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Aug 15, 2017, 8:00 pm By NatureThe week in science: 11–17 August 2017. Nature 548 264 doi: 10.1038/548264aCalifornia’s scientists push to create massive climate-research programme
Aug 15, 2017, 8:00 pm By Jeff TollefsonEffort backed by the state’s flagship universities comes as US President Donald Trump shrugs off…China launches brain-imaging factory
Aug 15, 2017, 7:20 pm By David CyranoskiHub aims to make industrial-scale high-resolution brain mapping a standard tool for neuroscience…Why 14 ecology labs teamed up to watch grass grow
Aug 14, 2017, 8:00 pm By Ewen CallawayMulti-lab efforts point the way to shoring up the reliability of field studies. Nature 548 271 doi:…A little democracy could go a long way
Aug 14, 2017, 8:00 pm By Ehsan MasoodThe Middle East is freezing out Qatar. A science academy could help — and would set an important…Ecologists protest Australia’s plans to cut funding for environment-monitoring network
Aug 13, 2017, 8:00 pm By Nicky Phillips
Scientists say the move will reduce the country’s capacity to predict future ecosystem changes.…Stop hoarding ancient bones, plead archaeologists
Aug 10, 2017, 8:00 pm By Ewen CallawayScientists call for wider access to rare samples rich in DNA. Nature News doi:…Artificial intelligence identifies plant species for science
Aug 10, 2017, 8:00 pm By Heidi LedfordDeep-learning methods successfully classify thousands of herbarium samples. Nature News doi:…Sea snakes lose their stripes to deal with pollution
Aug 9, 2017, 8:00 pm By Rachael LallensackMelanin pigment in darkened skin binds to pollutants and helps animals rid themselves of chemicals.…US biomedical research facilities still unprepared for natural disasters and attacks
Aug 9, 2017, 8:00 pm By Sara ReardonScience panel says institutions need to do more to prevent and mitigate damage to research equipment…Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring
Aug 9, 2017, 8:00 pm By Gabriel PopkinDisruptive weather pattern in 2014–2016 spurred tropical forests to pump out 3 billion tonnes of…Citizen scientists chase total solar eclipse
Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 pm By Rachael LallensackNon-scientists are being recruited to collect data on everything from the Sun’s outer atmosphere…Science in the shadows: eclipse offers scientists new views of Sun’s corona
Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeFrom ground, sky and space, researchers are ready to test latest technologies on the Great American…Telescope protest, GM salmon and a giant 'dead zone'
Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 pm By NatureThe week in science: 4–10 August 2017. Nature 548 140 doi: 10.1038/548140aThousands across India march in support of science
Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 pm By T. V. PadmaInspired by global demonstrations, protesters demand respect for research. Nature News doi:…How to map the circuits that define us
Aug 8, 2017, 8:00 pm By Kerri SmithNeuroscientists want to understand how tangles of neurons produce complex behaviours, but even the…Insomnia linked to premature birth in study of 3 million mothers
Aug 7, 2017, 8:00 pm By Amy MaxmenWomen with sleep disorders were about twice as likely to deliver babies more than six weeks early.…Home-grown scientists step up to save Africa’s primates
Aug 7, 2017, 8:00 pm By Declan Butler
Scientific network aims to train a generation of African leaders in primate research. Nature 548 144…Commit to talks on patient data and public health
Aug 7, 2017, 8:00 pm By Vivienne Parry
Gene-edited embryos are exciting, but the truly urgent conversations concern genomic medicine, says…Half of papers searched for online are free to read
Aug 6, 2017, 8:00 pm By Dalmeet Singh Chawla
Large study of open research analysed reader data from Unpaywall tool, which finds freely available…
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