First flight of ion-drive aircraft p.443

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07477-9

Brexit end game leaves much to play for p.443

The impact on science of Britain leaving the EU is still uncertain.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07478-8

Stop exploitation of foreign postdocs in the United States p.444

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07479-7

Largest overhaul of scientific units since 1875 wins approval p.451

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07424-8

Brexit: what the draft deal means for science p.452

If approved, divorce agreement will see the United Kingdom leave the European nuclear-regulation body — but many uncertainties remain for research.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07423-9

Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ produce electrical patterns that resemble those of premature babies p.453

Structures could help researchers to study the early stages of brain development disorders, including epilepsy.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07402-0

Ban on ‘gene drives’ is back on the UN’s agenda — worrying scientists p.454

Research is moving fast on the divisive genetic technology, which could help to eradicate diseases but also risks altering ecosystems in unpredictable ways.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07436-4

Antarctic scientists begin hunt for sky’s ‘detergent’ p.455

Ice records pre-industrial levels of chemical that scrubs the atmosphere of greenhouses gases.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07422-w

World’s first automated volcano forecast predicts Mount Etna’s eruptions p.456

System tracks infrasound waves to determine when an eruption is imminent — and alerts the Italian government.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07420-y

Why extreme rains are gaining strength as the climate warms p.458

From Atlantic hurricanes to the Indian monsoons, storms are getting worse and becoming more erratic.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07447-1

The microscope revolution that’s sweeping through materials science p.462

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07448-0

Flying with ionic wind p.476

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07411-z

A neurodegenerative-disease protein forms beneficial aggregates in healthy muscle p.477

Protein aggregation is a characteristic of several neurodegenerative diseases. But disease-associated aggregates of the protein TDP-43 have now been shown to have a beneficial role in healthy muscle.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07141-2

A new road to cancer-drug resistance p.478

The discovery of a mechanism that leads to cancer-therapy resistance highlights the many ways that tumour cells can adapt to survive — and reveals the limitations of categorizing patients by their gene mutations.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07188-1

Efficiency breakthrough for radical LEDs p.480

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07394-x

Nanofibres induce remodelling of cell membranes p.481

A nanometre-scale mechanism has been proposed to explain how bacteria improve their grip on human cells. The findings have implications for drug discovery, and might inspire biomimetic applications such as adhesives.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07261-9

Improved mosquito genome points to population-control strategies p.482

A high-quality genome sequence for the mosquito Aedes aegypti has now been assembled. The sequence will enable researchers to identify genes that could be targeted to keep mosquito populations at bay.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07266-4

Structural superlubricity and ultralow friction across the length scales p.485

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0704-z

LEDs for photons, physiology and food p.493

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0706-x

Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control p.501

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0692-z

TDP-43 and RNA form amyloid-like myo-granules in regenerating muscle p.508

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0665-2

Mechanoresponsive stem cells acquire neural crest fate in jaw regeneration p.514

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0650-9

DYNLL1 binds to MRE11 to limit DNA end resection in BRCA1-deficient cells p.522

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0670-5

Repeated multi-qubit readout and feedback with a mixed-species trapped-ion register p.527

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0668-z

Flight of an aeroplane with solid-state propulsion p.532

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0707-9

Efficient radical-based light-emitting diodes with doublet emission p.536

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0695-9

Efficient and stable emission of warm-white light from lead-free halide double perovskites p.541

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0691-0

Enhanced strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via ordered oxygen complexes p.546

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0685-y

Twentieth-century contribution to sea-level rise from uncharted glaciers p.551

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0687-9

Dinosaur egg colour had a single evolutionary origin p.555

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0646-5

Protocadherin-1 is essential for cell entry by New World hantaviruses p.559

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0702-1

The metabolite BH4 controls T cell proliferation in autoimmunity and cancer p.564

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0701-2

Autophagy maintains tumour growth through circulating arginine p.569

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0697-7

POLAR-guided signalling complex assembly and localization drive asymmetric cell division p.574

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0714-x

Sensitive tumour detection and classification using plasma cell-free DNA methylomes p.579

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0703-0

The entropic force generated by intrinsically disordered segments tunes protein function p.584

doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0699-5