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Researchers glimpse microbial 'dark matter'

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Single-cell DNA sequencing unlocks trove of microbial diversity.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13361

Natural defences can sharply limit coastal damage

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Reefs, dunes and marshes are key to protecting lives and property against storm surges and long-term sea-level rise.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13380

Energy production causes big US earthquakes

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Fluids injected into wells lubricate faults and increase slippage.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13372

Nerve growth stimulates prostate cancer 

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Dense arrangement of nerves linked to aggressive disease.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13373

First distant planet to be seen in colour is blue

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Hubble Space Telescope measures visible light from an exoplanet.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13376

Sharks whip their tails to stun prey

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

'Intelligent' hunting behaviour was previously seen only in marine mammals.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13368

Proposed exoplanets may be just gas and dust

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Lopsided rings around stars need not have been carved by planets.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13367

Seven days: 5–11 July 2013

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

The week in science: Ancient pyramid destroyed in Peru, stem-cell patents challenged, and solar plane crosses the United States.

Nature 499 130 doi: 10.1038/499130a

Climate change: The forecast for 2018 is cloudy with record heat

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Efforts to predict the near-term climate are taking off, but their record so far has been patchy.

Nature 499 139 doi: 10.1038/499139a

Teething troubles at huge telescope

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

The Large Binocular Telescope gets off to a sluggish start.

Nature 499 133 doi: 10.1038/499133a

Science media: Centre of attention

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Fiona Fox and her Science Media Centre are determined to improve Britain's press. Now the model is spreading around the world.

Nature 499 142 doi: 10.1038/499142a

Imaging hits noise barrier

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Physical limits mean that electron microscopy may be nearing highest possible resolution.

Nature 499 135 doi: 10.1038/499135a

Outcry over plans for ‘Japanese NIH’

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Researchers fear reforms will bring cuts to basic science.

Nature 499 136 doi: 10.1038/499136a

NASA's 2020 Mars rover would search for signs of past life

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

Expert team says the rover should store rocks in advance of a sample-return mission.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13365

A slippery slope to human germline modification

Sun, 07/14/2013 - 2:21pm

The United Kingdom’s decision to trial the technique of mitochondrial replacement is premature and ill-conceived, says Marcy Darnovsky.

Nature 499 127 doi: 10.1038/499127a

US research firms put under pressure to sell

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 3:21pm

Commercialization rules threaten to curtail SBIR grants.

Nature 499 137 doi: 10.1038/499137a

Deal boosts blind’s access to texts

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 3:21pm

Global copyright agreement will increase availability of scientific texts in accessible formats.

Nature 499 134 doi: 10.1038/499134a

Precise atomic clock may redefine time

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 10:21am

Device lays the groundwork for a new second.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13363

Researchers lament destruction of ancient Peruvian pyramid

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 10:21am

The country's archaeological treasures are at risk of vandalism and ruin.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13359

Claims of Lake Vostok fish get frosty response

Wed, 07/10/2013 - 5:21pm

Researchers doubt that fish can survive buried deep under Antarctic ice.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.13364