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<jats:p> Kattel <jats:italic>et al</jats:italic> . (Reports, 24 March 2017, p. 1296) report that a zinc on copper (Zn/Cu) surface undergoes oxidation to zinc oxide/copper (ZnO/Cu) during carbon dioxide (CO <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> ) hydrogenation to methanol and conclude that the Cu-ZnO interface is the active site for methanol synthesis. Similar experiments conducted two decades ago by Fujitani and Nakamura <jats:italic>et al</jats:italic> . demonstrated that Zn is attached to formate rather than being fully oxidized. </jats:p>

<jats:title>Dynamics of island biodiversity</jats:title> <jats:p> Fifty years ago, MacArthur and Wilson published their influential book, <jats:italic>The Theory of Island Biogeography</jats:italic> . This work provided a quantitative framework for understanding the ecological processes governing the diversity of species on oceanic islands. Whittaker <jats:italic>et al.</jats:italic> review the subsequent progress in the field, focusing particularly on the integration of the ecological model with island geophysical dynamics. Recent work is showing how immigration, speciation, and extinction respond to the phases of emergence, development, and submergence in oceanic islands. </jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> , this issue p. <jats:related-article xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="doi" issue="6354" page="eaam8326" related-article-type="in-this-issue" vol="357" xlink:href="10.1126/science.aam8326">eaam8326</jats:related-article> </jats:p>

<jats:p> In their Comment on the our recent Report, Nakamura <jats:italic>et al</jats:italic> . argue that our x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis was affected by the presence of formate species on the catalyst surface. This argument is not valid because the reactant gases were evacuated at temperatures from 525 to 575 kelvin, conditions under which formate is not stable on the catalyst surface. An analysis of the XPS results obtained after exposing zinc oxide/copper (111) [ZnO/Cu(111)] surfaces to hydrogen (H <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> ) and mixtures of carbon dioxide (CO <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> )/H <jats:sub>2</jats:sub> show an absence of carbon (C) 1s signal, no asymmetries in the oxygen (O) 1s peak, and a Zn:O intensity close to 1:1. Thus, the most active phase of these catalysts contained a ZnO-Cu interface. </jats:p>

<jats:p>As someone who grew up with a mother who was a medical researcher, who has been married to a woman very active in scientific research for more than 30 years, and who has had many female colleagues and students, I was surprised when I first took a test to measure implicit gender bias and found that I have a strong automatic association between being male and being involved in science. We all carry a range of biases that are products of our culture and experiences or, in some cases, of outcomes that we desire. Fortunately, many such biases can be measured and, in some cases, effectively managed. A key is to first acknowledge their presence and then to take steps to minimize their influence on important decisions and results.</jats:p>

<jats:p>A roundup of weekly science policy and related news.</jats:p>

<jats:p>Human factors may prolong storm-boosting Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation phase.</jats:p>

<jats:p>New model and satellites test their mettle against the storm.</jats:p>

<jats:p>By vindicating theory, antibody result points to new approaches to protecting the heart.</jats:p>

<jats:p>New restrictions hamper access to sites useful for research.</jats:p>

<jats:p>Underground physics laboratory opens this week.</jats:p>