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Why pain sometimes lingers
Animals have nerves that can make a soft caress painful.
15 November 2009
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Keeping the young Earth cosy
Fluctuating nitrogen levels may help to keep Earth habitable across eons.
15 November 2009
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Lunar impact tosses up water and stranger stuff
NASA claims definitive detection of Moon water in the Solar System's 'attic'.
13 November 2009
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News special : Countdown to Copenhagen
With the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen less than four weeks away, Nature continues to track how much - or little - progress is being made on tackling climate change. The Barcelona summit – the final round of talks before Copenhagen – is now over. With a fully binding international treaty looking ever more unlikely to be signed before the end of the year, negotiators have tried to map out a path ahead. For more on the upcoming climate summit, see Nature's Road to Copenhagen special.
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