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You never realize how the pieces of your life are fitting together as it’s happening. Then one day, you find yourself swimming through a world-class wave making photos of the world’s best surfers, and you take stock of how you got there. So many little things in my life, from where I was born to what my dad did for work to what sports I played in high school, led me to a career that seemed almost destined for me. Sunset in Mexico to end an amazing day together. It is these moments in between that really create memories and friendships that last a lifetime. Growing up in Hawaii, my entire childhood revolved around the water. When I was a kid, my parents would pack up towels, sunscreen and enough snacks to last us an entire day at the beach, and I would play in the water until sunset, learning to navigate the currents and waves. As I grew up, my teenage social life continued to revolve around the ocean. After school and on weekends, there was only one plan: the beach. We’d go out in ...

Nature, Published online: 30 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01190-w A journey through COVID’s unequal toll in California.

Nature, Published online: 30 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01140-6 Researchers have spoken out against policies that have exacerbated the country’s coronavirus crisis. Policymakers must listen.

Nature, Published online: 30 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01184-8 Data on the rates and causes of concussion in US high-school athletes reveal striking differences between the sexes.

Nature, Published online: 30 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01153-1 Characterization of the early developmental process called gastrulation has mostly been limited to snapshots at different time points. A model of mouse gastrulation now maps the transitions between cell types continuously in time.

Nature, Published online: 30 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01183-9 Surveys reveal a disquieting picture of institutions under financial stress.

Photo By Lorenzo Cassina Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Flamingo Heart” by Lorenzo Cassina. Location: Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Lorenzo Cassina appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01179-5 How the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine is made, anti-twinkles hint at antimatter stars, and the deadly toll of inequality.

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01157-x Bacteria-infecting viruses have specialized enzymes to make genes with alternative nucleobase.

Sony’s full-frame mirrorless camera lineup includes a variety of models aimed at the unique needs of different users. The Sony a7R series provides the highest resolution, the Sony a7S series has the highest sensitivity and pixel-for-pixel 4K video, and the Sony a9 offered the fastest autofocus and continuous frames-per-second shooting when it was introduced. For my work, that meant I typically traveled with a7R series cameras for portraits and landscapes and an a9 for action. Switching between them was a reminder of the tradeoff between resolution and speed. Because of this, none of these cameras was a true “flagship” camera. [ See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com ] That’s the beauty of Sony Alpha 1. Its 50-megapixel sensor nearly matches a7R IV’s 61-megapixel resolution while at the same time offering extremely fast continuous shooting and, in my estimation, the best autofocus on the planet. Sony Alpha 1: Resolution & Speed With the Alpha 1, Sony shooters no long...

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01124-6 Ptarmigan that live far above the Arctic Circle generate circadian rhythms, despite summer’s eternal sunshine.

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01167-9 Publishers are redoubling their commitment to transparency and reproducibility — but they can’t bring about change alone.

Congratulations to Jemma Lee for winning the recent Leading Lines Assignment with the image, “Grandeur of Nature to Resemble a Castle.” Canon EOS 7D Mark II. Exposure: 1/160 sec., f/16, ISO 400, 10mm. View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment  here  and enter your best shots! [ See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com ] The post Leading Lines Assignment Winner Jemma Lee appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01134-4 UK scientists buffeted by uncertainty as the pandemic’s economic fallout reduces research funds.

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01156-y An easier way to identify non-hallucinogenic psychedelics could aid treatment for illnesses such as depression and PTSD.

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01126-4 Nature talks with vaccine designer Vicente Vérez Bencomo about the country’s efforts to produce its own coronavirus jabs — and set a record.

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01136-2 It took just four months to reach this global milestone, and hitting to the two-billion mark could happen even faster, say scientists.

Photo By Jeremy Janus Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The Waves of Antelope Canyon” by Jeremy Janus. Location: Near Page, Arizona. “Shooting in Antelope Canyon was harder than I was expecting,” says Janus. “This was actually a blend of four different shots to get the right exposure for this intriguing landscape.” Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Jeremy Janus appeared first on Outdoor Photographer .

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03569-1 A molecular single-cell lung atlas of lethal COVID-19

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03570-8 COVID-19 tissue atlases reveal SARS-CoV-2 pathology and cellular targets

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00985-1 Many scientist couples move abroad together, but Gidiane Scaratti and Rafael Kenji Nishihora chose to live and work in different countries. This is what they learnt.

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01144-2 A bio-inspired material forces water droplets to jump into the void — and thus prevents ice formation.

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01145-1 In July 2020, the Western North Pacific was hit by a record-breaking number of typhoons: zero.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03428-z Direct experimental evidence of chemical short-range atomic-scale ordering (CSRO) in a VCoNi medium-entropy alloy is provided via diffraction and electron microscopy, analysed from specific crystallographic directions.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03494-3 Comparative analysis of 162 genomes of Asgard archaea results in six newly proposed phyla, including a deep branch that is provisionally named Wukongarchaeota, and sheds light on the evolutionary history of this clade.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03395-5 Upwelling of mantle plumes is proposed as a mechanism for craton healing after substantial disruption of their roots, enabling them to return to their original lithospheric thickness.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03497-0 Two-photon microscopy across the fly brain using sensors that permit simultaneous measurement of neural activity and metabolic flux reveals global and local coordination of neural activity and energy metabolism.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03443-0 A Bose-Einstein condensate of molecules is produced by pairing atoms in an atomic condensate; this transition is the bosonic analog of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer superfluid to BEC crossover in Fermi gases.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03507-1 Cryo-electron microscopy structure of heterodimeric GABAB receptor in complex with Gi1 protein reveals that the mode of G-protein binding in this class-C G-protein-coupled receptor differs from that of other classes.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03436-z Analysis of satellite stereo imagery uncovers two decades of mass change for all of Earth’s glaciers, revealing accelerated glacier shrinkage and regionally contrasting changes consistent with decadal climate variability.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03502-6 RNA-sequencing experiments determine that sorbitol, a metabolite produced by the host enzyme aldose reductase, is exploited by Clostridium difficile in its adaptation to inflammatory conditions in the gut.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03394-6 X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions are detected from two previously inactive galaxies, with observations suggesting that the very-high-amplitude X-ray bursts may arise from an orbiting compact object.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03401-w Strongly reducing β-diketiminate complexes containing magnesium in its zero oxidation state are reported, among which is a compound with a linear triatomic Mg–Mg–Mg core.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03489-0 Meningeal lymphatic drainage can affect the microglial inflammatory response and anti-amyloid-β immunotherapy in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03307-7 This Review examines the evidence showing that DNA damage is associated with ageing phenotypes, suggesting that it may have a central role as the cause of ageing.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03477-4 NanoSeq is used to detect mutations in single DNA molecules and analyses show that mutational processes that are independent of cell division are important contributors to somatic mutagenesis.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01100-0 The pandemic has given scientists a more prominent voice in society. They need to use it to push for better health through equality.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01087-8 A study of melting in the mantle under northern Canada more than one billion years ago shows that the oldest blocks of continent not only break apart but can also be repaired by the gluing action of major melting episodes.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01014-x Magnesium atoms typically lose two electrons to form chemical compounds. A reactive complex has finally been made in which magnesium keeps all of its electrons, and which can be thought of as a soluble form of the metal.

Photo By Clayton Peoples Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Moonset over Mt. Whitney” by Clayton Peoples. Location: California. “Since capturing the moonset near the Whitney Crest in my photo ‘Transition,’ I had hoped to get a photo of the moon directly above Mt. Whitney itself—particularly given that it’s the tallest peak in the contiguous 48 states,” says Peoples. “After a lot of research, I chose this particular weekend to attempt the shot. Although the first morning didn’t deliver the composition I was seeking, the second morning produced nearly perfect conditions—including this moment when the moon was just above Mt. Whitney, on its way down.” Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments ,  Galleries  and  Contests . Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram . To get your photos in the running, all y...

Nature, Published online: 27 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01150-4 Resources for scientists who want to think more deeply about ethics, logic and other big questions. Plus, what’s next for a promising malaria vaccine and the causes of Brazil’s devastating COVID surge.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01138-0 Resistance is futile.

Nature, Published online: 28 April 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01137-1 Genome mining uncovers how a fungus makes a chemical agent against others of its kind.