Speedy Antarctic drills start hunt for Earth’s oldest ice
Nov 28, 2016, 7:00 pm By Quirin Schiermeier
British team is first to seek site of 1.5-million-year-old sample. Nature 540 18 doi:…Post-truth: a guide for the perplexed
Nov 27, 2016, 7:00 pm By Kathleen Higgins
If politicians can lie without condemnation, what are scientists to do? Kathleen Higgins offers some…Living cells bind silicon and carbon for the first time
Nov 23, 2016, 7:00 pm By Davide Castelvecchi
Modified bacterial enzyme taught to make bonds that evolution avoids. Nature News doi:…NgAgo gene-editing controversy escalates in peer-reviewed papers
Nov 22, 2016, 7:00 pm By David CyranoskiOne paper describes surprising results in zebrafish embryos, another lists failed replication…The sparrow with four sexes
Nov 22, 2016, 7:00 pm By Carrie ArnoldElaina Tuttle spent her life trying to understand the bizarre chromosome evolution of a common bird…Malaria vaccine, peatland protection and a string of satellites
Nov 22, 2016, 7:00 pm By NatureThe week in science: 18–24 November 2016. Nature 539 472 doi: 10.1038/539472aUK scientists excited by surprise £2 billion government windfall
Nov 22, 2016, 7:00 pm By Elizabeth Gibney
Cash to include fund modelled on DARPA, the US Pentagon's research arm – but how much will go to…Failed Alzheimer's trial does not kill leading theory of disease
Nov 22, 2016, 7:00 pm By Alison Abbott
The drug, and others based on the 'amyloid hypothesis', are still being tested in other, different…Stand firm on hormone disruptors
Nov 21, 2016, 7:00 pm By Leonardo TrasandeAhead of a key meeting on endocrine-disrupting chemicals, Leonardo Trasande argues that policy must…First Middle Eastern X-ray factory readies for action
Nov 21, 2016, 7:00 pm By Elizabeth GibneySESAME project is set to revolutionize science in the region but is strapped for cash. Nature 539…Immigrant and minority scientists shaken by Trump win
Nov 21, 2016, 7:00 pm By Heidi LedfordWorries include job prospects, discrimination — and safety. Nature 539 476 doi: 10.1038/539476aPeer-review 'heroes' do lion's share of the work
Nov 21, 2016, 7:00 pm By Brigitte OsterathImbalance exists even though supply of reviewers outstrips demand, study suggests. Nature News doi:…External brain stimulation goes deep
Nov 21, 2016, 7:00 pm By Sara ReardonApplying electrical currents to mouse skulls suggests method to activate remote regions in the brain…Cautious welcome for UK's vague £2 billion research pledge
Nov 20, 2016, 7:00 pm By Daniel CresseyQuestions remain around commitment to boost science investment. Nature News doi:…Brazil’s scientists battle to escape 20-year funding freeze
Nov 17, 2016, 7:00 pm By Claudio AngeloCap at current spending levels could spell 'end of science in Brazil', researchers say. Nature News…Geneticists hope to unlock secrets of bats’ complex songs
Nov 17, 2016, 7:00 pm By Ramin SkibbaProject to sequence the DNA of more than 1,000 species seeks to reveal how bats learn to…UK politicians demand Brexit guarantee for EU scientists
Nov 17, 2016, 7:00 pm By Daniel CresseyInfluential committee says researchers need assurances they can stay after UK leaves European Union.…Long-sought signal deepens mystery of fast radio bursts
Nov 16, 2016, 7:00 pm By Elizabeth GibneyA discovery that was supposed to help reveal how the bursts arise only thickens the plot. Nature…Rock core from dinosaur-killing impact reveals how enormous craters form
Nov 16, 2016, 7:00 pm By Alexandra WitzeDrilling into Mexico’s Chicxulub basin also finds shattered rock where underground life could…Argentina president's first budget angers scientists
Nov 16, 2016, 7:00 pm By Valeria RománResearchers chafe at spending cuts and fear a brain drain. Nature News doi:…
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