Genome reveals why giraffes have long necks
May 16, 2016, 8:00 pm By Bethany Augliere
Scientists spot mutations that could explain how giraffes became the world’s tallest living…Mirror-image enzyme copies looking-glass DNA
May 15, 2016, 8:00 pm By Mark Peplow
Synthetic polymerase is a small step along the way to mirrored life forms. Nature News doi:…Hunt for Big Bang gravitational waves gets $40 million boost
May 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Clara Moskowitz
The nonprofit Simons Foundation will fund a new observatory to search for signs of stretching in the…White House goes big on microbiome research
May 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Sara ReardonUS government and private investors team up for half-billion dollar effort to study Earth's…Underwater archaeologists unearth ancient butchering site
May 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Emma Marris
Tools and bones from Florida could put to rest the ‘Clovis-first’ theory of America’s…Building blocks for 'RNA world' made from simple ingredients
May 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Davide Castelvecchi
Chemical assembly bolsters theory that life might have begun with RNA. Nature News doi:…LHC for quasiparticles reveals material secrets
May 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Elizabeth Gibney
Electron and holes smashed together inside a crystal. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19904Human-embryo editing now covered by stem-cell guidelines
May 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By David CyranoskiStem-cell scientists attempt to fend off the need for government regulation that could impede…Digital badges motivate scientists to share data
May 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Monya Baker
A simple signal may incentivize researchers to make data and materials publicly available. Nature…Demotion of science ministry angers beleaguered Brazilian researchers
May 11, 2016, 8:00 pm By Claudio Angelo
New President Michel Temer — who replaces impeached Dilma Rousseff — is fusing the science and…Low-cost headsets boost virtual reality’s lab appeal
May 10, 2016, 8:00 pm By Davide Castelvecchi
A wave of user-friendly devices is making the technology an attractive research tool. Nature 533 153…The pressure to publish pushes down quality
May 10, 2016, 8:00 pm By Daniel SarewitzScientists must publish less, says Daniel Sarewitz, or good research will be swamped by the…The week in science: 6–12 May 2016
May 10, 2016, 8:00 pm By Nature
Mercury crosses the face of the Sun; effects of society on sleep; and the world’s longest insect.…Row over proposed Italian biomedical centre intensifies
May 10, 2016, 8:00 pm By Alison Abbott
Document submitted to the Italian Senate criticizes institute that will oversee a €1.5-billion…Gene variants linked to success at school prove divisive
May 10, 2016, 8:00 pm By Erika Check Hayden
Huge study uncovers 74 genetic markers that influence the number of years spent in education. Nature…Kepler spacecraft rakes in nearly 1,300 planets
May 9, 2016, 8:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
New statistical method quickly checks the status of planetary candidates. Nature News doi:…Biologists struggle with push to eliminate radioactive caesium in labs
May 9, 2016, 8:00 pm By Jeff Tollefson
Scientists fear that security-driven switch to X-ray irradiators will harm their research. Nature…The spectrum of sex development: Eric Vilain and the intersex controversy
May 9, 2016, 8:00 pm By Sara Reardon
The geneticist built a career studying aspects of sex that make some people uncomfortable. Now…Transparent film smoothes sagging skin back into shape
8:00pm By Linda Geddes
Silicone polymer mimics youthful elasticity of skin. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19876NASA jet gets a sniff of pollution over South Korea
8:00pm By Mark Zastrow
Nature rides along on an international research mission to sample South Korean air quality. Nature…
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