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Three charts from the world of research, selected by Nature editors.

The bluestreak cleaner wrasse attacks composite images of its own body and another fish’s head — but not pictures of its own head on another fish’s body.

Snippets from Nature’s past.

Nylon coated with a non-toxic compound does not shed microfibres that can pollute the ocean.

Former universities minister Michelle Donelan is appointed head of newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in mini-reshuffle.

Analysis reveals the signature of the antiviral drug molnupiravir in SARS-CoV-2 sequences riddled with mutations.

Automated microscopes that adapt to each sample’s quirks can capture elusive biological phenomena at high resolution.

The WHO’s draft agreement proposes a COP-like process. That’s unlikely to improve on the world’s disastrous COVID response.

A draft of the agreement highlights vaccine and drug equity but lacks teeth to enforce it, say researchers.

Satellite transmitters help Cristina Miranda to understand the movements and habitats of endangered hawksbill sea turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Turkey and Syria’s buildings have always been vulnerable to earthquakes, but war has made things worse.

Acting out vivid dreams can be a harbinger of neurodegenerative diseases. Plus, bacteria surprise with dogma-defying DNA packaging and how driving culture gives us ‘car brain’.

Barbara Rae-Venter’s account of her genetic sleuthing illustrates the power of technologies to bring criminals to justice. But should there be limits to their use?