How the ‘right to science’ can help us overcome the many crises we face today p.887

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights — proclaimed 75 years ago — describes science as fundamental to humanity. Upholding this right has never been more relevant than it is now.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03712-0

Global science is splintering into two — and this is becoming a problem p.888

The United States and China are pursuing parallel scientific tracks. To solve crises on multiple fronts, the two roads need to become one.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03711-1

‘Extremely worrying’: Argentinian researchers reel after election of anti-science president p.893

As part of his plan to address the country’s economic crisis, Javier Milei has promised to slash research funding and shut down key science agencies.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03620-3

Wi-Fi for neurons: first map of wireless nerve signals unveiled in worms p.894

Studies find a densely connected network of neurons that communicate over long distances, rather than across synapses.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03619-w

ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis p.895

Researchers say that the model behind the chatbot fabricated a convincing bogus database, but a forensic examination shows it doesn’t pass for authentic.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03635-w

Record-breaking heat set to hit Southern Hemisphere as summer begins p.896

The Northern Hemisphere experienced a sweltering summer due to climate and meteorological patterns. Scientists say the south will not escape.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03547-9

What the OpenAI drama means for AI progress — and safety p.898

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03700-4

These bats are the first mammals found to have non-penetrative mating p.899

A European bat has been captured on film engaging in what appears to be an unusual reproductive strategy.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03565-7

Mysterious ‘Tasmanian devil’ space explosion baffles astronomers p.900

Scientists still can’t explain what is causing unusually bright explosions in space — but a surprising observation might offer clues.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03569-3

A new kind of solar cell is coming: is it the future of green energy? p.902

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03714-y

Bright satellites are disrupting astronomy research worldwide p.917

A team of amateur and professional astronomers has determined that a satellite one-third of the size of a tennis court is one of the brightest objects in the sky — with dire consequences for ground-based astronomy.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03610-5

Stress granules offer first aid for leaky organelles p.919

Assemblies of protein and RNA called stress granules appear in response to stressful conditions. The discovery that these granules can plug holes in punctured organelles sheds light on cellular defences against damage and infection.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03417-4

15 years after a giant leap for cancer genomics p.920

In 2008, the first comprehensive sequence of a cancer genome was reported, ushering in a new era of molecular diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic advances informed by an essential framework to understand cancer’s complexities.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03626-x

California wildlife pays the cost of megafires p.922

Increasingly intense wildfires in the United States could have profound impacts on natural habitats — potentially leaving hundreds of animal species struggling to recover.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03701-3

Carbon rings push limits of chemical theories p.922

Scientists are tantalized by the many forms that carbon could adopt — some of which are predicted to have extraordinary properties. The synthesis of three new all-carbon molecules is therefore a source of excitement.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03575-5

Tackling extreme poverty around the world need not impede climate action p.924

A study has revealed that eliminating extreme poverty would result in a relatively small increase in global greenhouse-gas emissions, dispelling the idea that efforts to combat climate change and poverty are incompatible.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-03627-w

Minutes-duration optical flares with supernova luminosities p.927

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06673-6

A resonant sextuplet of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright star HD 110067 p.932

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06692-3

The high optical brightness of the BlueWalker 3 satellite p.938

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06672-7

Imaging inter-valley coherent order in magic-angle twisted trilayer graphene p.942

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06663-8

Associative pyridinium electrolytes for air-tolerant redox flow batteries p.949

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06664-7

Cascaded compression of size distribution of nanopores in monolayer graphene p.956

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06689-y

A stable atmospheric-pressure plasma for extreme-temperature synthesis p.964

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06694-1

On-surface synthesis of aromatic cyclo[10]carbon and cyclo[14]carbon p.972

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06741-x

On-surface synthesis of a doubly anti-aromatic carbon allotrope p.977

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06566-8

Ending extreme poverty has a negligible impact on global greenhouse gas emissions p.982

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06679-0

Remote collaboration fuses fewer breakthrough ideas p.987

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06767-1

Potentiating glymphatic drainage minimizes post-traumatic cerebral oedema p.992

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06737-7

Bacterial cGAS senses a viral RNA to initiate immunity p.1001

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06743-9

Clostridioides difficile ferrosome organelles combat nutritional immunity p.1009

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06719-9

Intermediate conformations of CD4-bound HIV-1 Env heterotrimers p.1017

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06639-8

HIV-1 Env trimers asymmetrically engage CD4 receptors in membranes p.1026

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06762-6

Trans-vaccenic acid reprograms CD8⁺ T cells and anti-tumour immunity p.1034

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06749-3

Epithelial IFNγ signalling and compartmentalized antigen presentation orchestrate gut immunity p.1044

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06721-1

Targeting myeloid chemotaxis to reverse prostate cancer therapy resistance p.1053

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06696-z

Stress granules plug and stabilize damaged endolysosomal membranes p.1062

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06726-w

Illuminating protein space with a programmable generative model p.1070

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06728-8

Tuning sterol extraction kinetics yields a renal-sparing polyene antifungal p.1079

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06710-4

Mechanisms of neurotransmitter transport and drug inhibition in human VMAT2 p.1086

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06727-9