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Gene variants linked to success at school prove divisive

11 May 2016
 
 

Huge study uncovers 74 genetic markers that influence the number of years spent in education. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

How to hack the hackers: The human side of cybercrime

11 May 2016
 
 

As cyberattacks grow ever more sophisticated, those who defend against them are embracing behavioural science and economics to understand both the perpetrators and their victims. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Row over proposed Italian biomedical centre intensifies

11 May 2016
 
 

Document submitted to the Italian Senate criticizes institute that will oversee a €1.5-billion project. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The week in science: 6–12 May 2016

11 May 2016
 
 

Mercury crosses the face of the Sun; effects of society on sleep; and the world's longest insect. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

The pressure to publish pushes down quality

11 May 2016
 
 

Scientists must publish less, says Daniel Sarewitz, or good research will be swamped by the ever-increasing volume of poor work. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Low-cost headsets boost virtual reality's lab appeal

11 May 2016
 
 

A wave of user-friendly devices is making the technology an attractive research tool. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Kepler spacecraft rakes in nearly 1,300 planets

10 May 2016
 
 

New statistical method quickly checks the status of planetary candidates. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

The spectrum of sex development: Eric Vilain and the intersex controversy

10 May 2016
 
 

The geneticist built a career studying aspects of sex that make some people uncomfortable. Now things are getting uncomfortable for him. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Biologists struggle with push to eliminate radioactive caesium in labs 

10 May 2016
 
 

Scientists fear that security-driven switch to X-ray irradiators will harm their research. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Researcher under fire for New Yorker epigenetics article

09 May 2016
 
 

Scientists attack Siddhartha Mukherjee's feature exploring gene regulation. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Transparent film smoothes sagging skin back into shape

09 May 2016
 
 

Silicone polymer mimics youthful elasticity of skin. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

NASA jet gets a sniff of pollution over South Korea

09 May 2016
 
 

Nature rides along on an international research mission to sample South Korean air quality. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Open-access index delists thousands of journals

09 May 2016
 
 

Many publications did not reapply after leading directory tightened its quality criteria. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Strange seaweed rewrites history of green plants

09 May 2016
 
 

Ancient alga developed large size and complex structure independently of other plants. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

France's research minister lays out his priorities

06 May 2016
 
 

Thierry Mandon on cutting red tape, French researchers' self-effacement and shaking up social science. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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