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Whole-exome sequencing analyses in a cohort of 2,140 participants with female infertility after recurrent in vitro fertilization, coupled with functional analyses, identified genes associated with oocyte and early embryo competence defects.

High-temperature, ultrathin, and high-performance microwave absorption is realized in the dual-layer structure with rare earth zirconate ceramics via electron delocalization-mediated thermionic migration and macroscopic interfacial resonance.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces linoleic acid, which is released from macrophages during infection and upregulates regulatory T cell activity, to suppress macrophage control of intracellular bacteria in mice.

The efficiency of perovskite/organic tandem devices is impeded by recombination losses that occur within the organic subcells. Here, the authors monitor film growth and crystallization dynamics in real-time and mitigate exciton recombination losses, achieving maximum device efficiency of 26.42%.

Dihydrouridine (D) is an abundant RNA modification but its functions are currently unclear. Here, authors develop CRACI, a sensitive method for transcriptome-wide, single-base D mapping, identifying sites across mammalian and plant transcriptomes and identifying DUS2L as a mitochondrial D writer.

The realization of free-electron radiation in the terahertz band with both compact device size and tunability is challenging. Here, the authors report an on-chip free-electron Cherenkov radiation source tunable from 3.2 to 14 THz at the microscale.

Conditional knockout of LARP4 in naive CD4⁺ T cells leads to attenuated quiescence exit and clonal expansion.

Wheat powdery mildew resistance is typically controlled by single-gene-encoded resistance protein. Here, the authors report the cloning of powdery mildew resistance locus PmWR183 and show that it encodes two adjacent nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat proteins originated from wild emmer wheat.

In a phase 1 trial, the co-infusion of CD19-targeting and BCMA-targeting CAR-T cells in adults with treatment-refractory lupus was safe and had promising efficacy, with most patients achieving remission after 3 months.

Neural tissue is a key signalling centre for fundic–antral patterning in development of gastric organoids featuring asymmetric PDX1 patterning.

Securing edge devices is challenging. The authors present a solution using reconfigurable physical unclonable functions built with carbon nanotube transistors, offering robust security against machine learning attacks and brute force cracking.

The coffee-ring effect has been a challenge for scalable fabrication and deployment of organic photovoltaics. Here, the authors employ a fluorinated rheology modifier to modulate the rheological properties and improve wettability, achieving an efficiency of 17.85% in green-printed solar modules.

A core-shell hydride 3CeH₃@BaH₂, which exhibits fast H⁻ conduction at ambient temperature and becomes a superionic conductor above 60 °C, is used to construct an all-solid-state rechargeable H⁻ battery.

Yang et al. use cryo-ET and resolve a unique native architecture of microtubule singlet-to-doublet transition in the basal body of Plasmodium. They reveal the key role of δTubulin and ε-Tubulin in this transition during Plasmodium male gametogenesis.

Here, the authors develop a microcargo system encapsulating multicellular self-organized probiotic microcolonies called Express Microcolony Service (EMS), showing it facilitate efficient oral delivery and enhanced gut colonization of probiotic by mimicking biofilm formation.

3d-atom intercalated transition metal dichalcogenides present complex behaviour due to the interplay between localized and itinerant electrons. Here, the authors investigate Cr_1/3NbS₂ and Mn_1/3NbS₂, revealing that Hund’s coupling and orbital hybridization significantly alter electronic structures, inducing strong spin polarization and anomalous changes in the density of states at the Fermi level.

Replacing animal feathers and wool with synthetic materials can ameliorate the ethical and environmental issues associated with the production of clothing designed to retain warmth. Here the authors present synthetic nanofibre textiles that combine wearability, comfort, lightness and thermal insulation.

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage kidney failure. This study shows that prolonged glucagon exacerbates lipid accumulation, promoting renal injury in early DKD, rather than lipid oxidation. Targeting glucagon signaling significantly inhibits DKD progression.

Lampreys are jawless vertebrates that can offer unique insights into vertebrate evolution. Here they generate a comprehensive cell atlas of the lamprey, uncovering 70 distinct cell types across 14 tissues, and identify pancreas-like cells in the lamprey small intestine.

A synthetic biology approach was used to engineer Vibrio natriegens into a strain capable of bioremediating complex organic pollutants in saline wastewater and soils, thereby addressing notable threats to marine biosecurity.

Efficient exchange of long-chain ligands has been challenging for high-performing perovskite quantum dot photovoltaics. Here, the authors construct alkaline environments for antisolvents to promote their hydrolysis into conductive surface capping, enabling a certified solar cell efficiency of 18.3%.

Sequencing the genome and microbiome of about 1,500 tick samples from regions across China revealed host–microbe associations in ticks that could have implications for controlling ticks and tick-borne diseases.

The synthesis of long dendralene skeletons is made possible by a copper-mediated chain-growth polymerization of strained [3]cumulenes. These extensively cross-conjugated molecules enable visible-range two-photon lithography.

The Einstein Probe has discovered a fast X-ray transient, EP240414a, associated with a broad-lined type Ic supernova. Its unusually soft spectrum and weak jet add to the diversity of stellar deaths and suggest a previously unknown Wolf–Rayet star explosion mechanism.

The study reveals a nanobody that blocks LGR4 to activate fat browning and combat obesity, offering structural insights and a potential strategy for weight loss therapy.

Intracellular siRNA delivery is key for RNAi therapy. Here, the authors report on bioengineered nanovesicles with tumour cell-targeting and enzyme-activated membrane fusion functions for efficient cytosolic siRNA delivery to knockdown oncogenes, leading to effective tumour gene therapy.

MedSegX is a vision foundation model for open-world medical image segmentation, and its accompanying dataset covers a large number of segmentation tasks across 39 organs and tissues.

Two impact-melt fragments in Chang’e-6 lunar soils reveal that the Apollo basin was formed at ~4.16 Ga, implying a non-cataclysmic late heavy bombardment on the Moon between 3.8 and 4.0 Ga.

Unprecedented groundwater recovery ( ~ 0.7 m/yr) driven by water diversions, strict pumping regulations, and a wet climate occurred in the North China Plain after decades of depletion, showing large-scale recovery is possible under human intervention.

The development of moderate magnetic hyperthermia (MH) for tumor ablation while concurrently restoring bone homeostasis shows potential for osteosarcoma (OS) therapy. Here this group combines magnetothermal nanoparticles with MH temperature-controlled borosilicate bioactive glass achieving OS cell impair while activating TNF signaling pathway for therapeutic purpose.

Pumpkin rootstock delivers CmoKARI1 mRNA to cucumber scion under chilling stress, enhancing tolerance by activating JA-Ile signaling. This mobile mRNA acts as a key chilling-responsive signal, redefining the understanding of rootstock–scion communication.

Intestinal motility disorders that can occur following small intestine resection often require regular monitoring. This study reports a biodegradable ultrasound contrast tape (BioUCT) that adheres to the intestine for high-contrast imaging for up to two weeks for non-invasive monitoring of postoperative intestinal motility.

Mo, Chen, Cui and colleagues report a proximity-labeling-based method termed TAPRIP for profiling RNA–protein interactions in living cells, enabling the identification of circular RNA regulators and rG4-specific binding proteins.

Radiopharmaceuticals engineered with click chemistry to selectively bind to tumour-specific proteins can be used to successfully target tumour cells, boosting the pharmacokinetics of radionuclide therapy and improving tumour regression.

Light-responsive proteins hold significant potential in biotechnology but naturally occurring examples are scarce and limited in diversity. Now a totally de novo computational approach has been developed to design light-responsive proteins with diverse architectures by precisely incorporating the non-canonical amino acid phenylalanine-4′-azobenzene (AzoF), which is responsive to light.

Li et al. report layer-by-layer fully thermal evaporated perovskite LEDs using 5-aminovaleric acid as an additive to regulate the crystallisation. Red LEDs with efficiency of 9% and 7.27% are achieved at 670 nm and 730 nm, respectively. The technique is extendable to deposit large-area and patterned perovskite thin films.

The decarbonization of energy systems requires access to minerals that are critical for manufacturing low-carbon technologies. Here researchers show that meeting climate targets could be impeded by material shortages, revealing the importance of diverse solutions that balance mitigation, equity and resource constraints.

Ageing is linked to environmental factors. This study shows that although participants gradually adapted to heat over time, cumulative exposure to heatwaves had stable and adverse impacts on ageing, especially among manual workers, rural residents and those with limited air conditioning.

Nanotwinned ceramic chromium nitride (NT-CrN) is prepared by precisely controlling the deposition ion energy, which demonstrates high hardness (>36 GPa) with room-temperature compressive plasticity exceeding 40% without brittle fracture.

The death of massive stars has traditionally been discovered by explosive events in the gamma-ray band. Liu et al. show that the sensitive wide-field monitor on board Einstein Probe can reveal a weak soft-X-ray signal much earlier than gamma rays.

Stable and robust topological edge modes are observed at finite temperatures in an array of 100 programmable superconducting qubits because of emergent symmetries present in the prethermal regime of this system.