Technology

• Europe puts brakes on fusion project

  Firing up ITER in 2018 is not feasible, warn council delegates.

  19 November 2009

• Japanese science faces deep cuts - Premium content

  The government's election promises vowed more support for science, but so far budgets look set to shrink.

  17 November 2009

• Swine flu: One killer virus, three key questions - Premium content

  Nature reports from three laboratories scrutinizing the pandemic flu virus.

  11 November 2009

• Snapshot: Glider eavesdrops on whales - Premium content

  Probe tunes in to cetacean song.

  11 November 2009

• Britain sets up defence advisory group - Premium content

  Government seeks academic input on security issues.

  10 November 2009

• Whale-song recording goes deep - Premium content

  Underwater glider eavesdrops on cetacean communication.

  9 November 2009

• Initiative targets malaria eradication - Premium content

  Focus shifts to blocking parasite transmission.

  3 November 2009

• Brazil mulls major climate action - Premium content

  If adopted, the move would put the country ahead of other developing nations on emissions curbs.

  2 November 2009

• Ozone protocol squares up to climate - Premium content

  Europeans back efforts to amend the Montreal Protocol to address global warming.

  28 October 2009

• Time running out for climate talks

  Rift between developed and developing nations might be too great.

  21 October 2009