3/4 The cover image shows this process of wave-like expansion in action, with colours representing the age of the network edges. Brighter colours are younger. Print cover credit: Corentin Bisot. Special thanks to www.spun.earth and @tobykiers.bsky.social 🙏

1/4 What do fungal networks sound like? Have a listen! This week’s @nature.com cover is a multi-sensory spectacular, complete with the fascinating, almost wet sound of fungal networks spreading, recorded by artist @cosmosheldrake.bsky.social in an Araucaria forest on the side of a volcano Chile.

2/4 False colour is not always appropriate, but I'd argue a cover is an exception, as it often communicates the point more immediately to a wider audience. We asked the authors to consider it and they agreed, with excellent work by Heather Roper at Univ of Arizona who added purple to the salts.

1/4 The case for false color. This week’s @nature.com cover shows exciting results from the asteroid Bennu, as seen in these pointy purple sodium salts! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Why did we use false colour? 🧪🎨

The sheer elegance of this dinosaur vomit must be celebrated! Thanks to artist Marcin Ambrozik for perfecting it on this week's cover, to go with this paper on fossilized poo and vomit www.nature.com/articles/s41... (Lacked the courage to ask for more poo, @endofthepier.bsky.social!) #sciart #art