After the Integrative Human Microbiome Project, what’s next for the microbiome community? p.599

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01674-w

A Google programme failed to detect cold fusion — but is still a success p.599

Major project to reproduce controversial claims of bench-top nuclear fusion kindles debate about when high-risk research is worthwhile.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01675-9

Look beyond the ‘retraction’ label p.600

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01676-8

World’s largest laser lab rocked by slew of disputes p.607

Delays and disagreements plague final stages of the world-leading, €875-million Extreme Light Infrastructure being built across Eastern Europe.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01607-7

Brazilian scientists strive to turn politicians into allies p.609

As President Jair Bolsonaro slashes support for science and education, academics open up a route to offer scientific advice to policymakers.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01648-y

These scientists are setting a forest on fire — and studying it with drones p.610

Data from the blaze in Utah could improve models of how wildfire smoke spreads.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01604-w

Google revives controversial cold-fusion experiments p.611

Researchers tested mechanisms linked to nuclear fusion at room temperature — but found no evidence for the phenomenon.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01683-9

Genomics institute to close world-leading animal facility p.612

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01685-7

Can tracking people through phone-call data improve lives? p.614

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01679-5

Hacking conservation: how a tech start-up aims to save biodiversity p.618

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01678-6

Tracking humans and microbes p.632

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01591-y

Quantum simulation of black-hole radiation p.634

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01592-x

Guarding the gate for mitochondrial entry p.635

The protein-import systems of organelles can become clogged by proteins. A protein from one organelle, the endoplasmic reticulum, is found to also unclog such blockages in mitochondrial organelles.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01588-7

Nerve cells from the brain invade prostate tumours p.637

Prostate cancer contains nerve cells that are linked to disease progression, but their source was unknown. A mouse study reveals that cells from the brain invade prostate tumours and give rise to this nerve-cell population.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01461-7

Bridging the gap between artificial vision and touch p.638

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01593-w

The Integrative Human Microbiome Project p.641

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1238-8

Asia’s shrinking glaciers protect large populations from drought stress p.649

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1240-1

Multi-omics of the gut microbial ecosystem in inflammatory bowel diseases p.655

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1237-9

Longitudinal multi-omics of host–microbe dynamics in prediabetes p.663

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1236-x

Progenitors from the central nervous system drive neurogenesis in cancer p.672

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1219-y

Mitochondrial protein translocation-associated degradation p.679

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1227-y

A massive white-dwarf merger product before final collapse p.684

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1216-1

Observation of thermal Hawking radiation and its temperature in an analogue black hole p.688

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1241-0

Cavity quantum electrodynamics with atom-like mirrors p.692

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1196-1

Learning the signatures of the human grasp using a scalable tactile glove p.698

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1234-z

Quaternary-centre-guided synthesis of complex polycyclic terpenes p.703

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1179-2

Sensory experience remodels genome architecture in neural circuit to drive motor learning p.708

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1190-7

An apical hypoxic niche sets the pace of shoot meristem activity p.714

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1203-6

A conserved PLPLRT/SD motif of STING mediates the recruitment and activation of TBK1 p.718

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1228-x

Proteomics reveals NNMT as a master metabolic regulator of cancer-associated fibroblasts p.723

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1173-8

Genome–lamina interactions are established de novo in the early mouse embryo p.729

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1233-0

Active chromatin marks drive spatial sequestration of heterochromatin in C. elegans nuclei p.734

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1243-y