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Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring
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Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring

Disruptive weather pattern in 2014–2016 spurred tropical forests to pump out 3 billion tonnes of carbon.
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US biomedical research facilities still unprepared for natural disasters and attacks
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US biomedical research facilities still unprepared for natural disasters and attacks

Science panel says institutions need to do more to prevent and mitigate damage to research equipment and animals.
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Sea snakes lose their stripes to deal with pollution
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Sea snakes lose their stripes to deal with pollution

Melanin pigment in darkened skin binds to pollutants and helps animals rid themselves of chemicals.

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Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring

Disruptive weather pattern in 2014–2016 spurred tropical forests to pump out 3 billion tonnes of carbon.

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Breaking NewsUS biomedical research facilities still unprepared for natural disasters and attacks

Science panel says institutions need to do more to prevent and mitigate damage to research equipment and animals.

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Sea snakes lose their stripes to deal with pollution

Melanin pigment in darkened skin binds to pollutants and helps animals rid themselves of chemicals.

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FeatureHow to map the circuits that define us

Neuroscientists want to understand how tangles of neurons produce complex behaviours, but even the simplest networks defy understanding.

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Thousands across India march in support of science

Protesters demand respect for research — but some scientists were told to stay away.

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Seven DaysTelescope protest, GM salmon and a giant 'dead zone'

The week in science: 4–10 August 2017.

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Mysteries of Sun’s corona on view during upcoming eclipse

From ground, sky and space, researchers are ready to test latest technologies on the Great American Eclipse.

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Citizen scientists chase total solar eclipse

Non-scientists are being recruited to collect data on everything from the Sun’s outer atmosphere to animal behaviour.

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Insomnia linked to premature birth in study of 3 million mothers

Women with sleep disorders were about twice as likely to deliver babies more than six weeks early.

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Home-grown scientists step up to save Africa’s primates

Scientific network aims to train a generation of African leaders in primate research.

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Trend watchHalf of papers searched for online are free to read

Large study of open research analysed reader data from Unpaywall tool, which finds freely available versions of articles.

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First genetically engineered salmon sold in Canada

US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait.

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Chronic diseases spike in Middle East as conflicts rage
Cosmic map reveals a not-so-lumpy Universe 4 comments
Ancient genomes show how maize adapted to life at high altitudes 2 comments
‘Autistic’ mice make littermates less social 2 comments
Authors retract controversial NgAgo gene-editing study
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CRISPR fixes disease gene in viable human embryos 3 comments
Nocturnal pollinators go dark under street lamps
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CommentShake up conferences

Emojis, smartphone technologies and revamped guidelines would boost transparency at scientific meetings, say Shai D. Silberberg and colleagues.

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CommentProve Paris was more than paper promises

All major industrialized countries are failing to meet the pledges they made to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, warn David G. Victor and colleagues.

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ObituaryAngela M. Hartley Brodie (1934–2017)

Discoverer of selective aromatase inhibitors for breast-cancer treatment.

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World ViewCommit to talks on patient data and public health

Gene-edited embryos are exciting, but the truly urgent conversations concern genomic medicine, says Vivienne Parry.

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EditorialSI units need reform to avoid confusion

A flaw in the system leaves physicists grappling with dimensionless units.

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EditorialDrug approval needs a helping hand

It’s time for researchers to lend their expertise to expediting the arrival of cutting-edge therapies that are waiting in the wings.

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EditorialWhy antimatter might be the answer to life, the Universe and everything

Experiments that reveal the behaviour of antihydrogen could tell physicists more about the rules that hold the Universe together.

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Books & Arts

Books & ArtsParallel lives

Kevin Padian hails a stunning, provocative book probing evolutionary mechanisms.

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Books & ArtsBooks in brief

Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week's best science picks.

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Books & ArtsSummer books

Head up to the heights of summer reading — picked by our regular reviewers — as labs and lecture halls empty.

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Books & ArtsWhen physics and family collide

Lucy Kirkwood’s play Mosquitoes masterfully mixes science and familial angst, finds Elizabeth Gibney.

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Careers

CareersAusterity bites deeply

Institutions in Argentina and Brazil are struggling to maintain their funding and talent.

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CareersTurning point: Galactic groundbreaker

Brazilian astrophysicist bridges fields to gain cosmological insights.

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CareersTraining: A winning detour

Work placements can offer research students real-world experience and a valuable taste of their future career.

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Spring Books

Spring Books

As buds pop and leaves unfurl, sample super-fresh science reads in our Books and Arts special. The spring selection of books sees Lawrence Krauss getting revelatory about physics, Cherry Lewis unveiling the radical medic who described Parkinson’s disease, Vaclav Smil tracing the energy arc from muscle to combustion, David Callahan on the politics of megaphilanthropy, and more.

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