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Plant and animal DNA suggests first Americans took the coastal route 

10 August 2016
 
 

Life came to ice-free Canadian corridor too late to sustain migrations of Clovis and pre-Clovis people. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

The week in science: 5–11 August 2016

10 August 2016
 
 

Iranian nuclear scientist executed; Turkey suspends research-agency staff; and private company granted permission to go to the Moon. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

The bandwidth bottleneck that is throttling the Internet

10 August 2016
 
 

Researchers are scrambling to repair and expand data pipes worldwide — and to keep the information revolution from grinding to a halt. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Nature Insight: Intestinal Microbiota in Health and Disease

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Glider aims to break world record — and boost climate science

09 August 2016
 
 

Perlan mission will surf stratospheric waves and conduct atmospheric research. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

US grants for zebrafish studies on the rise

09 August 2016
 
 

Analysis from US National Institutes of Health charts shift in model-organism trends. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Steer driverless cars towards full automation

09 August 2016
 
 

For cars to be safe, full control must be allocated to the driver — be it human or computer, argues John Baruch.  Read More 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Icy telescope throws cold water on sterile neutrino theory

08 August 2016
 
 

IceCube observatory reports null result in search for particle. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Beyond CRISPR: A guide to the many other ways to edit a genome

08 August 2016
 
 

The popular technique has limitations that have sparked searches for alternatives. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Replications, ridicule and a recluse: the controversy over NgAgo gene-editing intensifies

08 August 2016
 
 

As failures to replicate results using the CRISPR alternative stack up, a quiet scientist stands by his claims. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Hopes for revolutionary new LHC particle dashed

05 August 2016
 
 

But the hunt continues for elementary particles beyond the standard model of physics. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

E-mails show how UK physicists were dumped over Brexit

05 August 2016
 
 

Researchers dropped from EU grant proposal because UK inclusion would 'compromise' project. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

US agency to lift ban on funding human–animal hybrids

04 August 2016
 
 

Researchers in the United States will soon be able to resume creating chimaera-based projects. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Scientists track badger–cow encounters to understand cattle TB

04 August 2016
 
 

Economically costly disease is mainly passed through infected pastures. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

German psychiatrist plans to scan the brains of refugees

04 August 2016
 
 

Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg seeks insight into why migrants are so vulnerable to mental illness. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 

Australian government orders science agency to pull back on climate job cuts

04 August 2016
 
 

But researchers say damage is already done after job losses at CSIRO. Read More

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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