The varroa mite (shown sitting on honeybee hairs in this scanning electron microscope image) is honeybee parasite that can spread viruses. Erbe & Pooley/USDA/ARS/EMU
Agriculture
Research Highlights
Selections from the scientific literature by Nature's news team
- Volume 545
- Issue 7654
Materials science
3D-printed device makes clean steam
This planet-like object (artist's representation), called SIMP0136, was thought to be a brown dwarf. NASA/JPL, slightly modified by Jonathan Gagné
Astronomy and astrophysics
A celestial case of mistaken identity
Engineering
A filter-free way to purify water
Enterococcus faecalis survives well in hospitals and can easily fend off antibiotics. Eye of Science/Science Photo Library
Microbiology
Why some drug-resistant bacteria thrive in hospitals
Chemical biology
Small molecule shuttles iron into cells
Hot springs formed these rock deposits, called geyserite, 3.5 billion years ago. T. Djokic et al./Nat. Commun. (CC BY 4.0)
Immunology
Male hormones curb allergies in mice
Biotechnology
