Neuroscientists rethink how the brain recognizes faces
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May 31, 2017, 8:00 pm By Jeff TollefsonWithdrawal from global pact may take four years — which could give the winner of the 2020…UK election: science spending pledges overshadowed by Brexit
May 30, 2017, 8:00 pm By Daniel CresseyParties promise more money for research, but scientists fear impact of split with European Union.…Neutron stars set to open their heavy hearts
May 30, 2017, 8:00 pm By Elizabeth GibneySpace mission will peer inside the densest matter in the Universe. Nature 546 18 doi:…LHC fires up, Google bot retires and Jupiter up close
May 30, 2017, 8:00 pm By NatureThe week in science: 26 May–1 June 2017. Nature 546 12 doi: 10.1038/546012aBiodiversity moves beyond counting species
May 30, 2017, 8:00 pm By Rachel CernanskyEcologists are increasingly looking at how richness of traits — rather than number of species —…Pay-to-view blacklist of predatory journals set to launch
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May 29, 2017, 8:00 pm By Daniel CresseyMay’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature ’s photo team. Nature News doi:…Ebola vaccine approved for use in ongoing outbreak
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Officials sign off on experimental vaccine in Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the decision on…Canada weighs scientific consequences of moving a mega-telescope
May 29, 2017, 8:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeUncertain location for Thirty Meter Telescope prompts soul-searching about its research value.…Crowd-based peer review can be good and fast
May 29, 2017, 8:00 pm By Benjamin ListConfidential feedback from many interacting reviewers can help editors make better, quicker…Mummy DNA unravels ancient Egyptians’ ancestry
May 29, 2017, 8:00 pm By Traci WatsonGenetic analysis reveals a close relationship with Middle Easterners, not central Africans. Nature…Monument to peer review unveiled in Moscow
May 25, 2017, 8:00 pm By Quirin SchiermeierCornerstone of modern science immortalized in concrete. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2017.22060Jupiter’s secrets revealed by NASA probe
May 24, 2017, 8:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeA deep ammonia plume and a powerful magnetic field are among the many surprises uncovered by the…The best-kept secrets to winning grants
May 23, 2017, 8:00 pm By Kendall PowellWith competition for research funding approaching an all-time high, experts reveal their top tips…Quantum computing, election pledges and a thief who made science history
May 23, 2017, 8:00 pm By Nature
The week in science: 19–25 May 2017. Nature 545 390 doi: 10.1038/545390aDrop in cases of Zika threatens large-scale trials
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Studies are struggling to recruit participants following a marked drop in cases of the virus. Nature…Fleeting phase of planet formation discovered
May 23, 2017, 8:00 pm By Ramin SkibbaThese celestial bodies coalesce into objects shaped like giant red blood cells. Nature News doi:…
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