Nature, Published online: 07 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01287-yAn algorithm can monitor the health of retired vehicle batteries used to store surplus power fed into the electrical grid.

Nature, Published online: 03 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01348-2A Sumatran orangutan nicknamed Rakus treated a gash in his cheek with a poultice. Plus, a promising vaccine for urinary tract infections and a special collection on sex and gender in research.

Nature, Published online: 02 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01330-yScientists are starting to untangle exactly how we benefit from the stress of physical activity. Plus, studies in mice might have pinpointed the master dial that controls the immune system.

Nature, Published online: 07 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01283-2President Javier Milei is making moves to partially privatize the sector, but in the meantime, projects have paused.

Nature, Published online: 07 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01220-3Efforts to develop an electronic newspaper providing information at the touch of a button took a step forward 50 years ago, and airborne bacteria in the London Underground come under scrutiny, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Nature, Published online: 07 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01324-wPermanent jobs and fairer hiring practices would encourage overseas scientists to return.