Tilikum dies, US antibiotic ban and a Nazi-science probe
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The week in science: 6–12 January 2017 Nature 541 138 doi: 10.1038/541138aTrump nominee backs Paris climate agreement and questions Iran nuclear deal
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But Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick for secretary of state, tells senators that efforts to predict…US energy agency strengthens protections for scientists
Jan 10, 2017, 7:00 pm By Erin Ross
Revised scientific-integrity policy gives researchers more leeway to speak to the press and publish…Brexit offers rare chance to make Britain greener
Jan 10, 2017, 7:00 pm By Daniel Cressey
Environmental scientists plan to push for policy changes but are nervous about losing current…Behind New Zealand’s wild plan to purge all pests
Jan 10, 2017, 7:00 pm By Brian Owens
The country is gearing up to get rid of rats, possums, stoats and other invasive predators by 2050.…Deceptive curcumin offers cautionary tale for chemists
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Spice extract dupes assays and leads some drug hunters astray. Nature 541 144 doi: 10.1038/541144aWhere science and nonsense collide
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After a decade of progress, Argentina’s scientists are battling a government bent on twisting…Spinning toy reinvented as low-tech centrifuge
Jan 9, 2017, 7:00 pm By Devin Powell
Hand-powered device can process blood samples and separate out parasites such as those that cause…Legendary radio telescope hangs in the balance
Jan 9, 2017, 7:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
US National Science Foundation looks to slash funding for Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory.…Chinese AI company plans to mine health data faster than rivals
Jan 9, 2017, 7:00 pm By David Cyranoski
iCarbonX believes its cutting-edge partners and generous funding give it the upper hand. Nature 541…Ancient retroviruses emerged half a billion years ago
Jan 9, 2017, 7:00 pm By Carrie Arnold
This group of viruses is hundreds of millions of years older than previously thought. Nature News…Brexit vote drives UK academics to think about leaving
Jan 8, 2017, 7:00 pm By Daniel Cressey
Many researchers also object to proposed higher-education reforms, says survey. Nature News doi:…Gene-edited cows, rogue clinics, speedier drug approvals: The challenges facing Trump's FDA chief
Thu 7:00pm By Heidi Ledford
The agency's next leader will have an opportunity to reshape its approach to regulation. Nature News…Hubble telescope maps Voyager probes' cosmic road trip
Thu 7:00pm By Alexandra Witze
Analysis reveals the gas clouds the far-flung spacecraft will encounter. Nature News doi:…Hunters lived on Tibetan plateau thousands of years earlier than thought
Jan 4, 2017, 7:00 pm By Jane Qiu
Genetic and archaeological evidence points to pre-agricultural residents of the 'roof of the world'.…Scientists should not resign themselves to Brexit
Jan 3, 2017, 7:00 pm By Colin Macilwain
Leaving the European Union is not yet a done deal, and UK researchers must look past a pay-off and…China’s ivory ban, spine-disease drug and dark-matter pioneer dies
Jan 3, 2017, 7:00 pm By Nature
The week in science. Nature 541 7 doi: 10.1038/541007aWhat’s killing the world’s shorebirds?
Jan 3, 2017, 7:00 pm By Margaret Munro
Researchers brave polar bears, mosquitoes and gull attacks in the Canadian Arctic to investigate an…Google reveals secret test of AI bot to beat top Go players
Jan 3, 2017, 7:00 pm By Elizabeth Gibney
Updated version of DeepMind's AlphaGo program behind mystery online competitor. Nature News doi:…Mysterious cosmic radio blasts traced to surprising source
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Repeating bursts come from a faint, distant dwarf galaxy. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.21235
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