The striking history of safety matches

Nature, Published online: 14 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00914-0 The quest to make fire-lighting less dangerous, and a proposal for smallest unit of information worth photocopying, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive.

Imaging interface-controlled bulk oxygen spillover

Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10324-x In situ microscopic single-particle imaging demonstrates the significance of rationally engineered metal–support interfaces for activating the oxygen in bulk catalyst, helping elucidate reaction...