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Waterproof transistor takes cell's electric pulse

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 2:21pm

Necklace of gold nanoparticles can sense single electrons.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12639

Swallows may be evolving to dodge traffic

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 1:21pm

Road-kill numbers crash as birds shorten their wings to become more agile.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12614

Flashing fish brains filmed in action

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 12:21pm

Fast imaging in larval zebrafish produces first neuron-level vertebrate brain-activity map.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12621

Distinctive virus behind mystery horse disease

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 12:21pm

Origin of Theiler's hepatitis was a century-old puzzle.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12624

Earthquakes make gold veins in an instant

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 11:21am

Pressure changes cause precious metal to deposit each time the crust moves.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12615

Exquisite bird fossils reveal egg-producing ovary

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 8:21am

Early avians lost one of two ovaries to take flight.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12616

Most popular human cell in science gets sequenced

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 8:21am

The HeLa cell genome is riddled with errors, raising questions about its continued use.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12609

Obama to announce $2 billion plan to get US cars off gasoline

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 4:21pm

Hopes bolstered for a cleaner-energy future.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12617

Life found deep under the sea

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 4:21pm

Oceanic-crust microbes survive on hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12610

Wildlife trade meeting endorses DNA testing of seized ivory

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 3:21pm

Protection for elephants, rhinos, sharks and trees extended in Bangkok.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12612

Early birds flew on four wings

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 2:21pm

Two-winged flight followed emergence of avian ancestors. 

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12613

Receptor for new coronavirus found

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 2:21pm

Virus might have many animal reservoirs.

Nature 495 149 doi: 10.1038/495149a

Seven days: 8–14 March 2013

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 2:21pm

The week in science: Life found in Antarctica’s largest subglacial lake; Higgs still a standard boson; and trade protections agreed for endangered sharks.

Nature 495 146 doi: 10.1038/495146a

The unlikely wisdom of Chairman Mao

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 2:21pm

Self-criticism is a virtue seldom possessed by men, and never by the leaders of Western science, says Colin Macilwain.

Nature 495 143 doi: 10.1038/495143a

Exotic conductors from lab and nature

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:21am

Mineral proves to be remarkably clean topological insulator.

Nature 495 153 doi: 10.1038/495153a

Radio astronomy: The patchwork array

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 10:21am

After years of delays and cost overruns, an international collaboration is finally inaugurating the world's highest-altitude radio telescope.

Nature 495 156 doi: 10.1038/495156a

Online learning: Campus 2.0

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 7:21am

Massive open online courses are transforming higher education — and providing fodder for scientific research.

Nature 495 160 doi: 10.1038/495160a

Blood test tracks cancer

Mon, 03/18/2013 - 1:21pm

Monitoring tumour DNA shows promise for following progress of disease.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12598

Super-dense celestial bodies could be a new kind of planet

Sun, 03/17/2013 - 3:21pm

Space telescope's discoveries may be the remains of wandering ice giants.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12599

Painkillers mobilize blood stem cells

Fri, 03/15/2013 - 2:21pm

Aspirin-related drugs suggest a way towards more effective stem-cell transplants.

Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2013.12600