Crowd-sourcing: Strength in numbers
Feb 25, 2014, 7:00 pm By Philip BallResearchers are finding that online, crowd-sourced collaboration can speed up their work — if they…Science in court: Disease detectives
Feb 25, 2014, 7:00 pm By Shaoni BhattacharyaA powerful method for deducing microbial relationships has been edging its way into civil and…Scientist-versus-activist debates mislead the public
Feb 25, 2014, 7:00 pm By Simon L. LewisThe UK floods show the need to address the risks of climate change, but news teams still insist on…Seven days: 21–27 February 2014
Feb 25, 2014, 7:00 pm By NatureThe week in science: US bolsters patent system; $25-billion pharma deal the biggest in 5 years; and…Monkey brains wired to share
Feb 24, 2014, 7:00 pm By Sara ReardonGame-theory test exposes circuits for social interaction. Nature 506 416 doi: 10.1038/506416aSão Paulo poised to join megatelescope
Feb 24, 2014, 7:00 pm By Elizabeth GibneyBrazilian state mulls support for Giant Magellan Telescope. Nature 506 417 doi: 10.1038/506417aFish-kill method questioned
Feb 24, 2014, 7:00 pm By Daniel CresseyCommon anaesthetic not the most humane option for zebrafish euthanasia, say studies. Nature 506 419…Cosmic light could close quantum-weirdness loophole
Feb 24, 2014, 7:00 pm By Zeeya MeraliDistant quasars would decide whether quantum entanglement is an illusion. Nature News doi:…Snow-measuring satellite readied for launch
Feb 24, 2014, 7:00 pm By Lauren MorelloJoint US – Japan mission will improve severe weather forecasts and climate change models. Nature…Publishers withdraw more than 120 gibberish papers
Feb 23, 2014, 7:00 pm By Richard Van NoordenConference proceedings removed from subscription databases after scientist reveals that they were…SOFIA irons out technical kinks
Feb 23, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeUS–German airborne telescope slow to reach full capability. Nature 506 420 doi: 10.1038/506420aEinstein’s lost theory uncovered
Feb 23, 2014, 7:00 pm By Davide CastelvecchiPhysicist explored the idea of a steady-state Universe in 1931. Nature 506 418 doi: 10.1038/506418aLargest lunar impact caught by astronomers
Feb 23, 2014, 7:00 pm By Michele CatanzaroFlash from meteor was bright enough it could have been seen with the naked eye. Nature News doi:…US energy agency gives boost to nuclear project
Feb 19, 2014, 7:00 pm By Lauren MorelloLoan guarantee comes amid fading hopes for an industry renaissance. Nature News doi:…Cosmic mismatch hints at the existence of a 'sterile' neutrino
Feb 19, 2014, 7:00 pm By Clara MoskowitzA disagreement between observations of galaxy clusters and the cosmic background radiation could be…Seven days: 14–20 February 2014
Feb 18, 2014, 7:00 pm By NatureThe week in science: Inquiry launched into stem-cell reprogramming study; Europe moves closer to…Vaccines endure African temperatures without damage
Feb 18, 2014, 7:00 pm By Declan ButlerAnti-meningitis campaign in Benin delivers more than 150,000 doses with no losses from excess heat.…WHO plans for neglected diseases are wrong
Feb 18, 2014, 7:00 pm By Mary MoranResearch and development into diseases affecting the world’s poorest people will not benefit from…Astronomy: Death of a comet
Feb 18, 2014, 7:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeBefore it shattered near the Sun, Comet ISON became a scientific celebrity. Now researchers are…Moon shots stuck on Earth
Feb 18, 2014, 7:00 pm By Nicola JonesSome Google Lunar X Prize contenders book launches for 2015 — but many say that is a stretch.…
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