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Ecologists protest Australia’s plans to cut funding for environment-monitoring network

Scientists say the move will reduce the country’s capacity to predict future ecosystem changes.

World View | 15 August 2017
A little democracy could go a long way
The Middle East is freezing out Qatar. A science academy could help — and would set an important precedent for the region.
news | 11 August 2017
Stop hoarding ancient bones, plead archaeologists
Scientists call for wider access to rare samples rich in DNA.

Current Issue | 10 August 2017

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Why 14 ecology labs teamed up to watch grass grow
Multi-lab efforts point the way to shoring up the reliability of field studies.
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Artificial intelligence identifies plant species for science
Deep-learning methods successfully classify thousands of herbarium samples.
News | 10 August 2017
US biomedical-research facilities unprepared for attacks and natural disasters
Science panel says institutions need to do more to prevent and mitigate damage to research equipment and animals.
News | 10 August 2017
Sea snakes lose their stripes to deal with pollution
Melanin pigment in darkened skin binds to pollutants and helps animals rid themselves of chemicals.
News | 10 August 2017
Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring
Disruptive weather pattern in 2014–2016 spurred tropical forests to pump out 3 billion tonnes of carbon.
News | 09 August 2017
Telescope protest, GM salmon and a giant 'dead zone'
The week in science: 4–10 August 2017.

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Research Highlights | 15 August 2017
Metal flouts Ohm’s law
Finding could provide new way to spot elusive topological effects.
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Research Highlights | 15 August 2017
Dark matter without the WIMPS
Theorists propose alternative route to elusive matter.
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Research Highlights | 14 August 2017
Antibodies: Herd immunity
Broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV can be rapidly generated by immunizing cows.
- Yvonne Bordon
Nature Reviews Immunology
Research Highlights | 14 August 2017
Epidemiology: Anthrax threatens wildlife
- Irene Vacca
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 515
Research Highlights | 14 August 2017
Immunometabolism: NK cell subset expands with your waistline
A distinct subset of natural killer cells with a myeloid signature is associated with metainflammation.
- Lucy Bird
Nature Reviews Immunology
Research Highlights | 14 August 2017
Bacterial pathogenesis: Vibrio enters 'sleep mode' to survive
- Irene Vacca
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 515

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Comments and Opinion | 09 August 2017
Turning point: Galactic groundbreaker
Brazilian astrophysicist bridges fields to gain cosmological insights.
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Funding: Austerity bites deeply
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