Nature News highlights: 29 October 2013

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     29 October 2013       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Want To Manage Your Research Data Better?  Get organised with Projects - the safe and simple way to manage your research outputs. Keep track of all your results and find your files quickly and easily. Try Projects FREE at www.projects.ac         • Featured               Special Issue: Impact ▶       Every government and organization that funds research wants to support science that makes a difference. But separating the best from the rest has never been harder. This Nature special issue examines how the impact of research is measured — and asks whether today's evaluation systems promote the most influential science. We examine how countries are assessing work through elaborate audits — much to the dismay of some researchers — and ask to what extent publishing in a high-impact journal opens doors. Two opinion pieces look at the future of tracking citations and the future of references in a world of diverse research products, such as data, video and code. Read More ▶                 • Latest News               Genome hacker uncovers largest-ever family tree ▶ 28 October 2013     Gigantic genealogy linking 13 million people sheds light on how genes influence complex traits. Read More ▶             Large magma reservoir gets bigger ▶ 28 October 2013     But earthquakes, not eruptions, are Yellowstone's most serious geological risk. Read More ▶             Spectacular flyover of Mars ▶ 28 October 2013     Mars Express video shows near-complete topographical map of planet's surface — and sets it to music. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Air-movement pattern portends US heatwaves ▶ 27 October 2013     Large-scale atmospheric circulation system signals greater chance of extreme heat weeks later. Read More ▶             Astronomers use fake data to tackle dark energy ▶ 24 October 2013     Mock data sets could yield better methods for studying the Universe's accelerating expansion. Read More ▶             Rodent immune to scorpion venom ▶ 24 October 2013     Mechanism for pain resistance in grasshopper mice suggests potential drug target. Read More ▶             PubMed opens for comment ▶ 24 October 2013     Research repository launches comment platform for post-publication peer review. Read More ▶             Extra gene makes mice manic ▶ 23 October 2013     But common drug can be used to control symptoms. Read More ▶             Single electrons make waves ▶ 23 October 2013     Long-sought effect could turn ordinary conductors into carriers of quantum information. Read More ▶             Light from farthest galaxy yet discovered breaks through cosmic fog ▶ 23 October 2013     A galaxy seen as it was when the Universe was just 700 million years old may have been surrounded by fog left over from the 'cosmic dark ages'. Read More ▶             Researchers keep mum on botulism discovery ▶ 23 October 2013     Publishing all the scientific details might show terrorists how to create a bioweapon. Read More ▶             Seven days: 18–24 October 2013 ▶ 23 October 2013     The week in science: Spain bails out its largest scientific body, Russian lake yields massive meteorite, and the United Nations appoints 26 science advisers. Read More ▶             Brain decoding: Reading minds ▶ 23 October 2013     By scanning blobs of brain activity, scientists may be able to decode people's thoughts, their dreams and even their intentions. Read More ▶             Palaeontology: The truth about T. rex ▶ 23 October 2013     Even one of the best known dinosaurs has kept some secrets. Here is what palaeontologists most want to know about the famous tyrant. Read More ▶             Universities must inspire students as well as teach ▶ 23 October 2013     Education in the Arab world must equip students with more than textbook learning as they go forward into an uncertain future, says Rana Dajani. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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