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The roles of mentors in research are seldom appreciated, let alone rewarded. All the more reason to celebrate the winners of the Nature/NESTA awards for creative mentoring in science.
In 1995, scientists created the first ultracold quantum gas and to their surprise launched a new scientific field. Ten years on and its chilly revelations are attracting a growing number of physicists. Karen Fox joins the party.
The scientists who discovered a new species of human in Indonesia last year are now back, looking for the bones that will flesh out their theories. Rex Dalton joins them.
A previously unknown way of reversing genome-wide sequence changes in DNA has been revealed by an analysis of plants carrying mutations in a gene called HOTHEAD. The mechanism remains a mystery.
The technique of RNA interference continues to pay dividends. The latest application of the method to the nematode worm adds detail to the list of genes known to function in the early stages of development.
Underwater sound recordings have been used to monitor transform faults in the equatorial Pacific, implicating a mechanism of foreshock generation distinct from that on most continental fault systems.
The hormone leptin is best known for its influence on body weight. But it also controls bone mass, and recent work in mice is beginning to uncover the neuroendocrine systems involved.
The startling news that has emerged from studies of the intestines of beetles is a reminder of how little is known about the diversity of even such comparatively well-characterized groups as the yeasts.
In the Kondo effect, the flow of electrons in a solid is modulated by magnetic impurities. Nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes can be designed to obtain even more complex versions of this intriguing effect.
Many European PhD students and junior researchers are getting a bad deal, with few rights and little or no supervision. But things are about to change, reports Quirin Schiermeier.
