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Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04208-1Can you spot the penguin in every game this year?

Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04178-4PAGERs provide modular, customizable G-protein-coupled receptors for cell-signalling studies.

Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04021-wBy providing measures of novelty, DeSci Publish hopes to shift the bargaining power between journals and authors.

Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04160-0More than 100 clinical trials put stem cells for regenerative medicine to the test. It’s a turning point for a field beset with ethical and political controversy.

Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04173-9Models and experiments demonstrate what happens when a knitted fabric is deformed.

Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04070-1Faculty members say academic freedom is under fire, and many are seeking work outside the region.

Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04246-9From a Death Star moon to gene editing, construction fuses and red mud — we round up some of the highlights of this year’s News & Views section.

Nature, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04170-yInés Azofeifa Rojas monitors troop behaviour to maintain canopy connectivity.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04163-xFor centuries we’ve linked what we consume to how we feel about ourselves.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04244-xWe investigate how ancient humans ran and hear from climate scientists who are rising to the challenges of an impending Trump presidency.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04162-yPeople have profoundly altered the planet’s soundscape. It’s time to quieten down so that other species can thrive.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04205-4How immune responses arise against microorganisms living on the skin is not fully understood. The discovery that skin maintains its own system to form antibody responses reveals an…

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04016-7At a facility on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, women are fighting budget cuts and inequality in the workplace.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04194-43D models of Australopithecus afarensis suggest the muscular adaptations that made modern humans better runners.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04172-wProteins could serve as biomarkers for senescent cells, which have stopped dividing but have not yet died.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04164-wA commanding examination of the factors that play into women’s mental ill health should prompt soul searching by readers of all stripes.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04169-5Three researchers talk about life in companies and the key to unlocking opportunities.

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08525-3Signatures of ambient pressure superconductivity in thin film La3Ni2O7

Nature, Published online: 19 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08526-2A reinforced lunar dynamo recorded by Chang'e-6 farside basalt

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04128-0Materials that store thermal energy can be used to gather and retain large amounts of the renewable energy that is generated by wind and Sun. The creation of materials that are highly…

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04014-9Paper on hydroxychloroquine led by French researcher Didier Raoult is second-most-cited study ever to be withdrawn.

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04073-yWhen the party’s over.

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03983-1Laurie Barge and Arezoo Khodayari created an internship between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California State University, Los Angeles to launch the careers of students from…

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08318-8Large extrachromosomal DNAs are engineered using a CRISPR- and Cre–loxP-based approach and shown to drive cancer in mouse models, with potential applications in determining the role of…

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08360-6A new computational method for design of pseudosymmetric self-assembling protein nanomaterials has resulted in purification of cage-like protein assemblies containing 960 subunits with a…

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08334-8A spatially resolved single-cell transcriptomics map of the mouse brain at different ages reveals signatures of ageing, rejuvenation and disease, including ageing effects associated with…

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04114-6An initiative from two research organizations to boost the role of science in peace-building in Africa needs to be supported.

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04062-1Could lithocholic acid, a compound produced when gut bacteria process bile, be the missing link between a low-calorie diet and its age-defying effects? Experiments in mice, flies and…

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-04206-3Two-year collaboration aims to create tools to help counter the tide of flawed research.

Nature, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07559-xHORNET, a method that uses unsupervised machine learning and deep neural networks to analyse atomic force microscopy data enables structural determination of RNA molecules in multiple…