Nature research paper: Emx2 underlies the development and evolution of marsupial gliding membranes go.nature.com/4aP5Uwd

Bioengineered ‘mini-colons’ shed light on cancer progression go.nature.com/4df1aSg

The compact and robust timekeeping device is smaller than its commercial counterparts and performs comparably in the laboratory and aboard a naval ship go.nature.com/4dg5Yqg

The common fungus Aspergillus niger removes both heavy metals and organic pollutants from its surroundings go.nature.com/3whNkxx

Scientists develop hybrid mice by filling in missing cells and structures in their brains with rat stem cells go.nature.com/3UAgIZu

The Maldives is racing to create new land. Why are so many people concerned?

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As negotiators haggle over a global treaty to curb plastics pollution, a flood of data outlines how a treaty could make a difference

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Latest from the Nature Podcast 🔊 How gliding marsupials got their ‘wings’ go.nature.com/3W7gp9E

Nature research paper: PGE2 inhibits TIL expansion by disrupting IL-2 signalling and mitochondrial function go.nature.com/3WfMwE6

People with Laron syndrome have a low risk of heart disease and a number of other age-related disorders, hinting at strategies for new treatments go.nature.com/49Qc9yl

Researchers from several disciplines hope to predict — and prevent — scenarios that pose risks to humanity go.nature.com/4aRo0NU

Nature research paper: Periportal macrophages protect against commensal-driven liver inflammation go.nature.com/3WekIQv

Sugar gliders and similar marsupial species have a special skin membrane between their limbs that enables them to glide through the air go.nature.com/3WfvxBL

Nature research paper: Mechanism of single-stranded DNA annealing by RAD52–RPA complex go.nature.com/4dacGhF

Nature research paper: Whole-cortex in situ sequencing reveals input-dependent area identity go.nature.com/3xL3vDY

Scientists have compiled the first estimate of the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by air travel in each of the 197 countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change go.nature.com/49TkmSn

Vaccines are usually used to prevent infectious diseases. A therapeutic cancer vaccine is different go.nature.com/3UcHUvX

NEW: Ranga Dias has lost his court case against the University of Rochester. We have the story, with details about how he attempted to discredit his former students and stop the investigation into his scientific misconduct. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Long life, short stature? Researchers have been studying a group of people from Ecuador with a rare form of dwarfism to try and find ways of forestalling ageing. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Far north of the Arctic Circle lies a fjord on the front lines of climate change go.nature.com/3xSZ3mZ