Space
Hunt for Philae Hangs in the Balance
The Rosetta mission would have to sacrifice other scientific work at the comet to search for Philae
Stories by Nature magazine
The Sciences
Hidden Hurdle Looms for Women in Science
Women shy away from fields in which talent, not hard work, is thought to be key, a survey suggests
Space
Al Gore's Dream Spacecraft Gears Up for Launch
The delayed DSCOVR probe will monitor conditions on Earth as well as solar storms in space
The Sciences
Cats Claw Their Way into Genomics
The genetic sequencing of cats has now officially taken off
Tech
Diaper Material Brings Nanoscale Resolution to Ordinary Microscopes
Absorbent makes brain tissue bigger, enabling optical microscopes to resolve features down to 60 nanometers
The Sciences
Monkeys Seem to Recognize Their Reflections
Trained macaques studied themselves in mirrors, fueling debate over animals' capacity for self-recognition
Tech
Game Theorists Crack Poker
An "essentially unbeatable" algorithm for Texas hold 'em points to strategies for solving real-life problems without having complete information
Mind
Rave Drug "Special K" Holds Promise for Treating Depression Fast
Companies and clinicians turn to ketamine to treat mental-health disorder as pipeline of new drugs dries up
Health
Promising Antibiotic Discovered in Microbial "Dark Matter"
Potential drug kills pathogens such as MRSA—and was discovered by mining "unculturable" bacteria
Health
End of cancer-genome project prompts rethink
Geneticists debate whether focus should shift from sequencing genomes to analyzing function
The Sciences
With 1 Million Papers, Preprint Site Is Changing the Way Science Is Shared
Researchers upload papers to arXiv before peer review for faster feedback
The Sciences
What to Expect Scientists to Do in 2015
Nature looks at what the new year holds for science
Health
Side Effects Vex Anti-Malaria Push in Sierra Leone
Mass drug distribution was intended to curb cases with Ebola-like symptoms and reduce, in turn, the number of people whose symptoms could be mistaken for those of Ebola...
Tech
NASA Launches Next-Generation Scientific Balloon
Superpressure technology could keep gamma-ray telescope aloft for 100 days or more around Antarctica
Space
Planet Hunters Plot Course for Inhabited Worlds
Researchers aim to set aside differences in search for life on distant worlds
Health
Scientist Resigns as Stem-Cell Creation Method Is Discredited
Haruko Obakata caused a sensation earlier this year with papers, now discredited and retracted, that claimed a simple method for creating pluripotent stem cells
Sustainability
First Maps from Carbon-Monitoring Satellite Show Global CO2 Levels
Engineers overcame a design flaw in an instrument on NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 to acquire the new high-quality data
Health
Ebola Survivors Fight Prejudice
Organizations seek to help patients reintegrate into society after recovering
Space
Comet-Landing Spacecraft's Exact Location Still Eludes Scientists
The search for Philae intensifies as researchers try to determine if it can recharge its batteries, wherever it is on comet 67P
Engineering
Undersea Robot Explores Life below Arctic Ice
Nereid submersible expands view of polar ecosystems.
