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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March 1, 2018
Colossal family tree reveals environment’s influence on lifespan
Genetics explains only a small part of differences in how long a person lives, finds analysis that links 13 million people.
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February 28, 2018
Data can help to end malnutrition across Africa
Progress in the fight against hunger is patchy. New tools must target action to those who are most vulnerable, says Kofi Annan.
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February 28, 2018
How flashing lights and pink noise might banish Alzheimer’s, improve memory and more
Neuroscientists are getting excited about non-invasive procedures to tune the brain’s natural oscillations.
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February 27, 2018
Giant fuzzy virus found in soda lake
Newfound group boasts some of the longest individual viruses ever described.
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February 22, 2018
Deadly brain tumour in children spreads through surprising route
Dogma had it that the cancer cells travel through the brain fluid.
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February 14, 2018
Tropical forests are near a breaking point
In 50 years, the average size of a forest could be smaller than a football pitch.
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February 14, 2018
Bees thrive when fields have borders
Croplands with more divisions benefit pollinators.
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February 8, 2018
Primitive fish's sea-floor shuffle illuminates the origins of walking
The little skate walks using the same nerves and genes as mammals.
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February 6, 2018
Geneticists unravel secrets of super-invasive crayfish
DNA analysis suggests the self-cloning species is a genetic hybrid that emerged in an aquarium in the 1990s.
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February 6, 2018
Health officials push for vaccine against neglected tropical virus
Advocates seek ways to hasten the development of a chikungunya vaccine.
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