Seven days: 5–11 December 2014
Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 pm By Nature
The week in science: NASA's Orion flight soars; James Watson's Nobel medal nabs US$4.1 million; and…Stem cells: The black box of reprogramming
Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 pm By David Cyranoski
Scientists have been reprogramming adult cells into embryonic ones for decades — but they are only…Biodiversity: Life – a status report
Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 pm By Richard Monastersky
Species are disappearing quickly — but researchers are struggling to assess how bad the problem…Ebola experts seek to expand testing
Dec 8, 2014, 7:00 pm By Declan ButlerRapid local diagnosis is essential for curbing spread. Nature 516 154 doi: 10.1038/516154aEurope proposes joint Moon trips with Russia
Dec 8, 2014, 7:00 pm By Elizabeth Gibney
Space-agency scientists present plan to piggyback on two missions. Nature 516 153 doi:…Ebola experts seek to expand testing
Dec 8, 2014, 7:00 pm By Declan Butler
Rapid local diagnosis is essential for curbing spread. Nature 516 154 doi: 10.1038/516154aMicrosoft billionaire takes on cell biology
Dec 7, 2014, 7:00 pm By Ewen Callaway
New Allen institute will create simulations of cell behaviour. Nature 516 157 doi: 10.1038/516157aTitan's giant dunes track ancient climate
Dec 7, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
Long-term orbital wobbles drive changes in sand patterns on Saturnian moon. Nature News doi:…Launch of Orion a step to NASA’s return to human spaceflight
Dec 4, 2014, 7:00 pm By Clara Moskowitz
The first human-rated US spacecraft since the space shuttle took an unmanned trial run. Nature News…Compromise blooms in European GM crop debate
Dec 4, 2014, 7:00 pm By Daniel Cressey
Agreement to permit country-level bans of genetically modified plants should ease deadlocks in EU…Images of the month: November 2014
Dec 4, 2014, 7:00 pm By Daniel Cressey
Pictures from the world of science, selected by Nature ’s art team. Nature News doi:…'Bat-nav' system enables three-dimensional manoeuvres
Dec 3, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alison Abbott
Study reveals surprising neural code based on bagel-shaped coordinate system. Nature News doi:…Watson's DNA Nobel medal sells for $4.76 million
Dec 3, 2014, 7:00 pm By Brendan Borrell
Scientist says that he will donate some proceeds from auction to support research. Nature News doi:…Physics: Quantum computer quest
Dec 2, 2014, 7:00 pm By Elizabeth Gibney
After a 30-year struggle to harness quantum weirdness for computing, physicists finally have their…Rival species recast significance of ‘first bird’
Dec 2, 2014, 7:00 pm By Ewen Callaway
Archaeopteryx ’s status is changing, but the animal is still key to the dinosaur–bird…NASA's deep-space crew capsule faces first big test
Dec 2, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
Orion will fly without astronauts for now, but may eventually ferry them to Mars. Nature News doi:…Seven days: 28 November–4 December 2014
Dec 2, 2014, 7:00 pm By Nature
The week in science: Amazon deforestation dips; Polio vaccinators killed in Pakistan; and Iran gets…Natural gas: The fracking fallacy
Dec 2, 2014, 7:00 pm By Mason Inman
The United States is banking on decades of abundant natural gas to power its economic resurgence.…Homo erectus made world's oldest doodle 500,000 years ago
Dec 2, 2014, 7:00 pm By Ewen Callaway
Shell markings are the oldest abstract signs ever discovered. Nature News doi:…Four UK hubs to make 'spooky' quantum physics useful
Dec 1, 2014, 7:00 pm By Katia Moskvitch
Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Oxford and York will lead efforts to develop applications…
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