Nature, Published online: 09 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02923-3As the only ocularist in Uganda, Franklin Wasswa produces customized prosthetic eyes for people who’ve lost their own to injury or disease.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02864-xThe Pathoplexus database has sequences from Ebola, West Nile virus and another dangerous pathogen.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02919-zAs wildfires become more frequent and severe, efforts to improve the resilience of forests must be grounded in data and led by Indigenous Peoples.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02922-4Large-scale evaluation permeates the UK university system, but some countries are rejecting harsh judgements and emphasizing strategic development.

Nature, Published online: 09 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02917-1The engagement-fuelled logic of social media has bequeathed us a world in which what’s trending is a yardstick for what’s true.

Nature, Published online: 06 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02941-1A dye that helps to give Doritos their orange colour helps scientists look inside tissues. Plus, the first pictures from NASA’s solar sail and how a loss of bats to disease has knock-on effects for human health.