1048JANUARY2016•VOL351ISSUE6269sciencemag.orgSCIENCE8JANUARY2016•VOLUME351•ISSUE6269CONTENTS124&141PoweringforwardthermoelectricsNEWSINBRIEF108NewsataglanceINDEPTH110ARACETOEXPLAINBRAZIL’SSPIKEINBIRTHDEFECTSEvidencepointstowardthefast-spreadingZikavirusasthecauseofmicrocephalyByG.Vogel111IRAQCONFRONTSANEWENEMY—THEPERSIANGULFDroughtanddamsallowsaltwatertoinvade,threateningpeopleandtheancientmarshesofMesopotamiaByA.Lawler113CESIUMFORTIFIESNEXT-GENERATIONSOLARCELLSAdashofthemetalcouldholdthekeytomakingcheapsolarcellsthatcanwithstandtheelementsByR.F.Service▶REPORTP.151114CONSERVATIONRESEARCHERSGETANEWROOSTINCAMBRIDGERenovatedbuildingaimstofosteralliancesbetweenacademicsandadvocatesByE.Stokstad115DATACHECK:FORFEMALESCIENTISTS,MIXEDFUNDINGRESULTSATU.S.AGENCIESReporttoCongressfindsagenderdisparityingrantawards—andadearthofdataByJ.MervisFEATURE116ASHOTATMIGRAINEDrugcompaniesareracingtoproveantibodytreatmentscanpreventthedebilitatingheadachesByE.Underwood▶PODCASTINSIGHTSPERSPECTIVES120ANCIENTGRASSLANDSATRISKHighlybiodiversetropicalgrasslandsareatriskfromforest-plantingeffortsByW.J.Bond122LOWER-MANTLEMATERIALSUNDERPRESSURELaboratorymeasurementsprovideawindowintoEarth’smantledynamicsByJ.Chen▶REPORTP.144124FINDINGMERITINDIVIDINGNEIGHBORSThefavorablethermoelectricpropertiesofSnSearerelatedtoitscrystalsymmetryByK.Behnia▶REPORTP.141116120125DISRUPTEDNUCLEARIMPORT-EXPORTINNEURODEGENERATIONToxicityarisesfromamyloid-likeproteinaccumulationinthecytoplasm,notthenucleusByS.DaCruzandD.W.Cleveland▶REPORTP.173126POTENCYFINDSITSNICHESAdultbonemarrowemploysasurprisinglysimplehematopoietichierarchyByN.Cabezas-WallscheidandA.Trumpp▶RESEARCHARTICLEP.139;REPORTP.176128BALANCINGHYDROPOWERANDBIODIVERSITYINTHEAMAZON,CONGO,ANDMEKONGBasin-scaleplanningisneededtominimizeimpactsinmega-diverseriversByK.O.Winemilleretal.BOOKSETAL.130TUNNELVISIONSByM.Riordanetal.,reviewedbyJ.Mervis131ABRIEFHISTORYOFCREATIONByB.MeslerandH.J.CleavesII,reviewedbyJ.StrickLETTERS132CALLFORCONSERVATION:ABANDONED...