Protect Italy’s new funding agency p.565

Lawmakers must ensure that a much-needed funding agency is independent and autonomous.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03624-y

Egypt stands to benefit from sharing its latest discoveries with all Egyptologists p.565

When the time is right, the country should consider inviting researchers from around the world to study the latest finds from its ancient past.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03625-x

Academics should not need to live in fear for the pursuit of their science p.566

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03626-w

Rare mummified lions add to Egyptology buzz p.573

Ancient cats come hot on the heels of a stunning human-coffin find as Egypt keeps research on the artefacts to itself, for now.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03666-2

Science funders gamble on grant lotteries p.574

A growing number of research agencies are assigning money randomly.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03572-7

Scooped in science? Relax, credit will come your way p.576

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03648-4

Global 5G wireless deal threatens weather forecasts p.577

Meteorologists say international standards for wireless technology could degrade crucial satellite measurements of water vapour.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03609-x

Chinese infiltration of US labs caught science agencies off guard p.578

China has diverted US government funds to bolster its military and economic aims, a US Senate panel says.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03584-3

These corals could survive climate change — and help save the world’s reefs p.580

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03629-7

AI takes on popular Minecraft game in machine-learning contest p.583

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03630-0

A powerful cell-protection system prevents cell death by ferroptosis p.597

The discovery of a mechanism that guards against a type of cell death called ferroptosis reveals a system that regenerates a ubiquitous protective component of biological membranes, and might offer a target for anticancer drugs.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03145-8

Molecular catalyst converts carbon dioxide to methanol p.598

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03563-8

Toxin discovery reveals fresh ammunition for bacterial warfare p.599

A previously unknown bacterial toxin has now been characterized. The protein is secreted into neighbouring cells, depleting them of essential energy-carrying molecules and so leading to the cells’ demise.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03217-9

Temperature-dependent polarization in a non-polar crystal p.600

A crystal’s surface has been found to behave as a distinct material that has temperature-dependent electrical polarization — despite the rest of the crystal being non-polar.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03494-4

A rule from bacteria to balance growth and expansion p.602

Bacteria move along gradients of chemical attractants. Two studies find that, in nutrient-rich environments, bacteria can grow rapidly by following a non-nutritious attractant — but expanding too fast leaves them vulnerable.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03348-z

Quantum dots realize their potential p.604

doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03607-z

Towards spike-based machine intelligence with neuromorphic computing p.607

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1677-2

A wide star–black-hole binary system from radial-velocity measurements p.618

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1766-2

A gated quantum dot strongly coupled to an optical microcavity p.622

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1709-y

Imaging work and dissipation in the quantum Hall state in graphene p.628

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1704-3

Highly efficient and stable InP/ZnSe/ZnS quantum dot light-emitting diodes p.634

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1771-5

Domino electroreduction of CO₂ to methanol on a molecular catalyst p.639

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1760-8

Concise asymmetric synthesis of (−)-bilobalide p.643

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1690-5

Twofold expansion of the Indo-Pacific warm pool warps the MJO life cycle p.647

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1764-4

Genetic predisposition to mosaic Y chromosome loss in blood p.652

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1765-3

Chemotaxis as a navigation strategy to boost range expansion p.658

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1733-y

An evolutionarily stable strategy to colonize spatially extended habitats p.664

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1734-x

NLRP3 inflammasome activation drives tau pathology p.669

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1769-z

An interbacterial toxin inhibits target cell growth by synthesizing (p)ppApp p.674

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1735-9

Activity of caspase-8 determines plasticity between cell death pathways p.679

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1752-8

Caspase-8 is the molecular switch for apoptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis p.683

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1770-6

The CoQ oxidoreductase FSP1 acts parallel to GPX4 to inhibit ferroptosis p.688

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1705-2

FSP1 is a glutathione-independent ferroptosis suppressor p.693

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1707-0

Circular ecDNA promotes accessible chromatin and high oncogene expression p.699

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1763-5

Mechanism of head-to-head MCM double-hexamer formation revealed by cryo-EM p.704

doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1768-0