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 25, 2015
The growing global battle against blood-sucking ticks
Scientists have no shortage of ideas about how to stop tick-borne illnesses. What is holding them back?
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August 20, 2015
North Pacific ‘blob’ stirs up fisheries management
Unusually warm ocean strengthens calls to consider ecosystem variables in setting catch limits.
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August 19, 2015
The cannabis experiment
As marijuana use becomes more acceptable, researchers are scrambling to answer key questions about the drug.
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August 18, 2015
US government seeks to cut methane emissions from oil and gas industry
Proposed rule targets new and modified facilities for collecting, transporting and storing fuel.
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August 18, 2015
Frogs mount speedy defence against pesticide threat
Species’ ability to develop resistance gives conservationists hope for amphibian survival.
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August 14, 2015
Developing El Niño could be strongest on record
Event could bring rain to drought-stricken California and dry conditions to Australia.
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August 12, 2015
Millennium Villages Project launches retrospective analysis
Anti-poverty programme seeks to gauge success after ten years in Africa.
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August 12, 2015
Octopus genome holds clues to uncanny intelligence
DNA sequence expanded in areas otherwise reserved for vertebrates.
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August 11, 2015
Japan’s nuclear revival won’t lower carbon emissions enough
Return to nuclear energy is part of a plan that is not in line with global climate target.
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August 7, 2015
Spotty sunspot record gets a makeover
Astronomers fine-tune a data set stretching back four centuries.
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