release Distribution Service

A new method of discovering materials using data analytics and electron microscopy has found a new class of extremely hard alloys. Such materials could potentially withstand severe impact from projectiles, providing better protection for soldiers in combat. Press Release Distribution Service

People faced with more options than they can effectively consider want to make a good decision, but feel they’re unable to do so, according to the results of a novel study. Despite the apparent opportunities presented by a lot of options, the need to choose creates a ‘paralyzing paradox,’ according to the authors. ‘You want…

Nature, Published online: 12 June 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1323-z Transposon-encoded CRISPR–Cas systems direct RNA-guided DNA integration Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 12 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01788-1 The week in science: 7–13 June 2019. Press Release Distribution Service

A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids. The finding provides some of the earliest evidence for the use of cannabis for its psychoactive compounds. Press Release Distribution Service

The flow of traffic through our nation’s highways and byways is meticulously mapped and studied, but less is known about how materials in cells travel. Now, a team of researchers is challenging prior theories about how material leaves the inside of an E.coli cell. This discovery could have important implications for how we treat diseases.…

Nature, Published online: 12 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01839-7 Microscopic particles give daguerreotypes a reddish cast when viewed from certain angles. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 11 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01792-5 Sharon Weinberger commends a book on how a film inspired the United States to develop technology to capture everyone’s every move. Press Release Distribution Service

Governments have a wide variety of policy options at their disposal to respond to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, but many of these approaches have not been rigorously evaluated, according to a new study. Press Release Distribution Service

By finding a certain kind of defect inside a block of diamond and fashioning a pattern of nanoscale pillars on the surface above it, engineering researchers can now control the shape of individual photons emitted by the defect. Because those photons carry information about the spin state of an electron, such a system could be…

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1294-0 Measurements collected during recent polynya events in the Southern Ocean reveal that these sea ice openings formed as a result of weakened stratification and severe storms and were sustained by deep overturning. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 10 June 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1314-0 Off-target RNA mutation induced by DNA base editing and its elimination by mutagenesis Press Release Distribution Service

Scientists have identified specific parts of genetic code within switchgrass that could contribute to larger switchgrass harvests while reducing potential crop weaknesses. Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers show that people do indeed have a ‘type’ when it comes to dating, and that despite best intentions to date outside that type — for example, after a bad relationship — some will gravitate to similar partners. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 07 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01820-4 Safeguards will support preprints for clinical research. Plus: our bodies are mosaics riddled with mutations and we remember Alan Turing on the day of his death. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 06 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01763-w Biennial survey looks at goals and challenges of today’s junior researchers. Press Release Distribution Service

Radiologists improved their diagnoses of brain aneurysms with the help of an artificial intelligence algorithm developed by medical experts and computer scientists. Press Release Distribution Service

Scientists describe how stem cell therapies could help babies with severe intestinal issues. Press Release Distribution Service

Nature, Published online: 07 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01811-5 A documentary traces the rocky path of a groundbreaking treatment and the researcher behind it. Heidi Ledford reviews. Press Release Distribution Service