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These three scientists are pushing boundaries in their fields.

Adam Levy discusses some of the systemic changes needed to make the academic workplace both a happier and healthier place.

The Nobel prizewinner worked tirelessly with wife Rosalynn Carter to eradicate Guinea-worm disease.

Sensory organs on the walking legs of the male wasp spider can catch the scent of a female in a mood for romance.

Pharmaceuticals and vector-control programmes have greatly diminished the once-widespread disease, but sustained effort will be needed to stamp out infection for good.

Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.

Previously undescribed cells look like fat cells, but function to provide cushioning and support in cartilage.

Dust cloud is thought to be the first debris disk to be seen around a planetary nebula.

Diverse methyl β-C−H functionalizations of ketones and esters are enabled by cationic Pd(II) complexes with MPANA ligands, offering access to spirocyclic and fused ring systems through enhanced catalyst–substrate affinity.

We discuss the potential consequences and ethical concerns of polygenic genome editing of human embryos to alter specific variants associated with polygenic diseases, highlighting the possibility of reducing disease susceptibility while exacerbating health inequalities.

Using high-density electrophysiological recordings, how internally generated cell assemblies are updated by action plans to meet external goals is explored.