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By tinkering with the structure of wood fibres, scientists have boosted the material’s flexibility and strength.

Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

Poll shows that 80% of respondents are more concerned in the run-up to the COP26 climate meeting than they were ahead of the Paris conference 6 years ago.

An animated tale of giant solar storms, ancient sagas and the latest radiocarbon dating technology.

Common bacteria make a compound not found in nature after being kitted out with an artificial enzyme.

A solar storm in the year 993 has allowed researchers to show that Vikings were in the Americas exactly 1000 years ago.

Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks.

Freedom is in the mind.

President Jair Bolsonaro has approved a bill funnelling cash away from science and towards other areas of government, stranding research proposals and dashing hopes.

Genetic analysis shows that the ancestors of all modern horses lived in the Western Eurasian steppes more than 4,000 years ago.

Make language inclusive and agree on your aims in advance.

Ensuring that your work is reproducible is not as daunting or complicated as you might think. Experts share their tips.

Antibody levels drop sharply six months after mRNA jabs, but remain stable well after receipt of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine.

A promising alternative to the CRISPR system works better when scientists shut down the target cell’s DNA repair systems.

Virtual meetings enabled researchers to look beyond departments, institutions and sectors for career support, Julie Gould discovers.

An extinct Japanese wolf might be the closest wild relative of dogs, how vaccine makers are bracing for a variant worse than Delta and the broken $100-billion promise of climate finance.

In Mozambique, the selective poaching of elephants with tusks has led to a higher number of females being born without them.

Combining two different COVID-19 vaccines provides protection on par with that of mRNA vaccines — including protection against the Delta variant.