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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November 13, 2015
Social cost of carbon emissions in spotlight
Evidence that increasing temperatures harm productivity raises questions about the effects of warming on economic growth.
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November 13, 2015
Debate rages over herbicide's cancer risk
European and UN bodies reach very different conclusions about safety of ubiquitous herbicide glyphosate.
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November 12, 2015
Engineered bat virus stirs debate over risky research
Lab-made coronavirus related to SARS can infect human cells.
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November 12, 2015
Volcanic rock hints at source of Earth’s water
Hydrogen isotopes suggest that some water was present when the planet formed.
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November 11, 2015
Biological research: Rethink biosafety
Tim Trevan calls on those working with organisms that are hazardous, or could be so, to take lessons from the nuclear industries, hospitals and other sectors that have established a safety culture.
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November 10, 2015
New meningitis strains could thrive following vaccine success
Outbreaks of meningitis A have all but vanished from sub-Saharan Africa, but health officials worry that the bacteria could return.
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November 5, 2015
Leukaemia success heralds wave of gene-editing therapies
One-year-old girl treated as plans to inject DNA-cutting technology directly into patients' bodies take shape.
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November 3, 2015
Memory-boosting devices tested in humans
US military research suggests that electrodes can compensate for damaged tissue.
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November 3, 2015
Indonesia blazes threaten endangered orangutans
Fuelled by El Niño and land-management blunders, fires consume precious habitat.
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November 2, 2015
Antarctic coast meltdown could trigger ice-sheet collapse
Computer simulations suggest that unstable ice at continent's edges eventually leads to metres of sea-level rise.
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