Seven days: 12–18 December 2014
Dec 16, 2014, 7:00 pm By NatureThe week in science: Activists harm Nazca lines; Large Hadron Collider heads towards reboot; and…Comment pieces of 2014
Dec 16, 2014, 7:00 pm By Nature
Our editors' picks of some of the best expert-authored opinion pieces of the year. Nature News doi:…Earth's deep crust could support widespread life
Dec 16, 2014, 7:00 pm By Hannah Hoag
Discovery of hydrogen-rich waters hints at unexplored microbial ecosystems. Nature News doi:…Comet lander's location still eludes scientists
Dec 16, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
Search intensifies as researchers try to determine if Philae can recharge its batteries. Nature News…Undersea robot explores life below Arctic ice
Dec 15, 2014, 7:00 pm By Richard Monastersky
Nereid submersible expands view of polar ecosystems. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2014.16577Putin’s Russia divides and enrages scientists
Dec 15, 2014, 7:00 pm By Quirin Schiermeier
Are geopolitical tensions destroying important links with the West, or can Russian research go it…Challenge the abuse of science in setting policy
Dec 15, 2014, 7:00 pm By Guillaume ChapronThe misuse of wolf research by Swedish politicians should be a warning to all biodiversity…Features of the year
Dec 15, 2014, 7:00 pm By Nature
The best of Nature ’s longer reads, selected by our editors. Nature News doi:…Curiosity rover sniffs Martian methane
Dec 15, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
Background gas levels are low — but they spike periodically. Nature News doi:…First trials of blood-based Ebola therapy kick off
Dec 14, 2014, 7:00 pm By Declan Butler
Trials of 'convalescent' plasma have begun in Liberia, and plasma and blood studies in Guinea and…US budget deal gives small increases to research
7:00pm By Sara ReardonUS President Obama expected to sign legislation that also includes $5.2 billion for Ebola fight.…Lima talks map out path to climate treaty
7:00pm By Jeff Tollefson
Much needs to be settled to reach an international agreement next year in Paris. Nature News doi:…NIH ends longitudinal children’s study
Dec 11, 2014, 7:00 pm By Sara ReardonBudget and management problems sink plan to follow 100,000 children for 21 years. Nature News doi:…Superconductivity record breaks under pressure
Dec 11, 2014, 7:00 pm By Edwin Cartlidge
Everyday compound reported to conduct electricity without resistance at a record-high temperature,…Cloud monitor to hitch a ride on the space station
Dec 11, 2014, 7:00 pm By Gabriel Popkin
NASA instrument will gather data to improve and refine climate models. Nature News doi:…Flock of geneticists redraws bird family tree
Dec 10, 2014, 7:00 pm By Ewen Callaway
Birds get fresh perches in revamped tree of life built by vast collaboration. Nature 516 297 doi:…Major cloud-seeding test gives mixed results
Dec 10, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
Rigorous evaluation suggests technique produces more snow — under certain conditions. Nature News…Tsunami alerts fail to bridge the ‘last mile’
Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
Ten years after the devastating Sumatra earthquake, warnings for the Indian Ocean go out, but often…Immune cells boost cancer survival from months to years
Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 pm By Heidi Ledford
Firms embrace costly immunotherapy to fight intractable leukaemias and lymphomas. Nature 516 156…Assess the real cost of research assessment
Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 pm By Peter M. Atkinson
The Research Excellence Framework keeps UK science sharp, but the process is overly burdensome for…
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