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Neutrinos, flu vaccines and Fukushima ruling
The week in science: 20-26 September 2019.
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How US sanctions are crippling science in Iran
Besieged researchers say that currency collapse, scientific isolation and psychological strain are hindering almost every aspect of their work.
- Declan Butler
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Seven Days |
Climate costs, biobank genomes and strategic citations
The week in science: 13–19 September 2019.
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Lost Moon craft, e-cigarette deaths and Iran’s nuclear activity
The week in science: 6–12 September 2019.
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Baby elephants, painkiller prescriptions and Russian radiation clues
The week in science: 30 August–5 September 2019.
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Outlook |
The professionalization of cannabis growing
As the wave of legalization advances, a budding industry is adopting the high standards of consumer-product makers to meet regulatory requirements.
- Brian Owens
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Seven Days |
Ancient skull, Amazon fires and giraffe protections
The week in science: 23–29 August 2019.
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Black-hole meal, banana-killer and hottest July ever
The week in science: 16–22 August 2019.
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Ebola success, Moon bears and gene-therapy delay
The week in science: 9–15 August 2019.
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Milky Way map, arrested biologist and missile-treaty withdrawal
The week in science: 2–8 August 2019.
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Arctic wildfires, hybrid embryos and record-breaking heatwave
The week in science: 26 July–1 August 2019.
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Space station re-entry, Moon tapes and Ebola emergency
The week in science: 19–25 July 2019.
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Career Feature |
Develop the perfect pitch to launch a start-up
In the final instalment of a three-part series on science start-ups, Nature Careers introduces investor relations: how to find investors, wow them and work with them.
- Amber Dance
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Seven Days |
Ebola spread, Turing honour and mosquito-eradication trial
The week in science: 12–18 July 2019.
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Seven Days |
Whale hunt, climate lawsuits and chaos-theory pioneer
The week in science: 5–11 July 2019.
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Asteroid impact, Titan mission and Soviet emissions
The week in science: 28 June–4 July 2019.
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Mars methane spike, stem-cell clinics and India’s space plans
The week in science: 21–27 June 2019.
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News Feature |
The reality behind solar power’s next star material
Companies say they are close to commercializing cheap perovskite films that could disrupt solar power — but are they too optimistic?
- Andy Extance
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Seven Days |
Vaccine opinions, space-station science and Hong Kong protests
The week in science: 14–20 June 2019.
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Science protest, HIV surge and harassment vote
The week in science: 31 May–6 June 2019.
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Career Feature |
How a failed scientific start-up can breed success
In the second part of a three-part series on science start-ups, Nature Careers explores how founders can learn from their failures in business to try again.
- Amber Dance
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Seven Days |
Anthropocene vote, pollution cover-up and quark pioneer dies
The week in science: 24–30 May 2019.
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CRISPR-baby rules, fake-news law and kilogram retires
The week in science: 17–23 May 2019.
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Career Column |
Why collaborating with industry can provide a career boost
Neuroscientist Blaine Roberts explains how partnering with companies, or a consortium of companies, can bring significant benefits to researchers — from funding and training to expanding professional networks.
- Blaine Roberts
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Terror deaths, primate research and nuclear deal falters
The week in science: 10–16 May 2019.
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Seven Days |
Facebook opens up to social scientists, carbon mapper launches and South Africa’s publishing trends
The week in science: 3–9 May 2019.
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Marsquake, asteroid mission and China’s quantum prizes
The week in science: 26 April–2 May 2019.
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Climate protests, opioid fight and harassment in physics
The week in science: 19–25 April 2019.
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Career Feature |
Junior AI researchers are in demand by universities and industry
Opportunities for moving between academia and business are expanding for scientists as companies step up recruitment.
- Roberta Kwok
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Seven Days |
Astronaut twins, Nepal tornado and malaria vaccine
The week in science: 12–18 April 2019.
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New hominin species, asteroid explosion and Sydney Brenner dies
The week in science: 5–11 April 2019.
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Career Column |
Five reasons to do an internship during your PhD programme
Rekindle your love for problem-solving by taking your lab skills to a completely different environment, says Jessica Sagers.
- Jessica Sagers
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GPS glitch, cholera outbreak and India’s anti-satellite test
The week in science: 29 March–4 April 2019.
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Career Column |
The many and diverse roles of a research scientist
A scientist needs to embrace many different jobs, says Christiana Crook.
- Christiana Crook
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Career Column |
How a stint in Silicon Valley unleashed one researcher’s business skills
Tomasz Głowacki’s career now straddles academia and industry, thanks to his participation in a leadership programme organized by the Polish government.
- Tomasz Głowacki
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Career Guide |
No more career headaches
How Markus Dahlem took advantage of a government stipend to build his migraine tracking app.
- Andrew Curry
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Career Guide |
Germany’s attitude to start-up firms is undergoing profound change
The country has been slow to welcome start-up science culture, but the scene looks set to take off.
- Andrew Curry
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Seven Days |
Baby monkey, antimatter puzzle and Alzheimer’s disappointment
The week in science: 22–28 March 2019.
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Seven Days |
Impenetrable ice, Mars rumbles and nuclear-fusion lab
The week in science: 15–21 March 2019.
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Space mannequin, Hubble error and climate criticism
The week in science: 1–7 March 2019.
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Big pharma is embracing open-access publishing like never before
Proportion of open-access publications with authors from the pharmaceutical industry doubled between 2009 and 2016.
- Matthew Warren
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Seven Days |
Asteroid touchdown, Spain’s reforms and an ‘extinct’ tortoise returns
The week in science: 22–28 February 2019.
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Space-junk spear, depression drug and the EU’s digital copyright
The week in science: 15–21 February 2019.
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Career Feature |
How business-savvy scientists can find success in the risky start-up world
In the first of a three-part series on science start-ups, Nature Careers explores how scientists with a sound business idea can thrive as entrepreneurs, and why leaving academia isn’t required.
- Amber Dance
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Reactor shutdown, record heat and Indonesia protests
The week in science: 8–14 February 2019.
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Sizzling interest in lab-grown meat belies lack of basic research
‘Clean meat’ firms have drawn tens of millions of dollars in investment in recent years, but technical hurdles remain.
- Elie Dolgin
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Neutrino hunt resumes, ITER’s new confidence and Elsevier’s woes
The week in science: 1–7 February 2019.