The Strange Topology That Is Reshaping Physics
Topological effects might be hiding inside perfectly ordinary materials, waiting to reveal bizarre new particles or bolster quantum computing
Stories by Nature magazine
Satellite Snafu Masked True Sea Level Rise for Decades
Revised tallies confirm that the rate of sea level rise is accelerating as Earth warms and ice sheets thaw
Lights, Cameras, CRISPR: Biologists Use Gene Editing to Store Movies in DNA
Technique demonstrated in E. coli suggests way to record events
How Poverty Affects the Brain
An unprecedented study in Bangladesh could reveal how malnutrition, poor sanitation and other challenges make their mark on child development
Plants Turn Caterpillars into Cannibals
Chemical produced by tomato plants in response to pest attack can change insect behavior
Why Researchers Need Better Space Dirt
Lax standards for lunar, Martian and asteroidal soil simulants are stymying planetary science
Massive Database of 182,000 Leaves Is Helping Predict Plant Family Trees
The technique could be used on everything from flowers to cells to examine the factors that influence the shapes of plant parts
Untreatable Gonorrhea on the Rise Worldwide
Nonprofit group helps marshal trial of a new antibiotic in an attempt to beat back resistant infections
Get the Glow: The Secret to Deep-Water Corals' Radiance
Organisms use red fluorescent protein to optimize light for photosynthesis
Success of Gravity-Wave Satellite Paves Way for 3-Craft Mission
Technology far exceeded expectations in LISA Pathfinder test
Air Guns Used in Offshore Oil Exploration Can Kill Tiny Marine Life
Lethal effects from pulses of sound used to probe the sea floor can travel over a kilometer
Solar System Survey Casts Doubt on Mysterious "Planet Nine"
Orbits of four newfound objects show no signs of gravitational pull from proposed giant planet
Teeth Tell Tale of Hippo's Quick Spread Across Africa
Fossils from ancient hippo ancestor suggest that grass helped the animals to conquer a continent
Ancient Oak's Youthful Genome Surprises Biologists
DNA of a 234-year-old tree has few mutations, giving weight to idea that plants protect their stem cells
U.S. Revives National Space Council after Quarter-Century Absence
Vice Pres. Mike Pence will helm the group overseeing U.S. civilian and military space activities
Physicists Make a 2-D Magnet
The breakthrough could lead to better data-storage devices and quantum computers
NASA's Dark-Energy Probe Faces Cost Crisis
Space agency takes a hard look at plans for its next big space observatory
Coral-Reef Fish Suck Up Meals with Slime-Covered Lips
Highly folded mouthparts help tubelip wrasses dodge venom and create a seal to feed
Trials of Embryonic Stem Cells to Launch in China
Studies to treat vision loss and Parkinson's disease are the first to proceed under new regulations
Drop in Cases of Zika Threatens Large-Scale Trials
Dwindling infection rate makes reliable data hard to gather
