Nature, Published online: 02 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01261-8Bacteria that make food using a compound other than chlorophyll could paint other planets in a wide range of colours.

Nature, Published online: 01 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01317-9The scientific adviser of 3 Body Problem, a planetary scientist and a nanotechnology expert review the hit sci-fi show. Plus, why a trailblazing Chinese virologist was sleeping in the street outside his own lab.

Nature, Published online: 30 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01303-1Kidney tissue was transplanted from one rat fetus to another while the recipient was still in its mother’s womb. Plus, ‘ChatGPT for CRISPR’ creates new gene-editing tools and a desperate plan to save permafrost from carbon-bomb wildfires.

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01291-2The H5N1 strain of avian influenza probably jumped from an infected bird into a cow around late December. Plus, a rare mutation that causes dwarfism might slow ageing and how to collect royalties from your research papers.

Nature, Published online: 01 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01305-zLawmakers interrogated Peter Daszak over his ties to China and whether his organisation, EcoHealth Alliance, has been a good steward of taxpayer dollars.

Nature, Published online: 01 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01262-7Fluid studded with microscopic magnetic particles can be inserted into the body and later retrieved.