Concrete needs to lose its colossal carbon footprint p.593
Concrete will be crucial for much-needed climate-resilient construction. But the cement industry must set out its plan for decarbonization.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02612-5
Concrete will be crucial for much-needed climate-resilient construction. But the cement industry must set out its plan for decarbonization.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02612-5
Two scientists allowed Nature to chronicle their lives for three years. Their story speaks to the epic professional and personal struggles involved in establishing a career in research.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02613-4
Children left tracks in New Mexico around 22,500 years ago — thousands of years before most scientists thought humans settled in North America.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02597-1
Studies of bats in China and Laos show southeast Asia is a hotspot for potentially dangerous viruses similar to SARS-CoV-2.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02596-2
The artemisinin-based treatments are taking longer to clear infections. But they are still working — for now.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02592-6
Children worldwide worry about the future and feel let down by governments, a huge study on attitudes towards climate change has found.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02582-8
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The misalignment of crystal lattices in stacked monolayers of materials has been shown to prevent heat flow between the layers, while retaining flow within them. This finding opens up an inventive way to control heat at the nanoscale.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02572-w
An analysis of plant–pollinator interactions reveals that the presence of abundant plant species favours the pollination of rare species. Such asymmetric facilitation might promote the coexistence of species in diverse plant communities.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02375-z
In 2D materials, electrons at low densities can freeze into well-defined positions and form exotic structures called Wigner crystals. A non-invasive technique has been developed to image these crystals directly.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02573-9
The initial events that give rise to pancreatic cancer are not fully understood. Evidence from mice now implicates the enzyme Tert in setting the stage for the formation of this type of tumour.
doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02435-4
The protein UTX regulates the DNA–protein complex chromatin to suppress tumour growth. Data suggest that the ability of UTX to condense into liquid-like droplets underlies its chromatin-regulating ability.
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