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Nature, Published online: 27 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00887-4When the MIT molecular biologist quantified how much more lab space men were given, she unleashed a US-wide reckoning about how women are held back in academia.

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00877-6Both marsupial and placental mammals draw on the same genes to form their aerofoil skin flaps.

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00889-2Conservation biologist Andrea Terán-Valdez aims to protect endangered frogs in Ecuador by breeding populations, cataloguing new species and fighting industrial development.

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00855-yThe benefits of scientific collaboration are too often skewed towards wealthier countries. Bioethicists and others present guidance on how stakeholders such as researchers can change this.

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00884-7William Harris is fascinated by the complexities of neural development. He turned to a sport he loves to explain it to a general audience.

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00897-2Knowing how long it takes to complete specific work tasks stops work creeping into every part of your life. Plus, an elusive shape that forms never-repeating patterns, and a recipe for a…

Nature, Published online: 24 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00870-zRepairs to DNA allow stem cells to develop into T cells.

Nature, Published online: 23 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00883-8Geneticists discover that the composer was particularly susceptible to liver disease. Plus, a United Nations conference tackles the long-neglected water crisis, and how to create…

Nature, Published online: 23 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00866-9The thought of time sheets in academia might fill you with horror, but they could help you to prioritize tasks, says Inger Mewburn.

Nature, Published online: 23 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00834-3Material that includes carbon with the same structure as diamond could be used to protect satellites from space radiation.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05740-2We report an ensemble of cold 85Rb atoms strongly coupled to a superconducting resonator and optical cavity, resulting in the demonstration of quantum-enabled transduction of millimetre…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05818-xIn songbird, thalamus drives a small population of premotor neurons to initiate transitions between song syllables.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00801-yCancers 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…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00504-4Light-sensitive proteins called rhodopsins in the vertebrate eye initiate the cellular processes of vision. Leading-edge crystallography experiments have revealed the molecular mechanism by…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00447-wThe zebra finch’s courtship song consists of a fixed sequence of vocal elements called syllables. A small structure in the thalamus, deep in the brain, forms connections with a set of…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00802-xWhat gets left behind.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05924-wAuthor Correction: Metabolic regulation of species-specific developmental rates

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05856-5Using cryo-electron microscopy, the molecular architecture and catalytic mechanism of action of the fungal β-1,3-glucan synthase FKS1 are determined.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05863-6One picosecond after photoactivation, isomerized retinal pulls away from half of its numerous interactions with its binding pocket, and the excess of the photon energy is released through…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00825-4The ability to detect high pH could allow the insects to avoid toxic substances.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00323-7Quantum information in superconducting processors is stored as low-energy microwave photons, but transmitting this information over long distances to build a quantum network requires…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00868-7A virtual world filled with bad AI drivers can be used to test autonomous vehicles.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00798-4Collecting training data by focusing on dangerous scenarios offers an efficient way for artificial intelligence to improve the safety of autonomous vehicles. Augmented reality allows the…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00861-0Modular platforms that allow authors to publish pieces of the research process hope to make academic publishing more accessible.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00718-6Circadian clocks, the biochemical oscillators that are controlled by the day–night cycle, have a central role in many biological processes. The mechanism underlying the earliest form of…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00867-8A method to test and teach autonomous cars how to deal with dangerous situations, and a renewed interest in bats and how they deal with viruses.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00846-zGenetic sleuthing points to liver disease, viral hepatitis and alcohol consumption as causes of the composer’s demise.

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05942-8Author Correction: Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05714-4Analysis of a supersoft X-ray source shows an accretion disk whose optical spectrum is completely dominated by helium, suggesting that it is a white dwarf binary accreting helium from a…

Nature, Published online: 22 March 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05833-yA systematic census at 1,636 sites around Australia from 2008 to 2021 finds that more than 30% of shallow invertebrate species in cool latitudes exhibit a high extinction risk due to…