The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off in August 2017, carrying a Taiwanese Earth-observation satellite. Credit: SpaceX
Atmospheric science
Research Highlights
Selections from the scientific literature by Nature's news team
- Volume 555
- Issue 7696
Seeds whirl furiously as they burst out of the fruits of the hairyflower wild petunia. Credit: E. S. Cooper et al./J. R. Soc. Interface
A cross-section of a self-assembling scaffold adorned with proteins. Credit: Y. Liu et al./Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA
Molecular biology
Small proteins come into focus
This compound was designed to include long but strong ties between carbon atoms. Credit: Yusuke Ishigaki
Organic chemistry
Fundamental carbon bonds stretched to record-setting lengths
A robotic hand’s sensors can gather information about the ball’s temperature and texture. Credit: Ryan Truby/Harvard SEAS
Technology
Robotic fingers get touchy-feely
Future catches could be much smaller than these fishermen’s haul off the British coast. Credit: Annie Sakkab/Bloomberg/Getty
Climate change
A warming planet will devastate fisheries
Tattoos persist for decades, but scientists have debated exactly why. Credit: James L. Amos/Corbis/Getty
Immunology
Why that tattoo is yours for life
The double-lobed shape of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko led researchers to compare it to a toy duck. Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM/CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
Astronomy and astrophysics
Celestial collision may have hatched rubber-duck comet
The black-jacobin hummingbird sometimes gathers by the dozens to feed on nectar-rich plants. Credit: Luiz Claudio Marigo/NPL
Animal behaviour
