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Nature, Published online: 14 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03049-7David E. Nye examines two volumes on the complex history of lighting technologies.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03032-2Researchers rapidly corrected finding through discussions on social media and preprints.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03064-8Genetically encoded voltage indicators change colour in real time when neurons transmit electrical information, offering unprecedented insight into neural activity.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03052-yAngela N. H. Creager is inspired by the life of the Nobel laureate who discovered deuterium.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03103-4The deadly virus is one of five that have been brought to a secure laboratory.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03125-yAbhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer have been awarded the prize for their experimental approach to alleviating poverty.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02834-8The discovery that cell differentiation can be reversed challenged theories of how cell identity is determined, laying the foundations for modern methods of reprogramming cell identity…

Nature, Published online: 11 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03110-5The mesmerizing appeal of a mathematical impossibility, DNA reveals Bronze Age family ties and California power cuts trigger chaos in science labs.

Nature, Published online: 11 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03039-9Nuclear scientists are designing an ambitious prototype facility that could demonstrate commercial energy production by 2040.

Nature, Published online: 11 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03097-zIf you want an astronaut to run your experiment alongside their many other responsibilities, keeping it simple is the key.

Nature, Published online: 11 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03033-1Confusion reigns as researchers sort through the complex US e-cigarette market.

Nature, Published online: 10 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03006-4Stable cadmium nuclei can change shape even when their energies are low.

Nature, Published online: 10 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1680-7Structure of the mitochondrial import gate reveals distinct preprotein paths

Nature, Published online: 10 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03046-wGenealogies gleaned from ancient human DNA are set to transform archaeology.

Nature, Published online: 10 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03003-7The burden of the ‘urban heat-island’ effect falls most heavily on economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Nature, Published online: 10 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03086-2Researchers without access to back-up power scramble to save experiments and invaluable specimens.

Nature, Published online: 10 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03008-2The neural cells called astrocytes feed the brain’s own fat to metastatic cancer cells.

Nature, Published online: 10 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03089-zUltra-personalized medicine, the coral that can revive after bleaching and ten common statistical mistakes to watch out for.

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1650-0Recurrent non-coding U1-snRNA mutations drive cryptic splicing in Shh medulloblastoma

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1629-xHuBMAP supports technology development, data acquisition, and spatial analyses to generate comprehensive molecular and cellular three-dimensional tissue maps.

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1631-3Resolving the fibrotic niche of human liver cirrhosis at single-cell level

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1633-1Architecture of the mycobacterial type VII secretion system

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02973-yMicrofluidic devices have revolutionized biological assays, but complex set-ups are required to prevent the unwanted mixing of reagents in the liquid samples being analysed. A simpler…

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03029-xResearchers are assessing the environmental risks posed by a dam on the Nile. The countries involved should let them finish the job.

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03041-1Hear the latest science news, with Benjamin Thompson and Nick Howe.

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1606-4Changes in the average size distribution of earthquakes are used to discriminate between foreshocks and aftershocks, and a traffic light classification is proposed for the real-time…

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03079-1Benjamin Thompson chats to Goodenough about being awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03012-6The week in science: 4–10 October 2019.

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1634-0Large electrocaloric effects in oxide multilayer capacitors over a wide temperature range

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02997-4Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week’s best science picks.