Nature News highlights: 25 August 2016

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25 August 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.               Free Naturejobs Career Expo London Registration is now open for the free Naturejobs Career Expo London on September 16, 2016. Be sure to attend this special 10 year anniversary of the London science career fair for your chance to meet employers face-to-face, attend all conferences and workshops, take part in our photo booth fun, win amazing prizes and so much more! Register Free today!               • Latest News               Earth-sized planet around nearby star is astronomy dream come true ▶ 24 August 2016     Planet orbiting Proxima Centauri is likely to be the focus of future interstellar voyages. Read More ▶             Beyond Terminator: squishy 'octobot' heralds new era of soft robotics ▶ 24 August 2016     Ditching conventional electronics and power sources, the pliable robot operates without rigid parts. Read More ▶             Zika blood risk, yellow fever and a giant aircraft ▶ 24 August 2016     The week in science: 19–25 August 2016 Read More ▶                 nature.com webcasts Springer Nature presents a custom webcast on: FFPE Tissue and the HTG EdgeSeq Oncology Biomarker Panel: a Low-Input, Extraction-Free Gene Expression Pilot Study Date: Tuesday September 20, 2016 Time: 9AM PDT, 12PM EDT, 5PM BST, 6PM CEST Register for the webcast and live Q&A session Sponsored by: HTG Molecular Diagnostics         • More Stories               'Terrifying shaking': Deadly Italian quake strikes 40 kilometres from L'Aquila ▶ 24 August 2016     Unlike 2009 tragedy, no seismic activity was recorded prior to the latest quake. Read More ▶             Busting the billion-dollar myth: how to slash the cost of drug development ▶ 24 August 2016     A non-profit organization is proving that new drugs don't have to cost a fortune. Can its model work more broadly? Read More ▶             China's soil plan needs strong support ▶ 24 August 2016     The government must accompany its action plan on soil quality with effective laws and remediation measures, says Hong Yang. Read More ▶             Giant, deadly ice slide baffles researchers ▶ 23 August 2016     Climate change could be to blame for Tibetan tragedy. Read More ▶             Obama's science legacy: uneven progress on scientific integrity ▶ 23 August 2016     US agencies have adopted stronger policies but have not always followed them. Read More ▶             Obama's science legacy: climate (policy) hots up ▶ 23 August 2016     President sidesteps Congress to curb US greenhouse-gas emissions. Read More ▶             Putin appoints church historian as science minister ▶ 22 August 2016     No reason is given for the surprise move. Read More ▶             Europe leads growing market in offshore wind power ▶ 22 August 2016     Offshore capacity on the rise despite high costs of installation. Read More ▶             Obama's science legacy: betting big on biomedical science ▶ 22 August 2016     Ambitious bids to map the brain and cure cancer have not boosted overall research funding. Read More ▶             Obama's science legacy: a space race stalls ▶ 22 August 2016     A crewed trip to Mars is still decades away. Read More ▶             Brain's chemical signals seen in real time ▶ 22 August 2016     Imaging technique reveals dopamine surges as mice learn to associate a sound with pleasure. Read More ▶             China, Japan, CERN: Who will host the next LHC? ▶ 19 August 2016     Labs are vying to build ever-bigger colliders against a backdrop of uncertainty about how particle physicists will make the next big discoveries. 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