The Paris Agreement has solved a troubling problem
Apr 19, 2016, 8:00 pm By Simon L. LewisBy endorsing a limit of 1.5 °C, the climate negotiations have effectively defined what society…Zoo of theories showcased in publications on LHC anomaly
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Apr 18, 2016, 8:00 pm By Ewen Callaway
Experiments are now approved in Sweden, China and the United Kingdom. Nature 532 289 doi:…UK government pulls back from rule ‘gagging’ researchers
Apr 18, 2016, 8:00 pm By Daniel CresseyResearch council grants will escape anti-lobbying crackdown, government confirms. Nature News doi:…Cold truths at the top of the world
Apr 18, 2016, 8:00 pm By Julia Rosen
As it pursues independence, Greenland seeks to develop its economy without ruining one of Earth's…Deadly animal prion disease appears in Europe
Apr 17, 2016, 8:00 pm By Rachel Becker
How brain disorder related to mad-cow disease spread to Norway is a mystery. Nature News doi:…Climate scientists focus on 1.5 degrees after Paris deal
Apr 14, 2016, 8:00 pm By Quirin Schiermeier
IPCC agrees to examine consequences of modest levels of warming. Nature News doi:…North Korea lets scientists peer inside dangerous volcano
Apr 14, 2016, 8:00 pm By Alexandra Witze
Seismic images from an unprecedented international collaboration hint at future eruption hazards.…Brazilian law grants patients right to use untested cancer ‘drug’
Apr 14, 2016, 8:00 pm By Heidi Ledford
But researchers warn that there is no real evidence that it actually works. Nature News doi:…Synthetic biology tackles global antivenom shortage
Apr 14, 2016, 8:00 pm By Carrie ArnoldLab-made antibodies could produce high-volume, high-quality snakebite treatments. Nature News doi:…Multibillion-euro innovation hub slammed by auditors
Apr 13, 2016, 8:00 pm By Quirin SchiermeierDamning report blames failure to deliver on goals on management problems and funding issues. Nature…Mutated mitochondria could hold back stem-cell therapies
Apr 13, 2016, 8:00 pm By Sara ReardonStem cells derived from older people may need to be screened before use in therapies. Nature News…Gene-edited mushroom escapes US government regulation
Apr 13, 2016, 8:00 pm By Emily Waltz
Fungus engineered with CRISPR-Cas9 technique can be cultivated and sold without further oversight.…Fears rise over yellow fever’s next move
Apr 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Declan Butler
Scientists warn vaccine stocks would be overwhelmed in the event of large urban outbreaks. Nature…Origins of the obesity pandemic can be analysed
Apr 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By John Frank
Statistical and biological methods are available to probe why the prevalence of obesity has risen…Cancer therapy: an evolved approach
Apr 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Cassandra Willyard
Tumours are subject to the same rules of natural selection as any other living thing. Clinicians are…Cocktails for cancer with a measure of immunotherapy
Apr 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Heidi Ledford
The next frontier in cancer immunotherapy lies in combining it with other treatments. Scientists are…Coral crisis: Great Barrier Reef bleaching is “the worst we’ve ever seen”
Apr 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Daniel Cressey
Marine ecologist Terry Hughes talks about the ongoing bleaching of the world’s most famous coral…Billionaire backs plan to send pint-sized starships beyond the Solar System
Apr 12, 2016, 8:00 pm By Jeff Tollefson
$100-million initiative would be proof of concept for high-speed galactic travel. Nature News doi:…
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