Daily briefing: How skunk cabbages get their stink
Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01506-0A small tweak to a common enzyme lets stinky plants make their distinctive scents. Plus, physicists turned lead into gold for a fraction of a second and the migrations of herrings are being altered by the loss of elders’ knowledge.

Nature, Published online: 09 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01506-0A small tweak to a common enzyme lets stinky plants make their distinctive scents. Plus, physicists turned lead into gold for a fraction of a second and the migrations of herrings are being altered by the loss of elders’ knowledge.