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 10, 2017
Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring
Disruptive weather pattern in 2014–2016 spurred tropical forests to pump out 3 billion tonnes of carbon.
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August 10, 2017
Sea snakes lose their stripes to deal with pollution
Melanin pigment in darkened skin binds to pollutants and helps animals rid themselves of chemicals.
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July 27, 2017
Huge landslide triggered rare Greenland mega-tsunami
Scientists hope studying last month’s deadly event will improve modelling of rockslides that could become more frequent with climate change.
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July 26, 2017
'True blue' chrysanthemum flowers produced with genetic engineering
Scientists added two genes to the plant's genome to get the new hue.
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July 26, 2017
Brain’s stem cells slow ageing in mice
Transplanted cells offer middle-aged rodents an increased lifespan.
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July 26, 2017
Cell engineering: How to hack the genome
After tackling the genomes of bacteria and yeast, synthetic biologists are setting their sights on rewriting those of more complex organisms, including humans.
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July 21, 2017
US defence agencies grapple with gene drives
National security community examines the risks and benefits of technology to quickly spread genetic modifications.
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July 19, 2017
Vaccines promoted as key to stamping out drug-resistant microbes
Immunization can stop resistant infections before they get started, say scientists from industry and academia.
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July 19, 2017
The strange topology that is reshaping physics
Topological effects might be hiding inside perfectly ordinary materials, waiting to reveal bizarre new particles or bolster quantum computing.
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July 18, 2017
Ancient genomes heat up dog domestication debate
Results point to a single origin for modern canines and push back the timing by thousands of years.
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