Polaritons are confined hybrid light-matter excitations holding potential for optoelectronic and sensing applications, but their characterization is usually limited to optical spectroscopy. Here, the authors report the electrical spectroscopy of mid-infrared plasmon-phonon polaritons in Au/hBN/graphene nanoresonators, showing high lateral confinement and quality factors.

The challenging synthesis of thermodynamic-unfavored cis-olefins through catalytic cross-coupling reactions requires the synergistic interaction of substrate activating units and configuration-regulating catalysts. Herein, the authors report a photoredox access to Z-alkenes from alkynes and light alkanes with a bifunctional iron-catalyzed system.

The large-scale synthesis of insulating hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) plays an important role for the development of 2D electronics. Here, the authors report the oxygen-assisted chemical vapor deposition of wafer-scale single-crystal monolayer hBN films by merging aligned hexagonal hBN islands.

Dynamic Jahn-Teller effect is rarely realized in condensed matter systems. Here, the authors demonstrate its occurrence in Ba₂MgReO₆, a 5d¹ double perovskite, using resonant inelastic x-ray scattering, thermodynamic measurements and quantum chemistry calculations.

The authors reveal that the incorporation of doping elements with varying electronic structures and ionic radii alters the atomic-scale configuration, thereby affecting the local energy barrier associated with polarization rotation.

The dynamic intertides, located between marine and terrestrial ecosystems, serve as a favorable habitat for exploring virus-host relationships. Here, the authors recover 20,102 viral OTUs from twelve intertidal zones along the Chinese coasts, with further analyses expanding our understanding of intertidal viromes within an ecological framework.

The palaeoenvironmental context for early hominins in northern Africa during the Plio-Pleistocene transition is poorly documented. Here, the authors present multiproxy palaeoecological evidence for heterogeneous open grasslands, forested areas, wetlands, and seasonal aridity from Guefaït-4.2 in Morocco.

Mass extinctions have repeatedly restructured communities through geological time, but biotic interactions are rarely considered in investigations of extinction dynamics and ecosystem recovery. Here the authors present evidence that secondary extinction cascades were important during a Jurassic hyperthermal extinction event and that it took over 7 million years for community structure to fully recover.

Combining laser-driven shock compression and ultra-short X-ray pulses from LCLS, the local structure of liquid silicates was determined up to 385 GPa. Compared with molecular dynamics calculations, continuous densification of O-O and Mg-Si networks may alter melt properties and impact planetary differentiation.

Here, the authors show that germ cell transplantation and surrogate production of bluefin tuna sperm in small-bodied fish species shortens the period in which sperm is produced. This study opens the possibility of highly efficient seed production in bluefin tuna.

Structural characterization of protein complexes is challenging for low-input samples. Here, authors develop a SNAP-MS mass spectrometry workflow based on dissolvable hydrogel beads to enable efficient purification and native-MS-based analysis from biological samples.

Neuronal maturation is controlled by an ordered expression of TFs during development. Here, the authors show that the evolutionarily conserved transcription factor ONECUT3 controls the differentiation of hypothalamic neurons through NAV2.

Ryanodine Receptor type 3 mediates ER Ca2+ release in different cell types. Here, the authors use cryo-EM to reveal a binding site for chloride and two distinct sites for ATP. Epileptic encephalopathy mutations are predicted to perturb its function.

Adrenal activity is crucial for glucose release during stress, yet whether it is necessary for rapid glucose release remains unknown. Here, we show that adrenal independent hypothalamussympathetic-liver axis mediated fast glucose release, which is required for predatory evoked flight response.

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of small non-coding RNAs during human preimplantation development. It identifies key miRNA and snoRNA expression patterns, revealing their potential roles in blastocyst formation.

Cancer immunotherapy leans on the effective activation on immune response within tumors and surrounding immunosuppressive microenvironment. Here, the authors report a triblock copolymeric nanocarrier encapsulating Resiquimod for B16F10 cell-targeting, which enables in situ tumor vaccination and tumor-associated macrophages polarization.

Malnutrition is a key risk factor affecting children’s health and development. Here, the authors report long-term protection against malnutrition-induced enteropathy by a neonatal S100a8/a9 nutritional supply in mice.

Forecasting influenza activity in tropical/subtropical regions such as Hong Kong is complicated by irregular seasonality and variability in epidemic onset time. Here, the authors show that forecasting accuracy can be improved by combining individual models in an adaptive ensemble that allows dynamic updating of model weights.

Excessive glucocorticoid (GC) action is linked to various metabolic disorders. Here the authors show that elevated expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1), the enzyme driving local bone GC activation, is associated with bone loss and obesity mice.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality, despite declining smoking rates. Gorman et al. report multi-ancestry GWAS meta-analyses of lung cancer providing insights into smoking-independent genetic predisposition to the disease.

In this work, authors present an integral MCNP model of the ITER facility for radiation transport, addressing limitations of separate models for the Tokamak and Tokamak Complex. This model streamlines safety simulations, enhancing the robustness and simplicity of radiation safety analysis.

The study examines how land property rights impact land use efficiency (LUE) globally, based on the SDG 11.3.1 indicator. Secure rights improve LUE, with common law countries outperforming civil law countries, supporting sustainable land management.

Why people like and share content on social media is poorly understood. Here, the authors investigate social media engagement with posts mentioning identity and expressing ingroup solidarity and outgroup hostility before and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Memories of our past experiences enable us to reconstruct (in the present) our past better than our future. Here, the authors show that we are also able to better reconstruct the pasts (versus futures) in other people’s lives.