News: Nature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktop
[NatureNews - Most recent articles - nature.com science feeds]
Gravity signals could speedily warn of big quakes and save lives
The trick lies in capturing the weak gravitational shifts in the ground.
Posted on 30 November 2017 | 1:00 am
Huge haul of rare pterosaur eggs excites palaeontologists
Embryos found in some fossil eggs suggest that hatchlings struggled to fly.
Posted on 30 November 2017 | 1:00 am
Health agency reveals scourge of fake drugs in developing world
WHO data suggest around 10% of medications in poorer countries are fraudulent or substandard.
Posted on 29 November 2017 | 1:00 am
China to roll back regulations for traditional medicine despite safety concerns
Scientists fear plans to abandon clinical trials of centuries-old remedies will put people at risk.
Posted on 29 November 2017 | 1:00 am
Rise in malaria cases sparks fears of a resurgence
Progress in the fight against a curable disease that kills hundreds of thousands of children has stalled, according to the World Health Organization.
Posted on 29 November 2017 | 1:00 am
‘Alien’ DNA makes proteins in living cells for the first time
Expanded genetic alphabet could allow for the production of new protein-based drugs.
Posted on 29 November 2017 | 1:00 am
How an underwater sensor network is tracking Argentina's lost submarine
An expert from a nuclear-test-monitoring system explains how his team is trying to help in the search for the ARA San Juan .
Posted on 27 November 2017 | 1:00 am
European Union nations vote to keep using controversial weedkiller glyphosate
One agency has linked the widely used herbicide to cancer.
Posted on 27 November 2017 | 1:00 am
United Kingdom relies on science to revive flagging economy
Long-awaited industrial strategy pins hopes on commercial gains from research.
Posted on 27 November 2017 | 1:00 am
Zimbabwe’s researchers hope political change will revitalize science
Academics optimistic that the end of Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian rule could boost research and international collaboration.
Posted on 24 November 2017 | 1:00 am
Nobel laureates demand release of Iranian scholar facing death sentence
Letter from Nobel prizewinners denounces plight of Ahmadreza Djalali.
Posted on 24 November 2017 | 1:00 am
Physicists show that thunderstorms trigger nuclear reactions in the atmosphere.
Posted on 22 November 2017 | 1:00 am
AI-controlled brain implants for mood disorders tested in people
Researchers funded by the US military are developing appliances to record neural activity and automatically stimulate the brain to treat mental illness.
Posted on 22 November 2017 | 1:00 am
Hungary rewards highly cited scientists with bonus grants
Some top researchers prosper in Hungary as country tries to improve its international standing in science.
Posted on 21 November 2017 | 1:00 am
Black academics soon to outnumber white researchers in South Africa
Legacy of apartheid means academia has remained largely white.
Posted on 21 November 2017 | 1:00 am