Lightweight electromagnetic shielding materials are of interest, though it is challenging to balance performance and processability with conventional materials. Here, the authors report, an ordered melanin-like polymer, using π–π stacking, for a microwave shielding material.

Non-Abelian integrated photonics exploits the non-Abelian holonomy principle, giving rise to robust and broadband on-chip photonic devices. Here, authors propose a reconfigurable non-Abelian photonic chip where the non-Abelian functionality can be reprogrammed by employing the thermal-optic effect.

Multipolarons provide a potential platform for manipulating electrons. Here, the authors demonstrate the creation and manipulation of multipolarons in CrBr₃ via the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope.

Large-scale industrial applications of electrodeposition in mining useful metal species from water urges the development of high-performance electrode materials. Here, the authors infiltrate conductive polymers into the pore channels of adsorbents to afford the extraction of metals via electrodeposition.

Nonoxidizing organic superacid treatments of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides have been shown to drastically boost their electrical and optical characteristics while passivating and repairing defects. Here, the authors demonstrate that these treatments can also be leveraged to boost the mechanical reliability and atomic-scale electronic uniformity of MoS₂ monolayers.

Using polarimetric satellite data, the authors quantify the global impact of cloud droplet distribution changes on aerosol–cloud interactions and introduce a parameterization to enhance climate model performance.

Ocean mixing and advection play a key role in exporting organic carbon to the deep ocean, with year-to-year variations strongly influenced by El Niño and Southern Ocean dynamics

As renewable energy grows, fossil fuel power plants often operate inefficiently, raising emissions. This study shows that while wind and solar lower CO₂ overall, poor thermal plant performance under variable demand can offset some of the benefits.

This study shows that turtle and tortoise extinctions are non-random; they are tied to large body sizes and small ranges, with Indomalaya as a hotspot. Future climate change is predicted to outpace adaptive evolution of turtle and tortoise species, and eight species not yet evaluated for the Red List are projected to face extinction.

3D visualisation of nano-scale crystals using X-ray ptychography shows that the aggregation of nanolites can increase magma viscosity, increasing the potential of magma fragmentation and a highly explosive volcanic eruption

Allergic inflammation is linked to asthma immunopathology and disease onset. Here the authors explore the use of a mucosal vaccine and show reduced immunopathology and asthma prevention in a murine model of allergic airway disease.

Voltage sensors in hERG potassium channels regulate heartbeat, and their mutations can cause arrhythmias. Here, authors combine fluorescence lifetime imaging and computational modeling to reveal impaired sensor movements in disease, uncovering a detailed structural mechanism.

Madruga and colleagues present an open-source, miniature 2-photon microscope that can fit on a mouse’s head. Using this system, the authors perform high-resolution brain activity measurements in fine neuronal structures, which they can achieve even in conditions where the mouse is freely-moving within its cage.

Here, the authors show that task-focused brain activity builds on background activity during rest, supporting the Active Cortex Model—the idea that the brain is surprisingly always active, and tasks boost specific resting processes.

AlphaFold2 default prediction pipeline assigns predominantly a single conformation for a given input sequence. Here, authors developed DEERFold, which incorporates experimental Double Electron Electron (DEER) distance distributions into the AlphaFold2 network to successfully guide AlphaFold2 to sample multiple conformations.

Group 2 Innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) have been shown to promote type 2 immune responses. Here the authors show a TLR4⁺ILC2 population in type 2 airway diseases and that this population responds more vigorously to type 2 stimuli and contributes to persistence of type 2 immunity.

Here the authors analyse rare coding variants to identify schizophrenia risk genes. Associations are reported at exome-wide significance for STAG1 and ZNF136, and at a false discovery rate of 5% for SLC6A1, PCLO, ZMYND11, BSCL2, KLC1 and CGREF1.

Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling is a hallmark of fibrosis thought to be driven by mesenchymal cells. Here, the authors discover that YAP-TEAD/LOX axis is activated in distal lung epithelial cells, which contributes to ECM remodeling in pre-clinical models of pulmonary fibrosis.

Portable robots may assist subjects with disabilities. However, upper limb movements are hard to fine-tune. Here, the authors design a personalized AI intention detection model to decode user’s motion intention from IMU and compression sensors.

Triple-negative breast cancer immunotherapeutic efficacy is greatly affected by oxidative imbalance within the lymph nodes, driving dendritic cell dysfunction. Here, this group presents a chimeric exosome-derived immunomodulator involving ROS scavenger mesoporous silica and lipid modulator toyocamycin coated with dendritic cell-derived exosomes to restore the lymph node immuno-microenvironment in triple-negative breast cancer.

Horses have lived in Iberia since the Ice Age. Using ancient genomes to study their history, Lira Garrido et al. reveal a local wild lineage lasting until Late Iron Age, and highlight the far-reaching influence of Iberian bloodlines across Europe and north Africa during the Iron Age and beyond.

Governments use AI to speed up welfare decisions, raising concerns about fairness and accuracy. Here, the authors find that welfare claimants are more averse to AI and their preferences less understood by others, suggesting the risk of biased systems that neglect vulnerable voices.

Seed separation ensures only high-quality seeds are used in agriculture. Here, authors present a low-cost system using ultrasonic phased arrays to manipulate, and eject seeds based on characteristics like size and colour, enabling precise, flexible, and contactless sorting.

A cross-national survey in Latin America finds that emotional responses strongly predict climate risk perceptions. Unlike high-income countries, political ideology and socio-demographics have weak effects, suggesting opportunities for cross-party climate collaboration.

Reducing the size of the nanopesticide delivery system could improve pesticidal efficacy, but achieving unimolecular-sized nanosystems in a water-based process remains challenging. Here, the authors develop a water-based unimolecular platform that enhances cellular uptake, insect-dermis and leaf-cuticle penetration of pesticide, leading to improved field control efficacy against multiple pests.