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Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

The World Health Organization says the world-first summit will take an evidence-based approach — some are sceptical that much progress will be made.

The ability to persevere through hardship is celebrated in research, but a ‘one size fits all’ approach can perpetuate inequalities, says Caitlin Aamodt.

Lab-grown structures with the potential to develop into fetuses should be defined — and regulated — as embryos, some researchers say.

The planet has warmed 1.2 ºC on average, but that’s enough to produce big extremes.

Researchers hope that immunization will provide much needed protection against the neglected parasitic disease in conflict zones.

Nicole McGaa combined Indigenous knowledge with engineering to build a rocket for the First Nations Launch competition.

Researchers must find personal ways to cope with impending losses — one way is by taking small solutions-oriented actions, says Kimberley R. Miner.

The number and DNA content of power-producing organelles in the brain account for part of the behavioural variation amongst mice.

The emerging habitats represent huge ecological shifts and present new challenges for conservation.

Improved DNA analysis updates thinking on alpine mummy’s skin colour, ancestry and more.

Study fails to replicate two key papers on fruit flies’ magnetic sense, and what the closing of the Arecibo observatory means for science.

In the layered magnetic semiconductor CrSBr, emergent light–matter hybrids (polaritons) increase the spectral bandwidth of correlations between the magnetic, electronic and optical properties, enabling largely tunable optical responses to applied magnetic fields and magnons.

The challenges and opportunities for the design of field-effect transistors are discussed and a vision of future transistors and potential innovation opportunities is provided.

Linked-read whole-genome sequencing reveals patterns of structural DNA variants that are specific to homologous recombination deficiency and can be used to distinguish between BRCA1- and BRCA2-deficient phenotypes.

Through leverage of whole-brain screening, in vivo calcium imaging and chemo- and optogenetic manipulations, it is demonstrated that the xiphoid nucleus serves as a key brain region in the promotion of cold-induced food-seeking behaviours.