Technology: The $1,000 genome
Mar 18, 2014, 8:00 pm By Erika Check Hayden
With a unique programme, the US government has managed to drive the cost of genome sequencing down…Wanted: Fraud-buster with political antennae
Mar 18, 2014, 8:00 pm By Colin Macilwain
A mild-mannered man’s fiery resignation leaves a troubling vacancy at the world’s largest office…Seven days: 14–20 March 2014
Mar 18, 2014, 8:00 pm By Nature
The week in science: GM crop contamination; Swiss grants crisis; and Asian carp invasions. Nature…Stem-cell method faces fresh questions
Mar 17, 2014, 8:00 pm By David Cyranoski
Papers describing acid-bath technique under more scrutiny after institute’s investigation finds…Water returns to arid Colorado River delta
Mar 17, 2014, 8:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
US–Mexico agreement paves the way for a rare environmental test. Nature 507 286 doi: 10.1038/507286aIncoming NSF director faces challenges in Congress
Mar 17, 2014, 8:00 pm By Jessica Morrison
Former Purdue University president France Córdova inherits an agency at a crossroads. Nature 507…Solar eruptions combine to cause super storms
Mar 17, 2014, 8:00 pm By Elizabeth GibneyCollision of successive ejections found to cause extreme space weather. Nature News doi:…Brain-mapping projects to join forces
Mar 17, 2014, 8:00 pm By Sara Reardon
US and European research programmes will begin coordinating research. Nature News doi:…How astronomers saw gravitational waves from the Big Bang
Mar 16, 2014, 8:00 pm By Ron Cowen
Lead discoverer John Kovac describes his work at the BICEP2 radio telescope and how his career took…Pests worm their way into genetically modified maize
Mar 16, 2014, 8:00 pm By Brian Owens
Broadening of rootworm resistance to toxins highlights the importance of crop rotation. Nature News…First hints of waves on Titan's seas
Mar 16, 2014, 8:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeReflections on the oceans of Saturn's largest moon suggest long-sought extraterrestrial ripples.…Telescope captures view of gravitational waves
Mar 16, 2014, 8:00 pm By Ron Cowen
Images of the infant Universe reveal evidence for rapid inflation after the Big Bang. Nature 507 281…All you need to know about gravitational waves
Mar 16, 2014, 8:00 pm By Davide Castelvecchi
A beginner's guide to the BICEP2 discovery of primordial gravitational waves. Nature News doi:…High-energy photon pulses made to order
Mar 15, 2014, 8:00 pm By Elizabeth Gibney
'Coherent' gamma rays could be used in quantum communications and to probe matter. Nature News doi:…Why the 'Venus rainbow' is actually a glory
Mar 13, 2014, 8:00 pm By George Musser
The first sighting of the light spectacle on another planet reveals properties of the mysterious…Why reindeer steer clear of power lines
Mar 13, 2014, 8:00 pm By Daniel Cressey
Zaps of ultraviolet light may explain why some animals avoid the cables. Nature News doi:…NIH rethinks psychiatry trials
Mar 13, 2014, 8:00 pm By Sara Reardon
Mental-health division will no longer fund research aiming to relieve symptoms without probing…Global seismic network takes to the seas
Mar 11, 2014, 8:00 pm By Nicola Jones
Two systems could plug the ocean-sized gap in earthquake detection. Nature 507 151 doi:…Seven days: 7–13 March 2014
Mar 11, 2014, 8:00 pm By Nature
The week in science: Infant HIV cure; Craig Venter launches genomics company; and asteroid caught…Practical science has a global reach and appeal
Mar 11, 2014, 8:00 pm By John Baruch
As English schools consider downgrading practical science, John Baruch points out that other nations…
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