Crazy ants’ strange genomes are a biological first

Nature, Published online: 06 April 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-01002-3

Males of the notorious yellow crazy ant carry a mixture of genomes, a phenomenon unseen in other animals.

Ancient genomes show how humans escaped Europe’s deep freeze

Nature, Published online: 01 March 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00611-2

A pair of studies offer the most detailed look yet at groups of hunter-gatherers living before, during and after the last ice age.

Did flu come from fish? Genetics points to influenza’s aquatic origin

Nature, Published online: 28 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00558-4

Corals, sturgeon and other aquatic creatures harbour signs of infection by influenza and its distant relatives.

Europe’s first humans hunted with bows and arrows

Nature, Published online: 22 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00526-y

A cave site in France holds hundreds of tiny stone points, alongside remains thought to belong to Homo sapiens.

Marburg virus outbreak: researchers race to test vaccines

Nature, Published online: 15 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00468-5

Control measures such as quarantine could end the outbreak in Equatorial Guinea quickly — good news for inhabitants but a mixed blessing for clinical trials.

What it would take to bring back the dodo

Nature, Published online: 10 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00379-5

An audacious plan to ‘de-extinct’ dodos depends on huge leaps in biotechnology and resurrecting a lost habitat.

COVID drug drives viral mutations — and now some want to halt its use

Nature, Published online: 07 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00347-z

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

The surprising chemicals used to embalm Egyptian mummies

Nature, Published online: 01 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-04400-1

Resins used to prepare bodies for the afterlife are found in vessels in an ancient workshop.

The next generation of coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide

Nature, Published online: 01 February 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-00220-z

New technologies might provide more potent or broader immunity — but will have to fight for market share.