Volume 573 Issue 7773

Editorials

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The planet’s largest rainforest is on fire. Brazil and the world must halt the destruction before it’s too late.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02615-3

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Respondents to a Nature poll want to make their own decisions about how to interpret citation metrics. That requires data to be freely accessible.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02669-3

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doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02670-w

News

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Researchers race to retrieve ice amid protests by local residents.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02566-9

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In a small trial, drugs seemed to rejuvenate the body’s ‘epigenetic clock’, which tracks a person’s biological age.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02638-w

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The publisher is scrutinizing researchers who might be inappropriately using the review process to promote their own work.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02639-9

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Researchers fear for the future of the Institute for Basic Science, which has faced accusations of misconduct and a sizeable budget cut.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02363-4

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Photos of missing fossil show these ancient hominins had slimmer digits than their Neanderthal relatives.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02647-9

News Features

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doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02673-7

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doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02658-6

News & Views

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doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02663-9

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Piezo proteins mediate the sense of touch. A near-complete structure of one such protein has been obtained, and the mechanism for converting mechanical signals into electrical ones has been probed in another.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02454-2

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A 3.8-million-year-old hominin fossil reveals what the cranium of the oldest known Australopithecus species looked like, casting doubt on assumptions about how these ancient relatives of humans evolved.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02520-9

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doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02664-8

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An analysis of the dynamics of online hate groups on social-media platforms reveals why current methods to ban hate content are ineffective, and provides the basis for four potential strategies to combat online hate.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02447-1

Articles

Letters