Nature News highlights: 14 September 2017

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14 September 2017       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Between 10% and 50% of scientific research is believed to be reproducible. Discover how electronic lab notebooks and cloud-connected lab devices promise to make science more verifiable. Learn more           npj Clean Water: open for submissions  An open access, online-only journal, dedicated to publishing high-quality papers that describe the significant and cutting-edge research that continues to ensure the supply of clean water to populations.   Explore the benefits of submitting your next manuscript >>>         • Latest News               Jordan seeks to become an oasis of water-saving technology ▶ 13 September 2017     As strains on the desert nation's supply increase, scientists collaborate on projects to keep water flowing. Read More ▶                   Hurricane havoc, deep-ocean floats and Mexico's fatal quake ▶ 13 September 2017     The week in science: 8–14 September 2017. Read More ▶                   The new economy of excrement ▶ 13 September 2017     Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertiliser, fuel and even food. Read More ▶               • More Stories               UK gender-equality scheme spreads across the world ▶ 13 September 2017     The United States is set to trial a version that will also cover race and disability, while other countries have already embraced the voluntary rating system. Read More ▶                   Wallaby milk acts as a placenta for babies ▶ 12 September 2017     Gene-expression analysis suggests that marsupial placentas take two different forms. Read More ▶                   Faculty promotion must assess reproducibility ▶ 12 September 2017     Research institutions should explicitly seek job candidates who can be frankly self-critical of their work, says Jeffrey Flier. Read More ▶                   Global fingerprints of sea-level rise revealed by satellites ▶ 11 September 2017     Geological processes send more meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets to Earth's mid-latitudes. Read More ▶                   Deadly Mexico earthquake had unusual cause ▶ 08 September 2017     US Geological Survey says tremor was within the Cocos Plate, not at the plate boundary. Read More ▶                   Geneticists pan paper that claims to predict a person's face from their DNA ▶ 08 September 2017     Reviewers and a co-author of a paper by genomics entrepreneur Craig Venter claim that it misrepresents the risks of public access to genome data. Read More ▶                   South Korean researchers lobby government to lift human-embryo restrictions ▶ 08 September 2017     Regulations are deterring research that could lead to disease treatments, say scientists. Read More ▶                   Bats slam into buildings because they can't 'see' them ▶ 07 September 2017     Smooth, vertical structures such as steel and glass buildings appear invisible to bats' echolocation system. Read More ▶                   Massive genetic study shows how humans are evolving ▶ 06 September 2017     Analysis of 215,000 people's DNA suggests variants that shorten life are being selected against. Read More ▶                   Researchers riled by lack of detail in Brexit science plans ▶ 06 September 2017     UK government document fails to extinguish concerns over funding and migration. Read More ▶                   Illegitimate journals scam even senior scientists ▶ 06 September 2017     Kelly Cobey has seen a litany of researchers preyed on by predatory journals — and has ideas on how to stop it. Read More ▶                   The secret to Germany's scientific excellence ▶ 06 September 2017     With a national election this month, Germany proves that foresight and stability can power research. Read More ▶                 FANTOM5 Collection Bringing together FANTOM5 research articles, analyses and resource papers that have been published by Nature Research. 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