Nature News highlights: 31 August 2017

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31 August 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                         • Latest News               Reprogrammed cells relieve Parkinson's symptoms in trials ▶ 30 August 2017     Monkeys implanted with neurons derived from stem cells showed sustained improvement after two years. Read More ▶                   Skeleton plundered from Mexican cave was one of the Americas' oldest ▶ 30 August 2017     Rock-encased bone shard left behind by thieves allowed researchers to determine that the remains are probably more than 13,000 years old. Read More ▶                   Cassini's 13 years of stunning Saturn science — in pictures ▶ 30 August 2017     As the mission speeds towards its conclusion, Nature takes a look at what researchers have learnt about the planet's moons, rings and tempest-filled skies. Read More ▶               • More Stories               Alan Turing's notes, runaway salmon and illegal gold-mining ▶ 30 August 2017     The week in science 25–31 August 2017. Read More ▶                   Legal threat exposes gaps in climate-change planning ▶ 29 August 2017     Australian lawsuit highlights how difficult it is to turn global warming data into useful advice. Read More ▶                   Europe's X-ray laser fires up ▶ 29 August 2017     High-speed shooter will help scientists to make molecular movies. Read More ▶                   Keep on marching for science education ▶ 29 August 2017     Scientists might have made a difference, had they protested against laws that now threaten what can be taught in our classrooms, argues Brandon Haught. Read More ▶                   Dinosaurs' spiky armour may have been status symbol ▶ 26 August 2017     Soft-tissue patterns on a well-preserved fossil suggest that elaborate spines helped dinosaurs to attract mates and communicate. Read More ▶                   US energy agency asked scientists to scrub references to climate change ▶ 25 August 2017     Researchers were told to censor descriptions of projects funded by a Department of Energy laboratory. Read More ▶                   Dinosaur trio roosted together like birds ▶ 24 August 2017     The animals seem to have died while huddling together 70 million years ago. Read More ▶                   Rumours swell over new kind of gravitational-wave sighting ▶ 24 August 2017     Gossip over potential detection of colliding neutron stars has astronomers in a tizzy. Read More ▶                   Scientists solve mystery of US Civil War submarine ▶ 23 August 2017     Blast from Hunley's own torpedo probably killed its crew instantly. Read More ▶                   US science envoy resigns in protest at Trump policies ▶ 23 August 2017     Energy researcher Daniel Kammen faults US president's positions on climate change and energy and his failure to condemn white supremacists. Read More ▶                   Oldest ice, censorship row and Yemen's cholera emergency ▶ 23 August 2017     The week in science: 18–24 August 2017. Read More ▶                   Ultra-small antennas point way to miniature brain implants ▶ 23 August 2017     Radio-wave receivers shrunk to one-hundredth their original size. Read More ▶                   Nature Index 2017: Innovation The Nature Index Innovation supplement examines the link between high-quality research and the commercialization of products and services, with particular focus on scientific discoveries and its economic potential. 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