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Earth's Ancient Magnetic Field Just Got a Lot Older

Early magnetism could have helped create conditions to support life

August 3, 2015 — Alexandra Witze and Nature magazine

Cecil's Death Highlights Struggle to Conserve Lions

Wildlife conservationist David Macdonald studied Cecil the lion, whose killing made headlines around the world

August 3, 2015 — Henry Nicholls and Nature magazine

Hacked molecular machine could pump out custom proteins

Bioengineers have successfully engineered the ribosome, paving the way for synthetic cells

July 31, 2015 — Heidi Ledford and Nature magazine

Biotech Interest in Mini Organs Booms

Biologists are building banks of ‘organoids’, and learning a lot about human development on the way

July 29, 2015 — Cassandra Willyard and Nature magazine

Simple Cooking Method Flushes Arsenic out of Rice

Preparing rice in a coffee machine can halve levels of the naturally occurring but toxic substance

July 27, 2015 — Emily Sohn and Nature magazine

New Horizons Finds Nitrogen Glaciers and Hazy Air on Pluto

Astronomers astounded by the dwarf planet's active geology and atmosphere

July 24, 2015 — Alexandra Witze and Nature magazine

4-Legged Fossil Snake Is a World First

"Hugging" creature from Brazil shakes up picture of snake evolution

July 24, 2015 — Anastasia Christakou and Nature magazine

What Makes a Human Brain Unique

Experiment compares the way monkey and human brains respond to abstract information

July 24, 2015 — Alison Abbott and Nature magazine

Chemists Start Web Site Fingering Substances That Ruin Experiments

Bad chemical probes have messed up clinical trials for breast cancer

July 23, 2015 — Monya Baker and Nature magazine

Antibody Drugs for Alzheimer's Show Glimmers of Promise

After a string of failed trials, drugs that target protein build-up in the brain appear to slow disease progress

July 22, 2015 — Sara Reardon and Nature magazine

Tiger Trade Crackdown Boosts Lion Bone Sales

Conservationists stress the need to address not just supply but also demand for wildlife products

July 20, 2015 — Boer Deng and Nature magazine

Polar Bear Metabolism Cannot Cope with Ice Loss

The Arctic mammals may not survive the ongoing loss of their hunting grounds

July 17, 2015 — Chris Cesare and Nature magazine

Buckyballs in Space Solve 100-Year-Old Riddle

The spheres of carbon₆₀ have been found to be responsible for mysterious cosmic-light features

July 16, 2015 — Elizabeth Gibney and Nature magazine

California's Anti-Vaping Bill Goes Up in Smoke

The legislation’s demise highlights the rise of e-cigarette lobbying

July 15, 2015 — Daniel Cressey and Nature magazine

Oldest Animal Sperm Found inside Fossilized Worm Cocoon

The remains of a preserved 50-million-year-old cell may provide clues to the evolution of earthworms and leeches

July 15, 2015 — Sam Wong and Nature magazine

Forsaken Pentaquark Particle Spotted at CERN

Exotic subatomic particle confirmed at Large Hadron Collider after earlier false sightings

July 14, 2015 — Matthew Chalmers and Nature magazine

Pluto and Charon Come into Sharper Focus

Images from the New Horizons probe’s journey to the distant reaches of the solar system

July 13, 2015 — Alexandra Witze and Nature magazine

What to Expect from the Pluto Fly-by

Nature Video’s guide to the highlights as the New Horizons spacecraft speeds past the icy dwarf planet

July 8, 2015 — Adam Levy and Nature magazine

Scientists Put a Sharper Edge on Climate Data

A Paris science meeting this week is designed to prepare the ground for highly anticipated UN climate talks in December

July 8, 2015 — Quirin Schiermeier and Nature magazine

Astronomers Propose Giant Space Telescope to Replace Hubble

A segmented mirror four or five times wider than Hubble's would peer directly at exoplanets

July 7, 2015 — Alexandra Witze and Nature magazine

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