Nature News highlights: 11 November 2014

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11 November 2014       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               • Featured               Nature Special: The hobbit at 10 ▶       In 2004, the discovery of a tiny human-like fossil threw into question our understanding of the path of human evolution. Ten years on, we revisit the discovery of Homo floresiensis in the words of those who were there, and consider why the 'hobbit', as it became affectionately known, still presents such a challenge. You can also listen to a podcast about the find featuring two of the original team, and download a PDF collection of reporting, comment and research examining the controversy surrounding the origins of this species. Read More ▶                   • Latest News               Astronomers win big in science mega-awards ▶ 10 November 2014     US$36 million in Breakthrough prizes awarded to researchers in physics, life sciences and mathematics. Read More ▶             Italian seismologists cleared of manslaughter ▶ 10 November 2014     Appeals court says six scientists did not cause deaths in 2009 L'Aquila earthquake and cuts sentence of a government official. Read More ▶             Landing on a comet: A guide to Rosetta's perilous mission ▶ 10 November 2014     A graphical guide identifies the dangers ahead for the Philae probe. Read More ▶                 • More Stories               NASA's plan to visit an asteroid faces rocky start ▶ 10 November 2014     Keystone US human spaceflight mission for the next decade may be over before it begins. Read More ▶             Leader of European virus-response network unseated ▶ 10 November 2014     Critics say timing of move could hamper response to Ebola epidemic. Read More ▶             Google Scholar pioneer on search engine's future ▶ 07 November 2014     As the search engine approaches its 10th birthday, Nature speaks to the co-creator of Google Scholar. Read More ▶             California observatory wins back funding ▶ 06 November 2014     University of California rescinds order for Lick Observatory to become self-supporting. Read More ▶             Half of stars lurk outside galaxies ▶ 06 November 2014     Rocket experiment captures glow attributed to renegade stars in intergalactic space. Read More ▶             Black-hole mergers cast kaleidoscope of shadows ▶ 06 November 2014     The objects would bend light around them into a 'fractal' as they spiral into each other. Read More ▶             Spooks generated by brain-body mismatch ▶ 06 November 2014     Illusory feeling that someone is behind you may be caused by faulty integration of signals from the body. Read More ▶             Alzheimer's drug sneaks through blood–brain barrier ▶ 05 November 2014     A double-sided antibody targets enzyme to reduce levels of harmful amyloid-β protein in monkeys. Read More ▶             Plasma-surfing machine brings mini-accelerators closer ▶ 05 November 2014     Surfing 'wakefield' waves boosts electron energies over short distances. Read More ▶             Future of Great Barrier Reef divides scientists ▶ 05 November 2014     Marine-park management comes under scrutiny as conservationists descend on Australia. Read More ▶             Lobbying sways NIH grants ▶ 05 November 2014     Pressure on lawmakers from patient-advocacy groups has shaped agency spending on rare-disease research. Read More ▶             Seven days: 31 October–6 November 2014 ▶ 05 November 2014     The week in science: Lava flow invades Hawaiian town; Poland moves to join European Southern Observatory; and China completes round-trip lunar mission. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. China's plans for research-grant reforms get cautious welcome Private rocket explodes on launch to space station WHO plans for millions of doses of Ebola vaccine by 2015 US research ethics agency upholds decision on informed consent Western Australia abandons shark cull Fundamental overhaul of China's competitive funding AstraZeneca neither confirms nor denies that it will ditch antibiotics research More than half of 2007-2012 research articles now free to read Outbreak of great quakes underscores Cascadia risk Geologists face off over Yukon frontier more...                 Scientifc Data - We will be attending the Society for Neuroscience conference on 16th - 19th November. Come and see us at booth 201.         Nature Reviews Rheumatology  Focus on Vasculitis  Specially commissioned articles outline the latest research in the field of vasculitis, covering topics including vasculature development, and vasculitis pathogenesis and treatment. 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