Nature News highlights: 03 July 2012

Can't view this email? Click here to view in your browser.     03 July 2012       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                       Nurture your career with the new-look Naturejobs As the world's largest dedicated jobs boards for the scientific community, Naturejobs is the ideal resource to build your career. Our new and improved functionality enables you to search, save and apply for jobs quickly and easily. Search over 10,000 vacancies to find exactly the right job for you at: www.naturejobs.com               • Featured               Special: Rio+20 ▶       Twenty years after global leaders pledged to protect Earth's climate and biodiversity at the Rio Earth Summit, they are back for another try at Rio 2.0. In this special report, Nature shows that while the leaders have made little headway, scientists' understanding of the environmental crisis continues to deepen. 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Read More ▶                 • More Stories               Physicists find new particle, but is it the Higgs? ▶ 02 July 2012     LHC data confirm discovery, but not identity, of Higgs-like entity. Read More ▶             Romanian panel calls prime minister a plagiarist ▶ 02 July 2012     But committee is dissolved during the course of its meeting. Read More ▶             Correction algorithms extend the reach of genome sequencing ▶ 02 July 2012     Latest sequencers combined with older technology improve accuracy of genome assemblies. Read More ▶             Weight-loss drug wins US approval ▶ 02 July 2012     Obesity treatment shows promise for patients with diabetes despite concerns that it could cause heart complications. Read More ▶             Global network will track acidifying oceans ▶ 29 June 2012     Remote sensors and research cruises aim to measure aquatic impacts of carbon dioxide. Read More ▶             Last-ditch effort to block restart of nuclear reactors in Japan ▶ 29 June 2012     Scientists say earthquake threat is underestimated. Read More ▶             Galaxy clusters caught in motion ▶ 29 June 2012     Technique could help answer questions about the life cycle of an atom. Read More ▶             Tides turn on Titan ▶ 28 June 2012     Flexing of crust on Saturn's largest moon provides strong evidence for a subsurface ocean. Read More ▶             Private foundation plans space telescope ▶ 28 June 2012     Deep-space mission would hunt for hazardous near-Earth asteroids. Read More ▶             Tiny crustacean has terrific teeth ▶ 28 June 2012     Elastic protein helps copepods munch through shells. Read More ▶             Rabbits kept alive by oxygen injections ▶ 27 June 2012     Infusions of microparticles could prevent heart attacks and brain damage. Read More ▶             Ancient text gives clue to mysterious radiation spike ▶ 27 June 2012     Eighth-century jump in carbon-14 levels in trees could be explained by "red crucifix" supernova. Read More ▶               • Newsblog               Read up to the minute coverage of research and science policy. 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