Stories by Nature

Gene-expression analysis suggests that marsupial placentas take two different forms

Reviewers and a co-author of a paper by genomics entrepreneur Craig Venter claim that it misrepresents the risks of public access to genome data

Soft-tissue patterns on a well-preserved fossil suggest that elaborate spines helped dinosaurs to attract mates and communicate

Fertility centers are making a massive push to increase preimplanatation genetic diagnosis in a bid to eradicate certain diseases

Scientists call for wider access to rare samples rich in DNA

Science panel says institutions need to do more to prevent and mitigate damage to research equipment and animals

From ground, sky and space, researchers are ready to test latest technologies on the Great American Eclipse

Neuroscientists want to understand how tangles of neurons produce complex behaviors, but even the simplest networks defy understanding

Non-scientists are being recruited to collect data on everything from the Sun’s outer atmosphere to animal behavior

Women with sleep disorders were about twice as likely to deliver babies more than six weeks early

US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait

In the shadow of the Large Hadron Collider, six teams are competing to answer one of the universe’s deepest existential questions

Plants illuminated by artificial lights see a drop in the number of insects that move pollen at night

Officials at the EPA are consulting global-warming sceptics as they weigh up a technical review

Brain analysis revealed protein plaques and tangles, but whether the animals develop dementia is unclear

But Beijing is often sidelined in international collaboration, and U.S. laws against collaboration slow efforts down

Ancient viruses “fossilized” in the genome may contribute to maladies from autoimmune diseases to schizophrenia

The technology can quickly spread genetic modifications

Errors could cause researchers to overestimate the rate of photosynthesis when water is scarce

Justices overturn lower court rulings on policy targeting people from six majority-Muslim countries

Geophysicists are ramping up their efforts to monitor major undersea faults for movement with sea-floor sensors

New understanding may help reveal some causes of miscarriage

Emergence of colistin resistance in farm animals around the world takes researchers by surprise

Finding could help researchers to better predict where these viruses are likely to make the jump from animals to people