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.

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Nature, Published online: 07 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01339-3Beware of graphene’s huge and hidden environmental costs

Nature, Published online: 07 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01274-3Our immune system falters over time, which could explain the negative effects of ageing.