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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February 5, 2018
Debate blooms over anatomy of the world’s first flower
An ambitious effort to reconstruct the world’s first flower has seeded a debate over what forms a blossom can and cannot take.
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February 1, 2018
Polar bears are wasting away in a changing climate
Melting sea ice makes it hard for the Arctic predators to consume enough calories to survive.
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January 31, 2018
Simple blood test spots dementia protein
Scientists hope to use the cheap-and-easy test to help develop better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
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January 24, 2018
Unique oil spill in East China Sea frustrates scientists
The lighter petroleum that spilled has never before been released in such massive quantities in the ocean
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January 10, 2018
Moths fluttered before flowers bloomed
Earliest butterflies and moths might have sipped sugary drops from trees.
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January 10, 2018
How to see a memory
Every memory leaves its own imprint in the brain, and researchers are starting to work out what one looks like.
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January 9, 2018
Climate scientists unlock secrets of ‘blue carbon’
Results from soil survey could bolster efforts to monitor and protect wetlands around the globe.
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January 9, 2018
Armadillo and rabbit genes reveal how pregnancy evolved
Inflammation engulfs a fetus in its first days, but small changes to that attack enables the embryo to implant in the uterus.
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January 4, 2018
Antarctic ice cores tell the ocean’s story
Tiny bubbles help to reveal ancient climate patterns.
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January 3, 2018
A lethal autoimmune disease succumbs to stem cells
People with the tissue disorder scleroderma live longer after an innovative treatment.
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