News Features, November 2007

• Space and astronomy: The girl next door - Premium content

  Hanging bright in the morning sky, Venus's allure is obvious; but its blasted surface looks too hot to handle. Eric Hand investigates the difficulties of returning to the closest planet - and new plans to reap the rewards of doing so.

  28 November 2007

• Age research: A new angle on 'old' - Premium content

  Are ageing and disease two sides of the same coin? Erika Check Hayden reports from an institute that is betting that they are.

  28 November 2007

• Marine biology: Lights in the deep - Premium content

  Far below the surface of the ocean, beyond the reach of the Sun's rays, organisms still have eyes. Mark Schrope investigates seeing without sunlight.

  21 November 2007

• Profile: Innate ability - Premium content

  With keen immunological insight and a knockout mouse 'factory', Shizuo Akira leads by quiet example. David Cyranoski visits the world's most-cited scientist as he prepares to run one of Japan's premier research centres.

  21 November 2007

• Climate politics: Showdown in a sunburnt country - Premium content

  Climate is shaping up as an issue in the 24 November Australian elections, as Stephen Pincock reports.

  14 November 2007

• Climate politics: Beyond Bush - Premium content

  The next US president could lead the country into meaningful action on controlling greenhousegas emissions, but only if he, or she, can seize the moment. Jeff Tollefson reports.

  14 November 2007

• Climate politics: The first cut - Premium content

  For the first time, the US Congress has begun crafting comprehensive legislation to tackle global warming. Naturebrought together five experts with various backgrounds to discuss the current political climate as the United States moves towards mandatory emissions caps. A full transcript of this discussion can be downloaded here .

  14 November 2007

• Climate politics: What every president should know - Premium content

  If you want to lead the free world, you'd better know your physics. That's the lesson from a popular undergraduate class, called 'Physics for future presidents', taught by Richard A. Muller at the University of California, Berkeley. Here he sets some typical questions. An interactive version of this quiz with extended answers is online at http://www.nature.com/news/specials/climatepolitics/index.html.

  14 November 2007

• Conservation priorities: What to let go - Premium content

  Not all species can be saved from extinction. Emma Marris talks to conservation biologists about prioritization and triage.

  7 November 2007

• Energy: To catch a wave - Premium content

  Ocean wave energy is trying to break into the renewable-energy market, but many challenges remain. Ewen Callaway reports.

  7 November 2007