Physicists think outside the box for better package design
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00676-5Air-flow analysis reveals ideal configuration for a ‘telescoping’ box.
Could computer models be the key to better COVID vaccines?
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00924-8For vaccine dosing decisions, past experience and best guesses won the day in the mad rush to beat back the pandemic. Modelling tools might have made a difference.
Turning industrial CO<sub>2</sub> into battery fuel
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00803-2Chemist Jie Zeng hopes his research will contribute to tackling climate change.
The microbiologist working to understand how oceans absorb carbon dioxide
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00804-1Theories about how carbon is sequestered in seawater could influence the development of capture and storage systems.
Time to rethink the scientific CV
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00928-4Fresh formats showcase researchers’ work more effectively.
What the war in Ukraine means for energy, climate and food
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00969-9Russia’s invasion has caused a short-term spike in prices, but could prompt a long-term shift towards sustainability.
IPCC’s starkest message yet: extreme steps needed to avert climate disaster
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00951-5Radical emissions cuts combined with some atmospheric carbon removal are the only hope to limit global warming to 1.5 °C, scientists warn.
Give refugees dignity, wherever they are
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00938-2Displaced children and adults can wait decades to return home or resettle — research and policy must catch up.
The EU can simultaneously end dependence on Russia and meet climate goals
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00920-yNations that relinquish reliance on Russia’s fossil fuels should quickly transition to clean energy.
Will Russia use chemical weapons in Ukraine? Researchers evaluate the risks
Nature, Published online: 05 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00948-0Analysts explain why some fear that the Russian military will use chemical weapons — and how the world would know if it did.