Water structures at the electrolyte and electrode interfaces are crucial for electrochemical reactions. Here, the authors report that alkali metal cations can modify two-dimensional water networks at charged surfaces, impacting both reaction kinetics and efficiency.

The authors showcase a spatiotemporal holographic method that can arbitrarily sculpt spatiotemporal light by generating various spatiotemporal wavepackets. The ability to deploy these fully customizable wavepackets opens up exciting avenues for their use in broader applications.

The pursuit of methods to rapidly construct of molecular complexity from easy-to-obtain starting materials drives chemical synthesis. Here, the authors report an asymmetric three-component coupling of simple alkanes, alkenes, and aryl halides, using asymmetric paired oxidative and reductive catalysis.

Reducing CO₂ to CH₃COOH using visible and near-infrared light is challenging. Here, Wu and Zhang et al. incorporate Au nanoparticles and single atoms into Mo-edge-rich MoS₂ to provide a pathway to overcome limitations and boost productivity.

Elucidating active sites and reaction pathways is an important goal for understanding catalytic reaction mechanisms. Here, the authors report the key role of conjugated carbonyl sites in carbon nitrides for photocatalytic H₂O₂ production.

Antarctic krill are important facilitators of carbon sequestration, transferring as much carbon to the deep ocean through their faeces as is stored in seagrass beds and mangrove forests.

There is a need for accurate models to predict disease dynamics by considering the interactions between environment and vector traits. This study finds that incorporating delayed phenotypic plasticity in mosquito traits significantly enhances the accuracy of dengue risk predictions.

The authors have developed a satellite-based method that detects tropospheric ethane, revealing major sources like fires and fossil fuels. It agrees with ground-based observations and shows Permian Basin emissions of ethane are higher than estimated.

Artificial selection is a promising way to improve microbial community functions. Here, Arias-Sánchez et al. evaluate a method inspired by genetic algorithms to select small bacterial communities of known species composition based on their degradation of an industrial pollutant.

This study shows that decreased surface albedo leads to significant cooling from the aerosol direct radiative effect, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, moderating the expected warming from surface albedo reduction.

Antarctic krill are important facilitators of carbon sequestration, transferring as much carbon to the deep ocean through their faeces as is stored in seagrass beds and mangrove forests.

DNA-protein interactions form the fundamental structure of many pivotal biological processes. Here, authors propose ESM-DBP, which refines the DNA-binding protein sequence repertoire and domain-adaptive pretraining on general protein language models to predict DNA-binding protein-related tasks.

Artificial selection is a promising way to improve microbial community functions. Here, Arias-Sánchez et al. evaluate a method inspired by genetic algorithms to select small bacterial communities of known species composition based on their degradation of an industrial pollutant.

Direct electrophysiological recordings in the human prefronto-subthalamic circuit show that behavioral switching requires an optimal level of theta activity to be successful, which is well accounted for by a negative modulation of a drift-diffusion model starting point.

Osmotic swelling alters the local membrane environment, activating several GPCRs. Here the authors show that osmotic swelling enhances ligand-dependent signalling of β2-AR: this suggests regulatory mechanisms for GPCRs via their biophysical context.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus Sequence Type 3 was first reported in India and expanded globally to areas with distinct climates including Latin America. In this study, the authors investigate the evolutionary mechanisms driving emergence of the strain in Latin America using 280 publicly available genomes and 32 samples newly sequenced in this study.

Deep vein thrombosis after trauma (pt-DVT) patients undergo metabolic changes but a comprehensive characterization in humans is lacking. Here the authors integrate metabolome and proteome to reveal pt-DVT-related metabolic alterations and their function, and reveal potential biomarkers.

Optical nanoprobes with preferential tumour accumulation is often limited by inefficient amplification of biological signals. Here, the authors report a hydrophobic core-tunable nanoprobe orthogonally amplifying tumour microenvironmental signals and demonstrating clear delineation between malignant lesions and normal tissues on multiple tumour models.

The search for biomarkers associated with konzo disease has been a long-standing question within the research community. Here, the authors have uncovered a potential biomarker for konzo that is associated with the ability to manage oxidative damage.

Dissecting the associations between exposure to environmental pollution and cancer risk remains crucial. Here, the authors evaluate the impact of air and water pollution on cancer incidence in China using a spatial evaluation system and show that most excess cancer cases occurred in areas with the highest level of co-pollution.

Dissecting the associations between exposure to environmental pollution and cancer risk remains crucial. Here, the authors evaluate the impact of air and water pollution on cancer incidence in China using a spatial evaluation system and show that most excess cancer cases occurred in areas with the highest level of co-pollution.

This paper proposes storing hydrogen in pipes filled with gravel in lakes and reservoirs. Results show the levelized cost of hydrogen storage to be 0.17 USD kg−1 at 200 m depth, which is competitive with other hydrogen storage options.

Exploratory behaviours involve a trade-off between exploration and exploitation. Here the authors investigate exploration behaviour across different domains and whether tendency to explore is stable over time.

This study quantifies the economic impacts of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) on nearby businesses in California, finding that installing one EVCS boosts annual spending at a nearby business by 1.4% ($1,478) in 2019 and 0.8% ($404) from January 2021 to June 2023.

Direct reciprocity helps regulate social interactions between unrelated individuals. Here the authors show that infants who observe two strangers interact already expect some degree of positive and negative reciprocity between them.