Nature News - Archive
Biology and other science news items from Nature News, the popular science syndication arm of the premier international science publisher, the Nature Publishing Group. Nature News is an authoritative and accessible online roundup of what's new in science research.
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August 16, 2016
Controversial insecticides linked to wild bee declines
Evidence against neonicotinoid chemicals mounts ahead of EU review.
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August 9, 2016
Glider aims to break world record — and boost climate science
Perlan mission will surf stratospheric waves and conduct atmospheric research.
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August 9, 2016
US grants for zebrafish studies on the rise
Analysis from US National Institutes of Health charts shift in model-organism trends.
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August 3, 2016
Welcome to the Cyborg Olympics
The Cybathlon aims to help disabled people navigate the most difficult course of all: the everyday world.
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July 29, 2016
Parasitic infection may have spoiled zebrafish experiments
Common contaminant may change shoaling behaviour, a proxy for stress and anxiety in behavioural studies.
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July 14, 2016
Bright light accelerates ageing in mice
Exposure to artificial light weakens rodents’ muscles and bones, but risks to people are less clear.
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July 13, 2016
Brain-data goldmine could reveal how neurons compute
Allen Brain Observatory releases unprecedented survey of activity in the mouse visual cortex.
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July 13, 2016
Microbiome 'social network' revealed by gene swaps
Movement of genes across and between microorganism species could influence humans’ susceptibility to disease.
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July 12, 2016
Mobile-phone expansion could disrupt key weather satellites
The US government is considering a plan to allow wireless firms to share radio frequencies used in weather forecasts.
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July 11, 2016
Clouds get high on climate change
Changes in cloud patterns match predictions from climate simulations of a warming world.
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