Shorter wheat can bring better harvests — but also problems for farmers. Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket/Getty
Plant sciences
Research Highlights
Selections from the scientific literature by Nature's news team
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Mantis shrimp — such as Gonodactylus smithii — are top predators with excellent vision. Roy L. Caldwell/UC Berkeley
Diprotodon optatum is the largest marsupial known to have existed. Laurie Beirne
Concern about the Zika virus has increased since it was first linked to microcephaly in around 2015. Laguna Design/SPL
Neuroscience
Nerve stimulation improves coma patient
The 2011 tsunami tore loose objects from Japan’s waters, such as this dock, which came ashore on the Oregon coast. KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/REX/Shutterstock
Geological evidence of flowing water on Mars has been hard to square with its cold, dry reality. NASA/JPL-Caltech
Planetary science
