Unconventional materials that do more with light

Nature, Published online: 22 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02288-5 Dinesh Kabra is working with the next generation of optoelectronic materials for solar cells and display technologies. Press Release Distribution Service

This naval oceanographer couldn’t go to sea but was key to planning wartime landings

Nature, Published online: 22 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02287-6 Mary Sears led a mostly female research team that was crucial to US operations in the Pacific theatre in the 1940s. Press Release Distribution Service

Saccorhytus is an early ecdysozoan and not the earliest deuterostome

Nature, Published online: 17 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05107-z Analyses of newly discovered specimens of the early Cambrian microscopic animal Saccorhytus coronarius support its taxonomic classification in total-group Ecdysozoa. Press Release Distribution Service

Endocytosis in the axon initial segment maintains neuronal polarity

Nature, Published online: 17 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05074-5 Endocytosis and degradation of plasma membrane proteins in the axon initial segment, together with the diffusion-barrier mechanism, maintain a polarized distribution of plasma membrane proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans, mouse, rat and human neurons. Press Release Distribution Service

Formation of moiré interlayer excitons in space and time

Nature, Published online: 17 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04977-7 Multidimensional time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy is used to determine the interlayer exciton formation process, reveal a direct hallmark of the superlattice moiré modification, and reconstruct the real-space wavefunction distribution. Press Release Distribution Service

How to destroy ‘forever chemicals’: cheap method breaks down PFAS

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02247-0 Disposing of these persistent substances often requires high pressures and temperatures. Press Release Distribution Service

Post-translational control of beige fat biogenesis by PRDM16 stabilization

Nature, Published online: 17 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05067-4 The ubiquitin E3 ligase CUL2–APPBP2 determines PRDM16 protein stability by catalysing PRDM16 polyubiquitination in beige fat. Press Release Distribution Service

In vivo single-molecule analysis reveals COOLAIR RNA structural diversity

Nature, Published online: 17 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05135-9 The structures of single COOLAIR RNA isoforms change in abundance and shape in response to external conditions; structural mutation of these isoforms altered FLC expression and flowering time, consistent with a regulatory role of the COOLAIR structure in FLC transcription. Press Release Distribution Service

The AI system that picks carcinogens out of the chemical crowd

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02165-1 An algorithm trained on the properties of more than 35,000 compounds can identify novel cancer-causing substances. Press Release Distribution Service

Which COVID boosters to take and when: a guide for the perplexed

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02221-w A diverse menu of vaccine options leaves people searching for the best route to protection. Press Release Distribution Service

Daily briefing: 3D printing helps blind researchers to visualize data

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02291-w Tactile versions of scientific figures could help to make science more inclusive. Plus: A new way to destroy harmful long-lasting chemicals, and a guide to which COVID-19 boosters to get. Press Release Distribution Service

Mosquitos sniff out humans with super-smelling neurons

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02197-7 The biting insects have an odour-sensing setup superior to that of many other animals. Press Release Distribution Service

Mount Everest’s harsh heights shelter a rich array of life

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02195-9 Scraps of DNA show that living things of all kinds thrive in the thin air above 4,000 metres. Press Release Distribution Service

Daily briefing: Giant megalodon was longer than a bus

Nature, Published online: 18 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02251-4 A digital model suggests the colossal ancient shark could have eaten a whale in just a few bites. Plus: how bats inspire urban design and why the Tongan volcano eruption should be a wake-up call. Press Release Distribution Service

Multicoloured Mars, drone delivery and dust-storm disease

Nature, Published online: 17 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02184-y The latest science news, in brief. Press Release Distribution Service

Stretchy synthetic nerve helps mice give ball a mighty kick

Nature, Published online: 17 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02196-8 Device can bridge a nerve damaged by motor-neuron disease or spinal-cord injury. Press Release Distribution Service

Do protons have intrinsic charm? New evidence suggests yes

Nature, Published online: 17 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02237-2 A machine learning approach examines decades of data in the hunt for the proton’s charm, and the latest from the Nature Briefing. Press Release Distribution Service

From the archive: comparing crystals and cells, and the Copernicus satellite’s launch

Nature, Published online: 16 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02188-8 Snippets from Nature’s past. Press Release Distribution Service

Food security: embed equity in new targets

Nature, Published online: 16 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02200-1 Food security: embed equity in new targets Press Release Distribution Service

Energy security: step up the search for clean-energy minerals

Nature, Published online: 16 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02198-6 Energy security: step up the search for clean-energy minerals Press Release Distribution Service

Nature’s Take: what’s next for the preprint revolution

Nature, Published online: 15 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01985-5 Nature editors take on the big topics that matter in science. Press Release Distribution Service

A massive planet circles a huge star doomed to explode

Nature, Published online: 15 August 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02166-0 Confirmation of a second planet around the star μ2 Scorpii would indicate the first planetary system at a supernova-in-waiting. Press Release Distribution Service

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