School of Physics

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04690-5Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00887-wExploring other worlds and blue-skies research should be among the next president’s priorities, say scientists.

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00903-zJars contained fish, fruit and beeswax balm to sustain the tomb’s residents in the afterlife.

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00912-yEven mild SARS-CoV-2 infections can amplify a person’s chance of developing diabetes, especially for those already susceptible to the disease.

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00940-8Manatees make different squeaks when communicating with babies, feeling stressed and “cavorting”. Plus, COVID-19 increases the risk of developing diabetes and the ‘…

Nature, Published online: 31 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00911-zSome coastal cities are subsiding by dozens of millimetres per year, making them even more vulnerable to sea-level rise triggered by climate change.

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00915-9How where you grew up affects your navigational abilities, and understanding how coastal storm surges are changing.

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00813-0The prevailing dogma for drug development is insufficient; it’s time to recentre efforts around the immune system.

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00811-2The fight against an infectious liver disease pivots from control to eradication.

Nature, Published online: 30 March 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00907-9Andrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks.