Audio long read: What Turkey’s earthquake tells us about the science of seismic forecasting

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00898-1

Despite decades of research, predicting exactly where an earthquake will strike remains practically impossible.

How the Australian wildfires devastated the ozone layer

Nature, Published online: 08 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00700-2

Why smoke particles from wildfires lead to ozone depletion, and modelling food systems with ‘digital twins’.

Audio long read: How your first brush with COVID warps your immunity

Nature, Published online: 24 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00488-1

Researchers are working to overcome ‘imprinting’, where the immune system responds more strongly to the strain of a virus it first met, weakening response to other strains.

A twisting microscope that could unlock the secrets of 2D materials

Nature, Published online: 22 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00537-9

How the Quantum Twisting Microscope could give a better ‘picture’ of atom thin layers, and science in Ukraine a year into Russia’s invasion.

This mysterious space rock shouldn’t have a ring — but it does

Nature, Published online: 08 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00376-8

How a ring around a distant solar system object is puzzling researchers, and understanding the hidden dangers of indoor air pollution.

How mummies were prepared: Ancient Egyptian pots spill secrets

Nature, Published online: 01 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00292-x

Analysis of substances uncovered in embalming workshop gives insight into the mummification process, and how CAR T therapies could turbocharge cancer treatments.