European backsliding on electric vehicles is bad news for the climate p.7

Attempts to put a brake on the transition to electrification and allow ‘climate neutral’ fuels after 2035 ignore the science — what’s needed is policy clarity now.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00951-z

The WHO at 75: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger p.8

The World Health Organization is emerging from the peak of the pandemic bruised. Its member states must get back to prioritizing universal health care.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00952-y

COVID-origins report sparks debate over major genome hub GISAID p.13

GISAID revoked researchers’ access following the report, sparking discussion about findings based on data found in online repositories.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00901-9

Researchers in Germany protest proposed postdoc rule change p.15

A potential legal reform is reigniting debate about a time limit on fixed-term postdoc contracts.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00913-5

How green is your research? These scientists are cutting their carbon footprints p.16

As the effects of climate change grow, scientists from fields spanning astronomy to biology are trying to decarbonize their research.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00837-0

Antibody-patent row could have far-reaching impact on biotech p.17

The results of a US case could dictate how broad patents are, and have knock-on effects for those developing drugs.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00911-7

JWST gets best view yet of planet in hotly pursued star system p.18

Telescope didn’t spot an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1b, but has kicked off a new era in understanding planetary evolution.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00876-7

‘Astonishing’ molecular syringe ferries proteins into human cells p.18

Technique borrowed from nature, and honed using artificial intelligence, could spur the development of better drug-delivery systems.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00922-4

Facelift for T. rex: analysis suggests teeth were covered by thin lips p.19

Crocodiles and Komodo dragons provide evidence to support the idea of a scaly cover over the teeth of dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00928-y

How to convince a politician: a science adviser’s lessons from the pandemic p.20

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00938-w

Diversity in German science: researchers push for missing ethnicity data p.22

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00955-9

Conquering Alzheimer’s: a look at the therapies of the future p.26

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00954-w

Air pollution’s role in the promotion of lung cancer p.35

Air pollution is associated with the development of lung cancer. Analysis of clinical samples and mouse cancer models suggests that inflammation and a tumour-promotion process induced by polluted air are the major culprits.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00929-x

Distant supermassive black holes spotted in galaxy merger p.37

Observations from five telescopes have revealed a pair of supermassive black holes in coalescing galaxies, farther from Earth than any such pair detected previously. This feat offers key insight into how galaxies form.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00950-0

The medieval Moon unveils volcanic secrets p.38

Innovative use of medieval musings about the Moon has revealed that volcanic eruptions coincided with abrupt, global-scale cooling events. The approach is exciting from the perspective of climate scientists and historians alike.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00850-3

Cancer cells remodel nuclear actin filaments to resist chemotherapy p.40

Cancers that arise from epithelial cells often contain tumour cells that have acquired the characteristics of another cell type — a mesenchymal cell. A mouse model of skin cancer offers insights into why such cells resist treatment.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00801-y

Blue foods brought to the table to improve fish-policy decisions p.42

What are the benefits of a fish-rich diet, not only for nutrition and health but also for the environment, economies and sustainability? A new framework offers a way to assess the benefits and trade-offs on national and global scales.

doi: 10.1038/d41586-023-00851-2

A close quasar pair in a disk–disk galaxy merger at z = 2.17 p.45

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05766-6

Real-time quantum error correction beyond break-even p.50

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05782-6

Beating the break-even point with a discrete-variable-encoded logical qubit p.56

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05784-4

Gate-tunable heavy fermions in a moiré Kondo lattice p.61

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05800-7

2D fin field-effect transistors integrated with epitaxial high-k gate oxide p.66

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05797-z

Deforming lanthanum trihydride for superionic conduction p.73

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05815-0

A LaCl₃-based lithium superionic conductor compatible with lithium metal p.77

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05899-8

Enantioselective transition-metal catalysis via an anion-binding approach p.84

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05804-3

Lunar eclipses illuminate timing and climate impact of medieval volcanism p.90

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05751-z

Ageing threatens sustainability of smallholder farming in China p.96

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05738-w

Four ways blue foods can help achieve food system ambitions across nations p.104

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05737-x

Spatial epigenome–transcriptome co-profiling of mammalian tissues p.113

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05795-1

An atlas of genetic scores to predict multi-omic traits p.123

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05844-9

Thalamus drives vocal onsets in the zebra finch courtship song p.132

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05818-x

Gut enterochromaffin cells drive visceral pain and anxiety p.137

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05829-8

Spatial multiomics map of trophoblast development in early pregnancy p.143

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05869-0

Norovirus MLKL-like protein initiates cell death to induce viral egress p.152

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05851-w

Lung adenocarcinoma promotion by air pollutants p.159

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05874-3

RHOJ controls EMT-associated resistance to chemotherapy p.168

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05838-7

Basis of the H2AK119 specificity of the Polycomb repressive deubiquitinase p.176

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05841-y

From primordial clocks to circadian oscillators p.183

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05836-9

Structural and mechanistic insights into fungal β-1,3-glucan synthase FKS1 p.190

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05856-5

In situ structure of the red algal phycobilisome–PSII–PSI–LHC megacomplex p.199

doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05831-0