How to stop COVID-19 fuelling a resurgence of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis p.169

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02334-0

Why deforestation and extinctions make pandemics more likely p.175

Researchers are redoubling efforts to understand links between biodiversity and emerging diseases — and use that information to predict and stop future outbreaks.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02341-1

NSF grant changes raise alarm about commitment to basic research p.177

The US National Science Foundation’s new focus on computer science could also put already-under-represented groups at a disadvantage, critics say.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02272-x

Australia is cracking down on foreign interference in research. Is the system working? p.178

Pioneering guidelines aren’t enough to prevent overseas militaries such as China’s from co-opting the country’s science, say some experts.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02188-6

‘We’re in one of the cataclysmic times of change’: first female NSF director on discrimination and COVID-19 p.180

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02314-4

Inside the mind of an animal p.182

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02337-x

New class of molecule targets proteins outside cells for degradation p.193

Molecules have previously been made that induce protein destruction inside cells. A new class of molecule now induces the degradation of membrane and extracellular proteins — opening up avenues for drug discovery.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02211-w

Rethinking extinctions that arise from habitat loss p.194

Does the loss of species through habitat decline follow the same pattern whether the area lost is part of a large or a small habitat? An analysis sheds light on this long-running debate, with its implications for conservation strategies.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02210-x

Stretch exercises for stem cells expand the skin p.196

Stretching the skin of mice reveals that mechanical strain is communicated by a subpopulation of stem cells that proliferate and promote mechanical resistance, and so generate extra skin.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02158-y

Carbon dioxide loss from tropical soils increases on warming p.198

doi: 10.1038/d41586-020-02266-9

A dynamically cold disk galaxy in the early Universe p.201

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2572-6

Stabilization and operation of a Kerr-cat qubit p.205

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2587-z

Electronic phase separation in multilayer rhombohedral graphite p.210

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2568-2

Evidence of flat bands and correlated states in buckled graphene superlattices p.215

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2567-3

Coupling dinitrogen and hydrocarbons through aryl migration p.221

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2565-5

Heat and carbon coupling reveals ocean warming due to circulation changes p.227

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2573-5

Soil carbon loss by experimental warming in a tropical forest p.234

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2566-4

Ecosystem decay exacerbates biodiversity loss with habitat loss p.238

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2531-2

Index and biological spectrum of human DNase I hypersensitive sites p.244

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2559-3

Rescue of oxytocin response and social behaviour in a mouse model of autism p.252

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2563-7

Estimating the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in Europe p.257

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2405-7

The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic p.262

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2404-8

Mechanisms of stretch-mediated skin expansion at single-cell resolution p.268

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2555-7

Mucosal or systemic microbiota exposures shape the B cell repertoire p.274

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2564-6

Position-specific oxidation of miR-1 encodes cardiac hypertrophy p.279

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2586-0

Dichotomous engagement of HDAC3 activity governs inflammatory responses p.286

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2576-2

Lysosome-targeting chimaeras for degradation of extracellular proteins p.291

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2545-9

Structural basis of the activation of a metabotropic GABA receptor p.298

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2408-4

Structure of human GABA_B receptor in an inactive state p.304

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2452-0

Structures of metabotropic GABA_B receptor p.310

doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2469-4