Some fifteen years after the human genome was sequenced, researchers still can’t agree on how many genes it contains. | Continue reading
By studying the properties of almost 200 disk galaxies, it is shown that modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND), or MOND-like alternative theories of gravity based on the existence of a fundamental acceleration scale, are ruled out as fundamental theories for galaxies at more than 10 … | Continue reading
The scale and nature of energy investments under diverging technology and policy futures is of great importance to decision makers. Here, a multi-model study projects investment needs under countries’ nationally determined contributions and in pathways consistent with achieving t … | Continue reading
Scientists pinpoint the stem cells that bestow the power of regeneration on planaria. | Continue reading
During cardiac tissue formation it is unclear whether newly generated myocytes originate from cardiac progenitor cells or from pre-existing cardiomyocytes. Here, the authors use a stochastic four-colour reporter system (Rainbow) to identify the source of new cardiomyocytes during … | Continue reading
Existing methods to extract structural information from single-molecule scattering measurements require large number of photons per image. Here the authors discuss a method to reconstruct the structure of a molecule from X-ray scattering data by using only three photons per image … | Continue reading
Lasers offer insight into the heaviest elements. | Continue reading
Health workers battling Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo can diagnose the virus in hours, instead of days. | Continue reading
Anil Ananthaswamy parses Sabine Hossenfelder’s analysis of why the field is at an impasse. | Continue reading
Four new elements were added in 2015 with great fanfare — but some researchers complain the announcement was premature. | Continue reading
They fear the data-sharing website will become less open, but other researchers say the buyout could make GitHub more useful. | Continue reading
Planned changes threaten open science, research advocates warn. | Continue reading
From possums to elephants, animals tend to avoid times of the day when people are out and about. | Continue reading
Fifteen-year-old Opportunity rover enters low-power mode in attempt to survive extreme tempest. | Continue reading
Less sea ice allowed ocean swells to flex weakened ice shelves in Antarctica, contributing to their collapse. | Continue reading
The ideal drugs for treating schizophrenia are postulated to selectively block the D2 dopamine receptor with optimum binding kinetics. The structure of D2 bound to an antipsychotic sheds light on how to design such drugs. | Continue reading
Richard Taylor pays tribute to the Apollo astronaut who beautifully meshed science and art. | Continue reading
White matter properties correlate with cognitive performance in a number of domains. Here the authors show that altering a child’s educational environment though a targeted intervention program induces rapid, large-scale changes in the white matter, and that these changes track t … | Continue reading
Estimated cost of geoengineering technology to fight climate change has plunged since a 2011 analysis. | Continue reading
Genetically engineered T cells that induced remission in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia were found to have disruption of the TET2 gene, which caused T cell changes that potentiated their anti-tumour effects. | Continue reading
Gravity of distant Moon-sized objects could do the job attributed to a hypothetical Planet Nine. | Continue reading
Nature speaks to linguist Sheri Wells-Jensen about a workshop on alien languages. | Continue reading
Adoptive T cell therapy induced complete and durable remission in a patient with refractory metastatic breast cancer, providing proof of principle for this approach in breast cancer therapy. | Continue reading
Antisense oligonucleotides are providing researchers and patients with fresh hope of targeting the condition’s genetic cause. | Continue reading
Computing approaches in the optical domain would allow for ultra-fast signaling and ultra-high bandwidth capabilities. Here, Feldmann et al. demonstrate a photonic abacus, which provides multistate compute-and store operation by integrating phase-change materials with nanophotoni … | Continue reading
Several projects are testing the idea of doling out funds that people can use however they want. | Continue reading
Start-up firm NET Power is developing a new approach to capturing and storing carbon. | Continue reading
An optimal computationally efficient solution to the problem of finding the minimum taxi fleet size using a vehicle-sharing network is presented. | Continue reading
Artificial intelligence outperforms traditional statistical models at predicting a range of clinical outcomes from a patient’s entire raw electronic health record (EHR). A team led by Alvin Rajkomar and Eyal Oren from Google in Mountain View, California, USA, developed a data pro … | Continue reading
Attempts to exempt speculative theories of the Universe from experimental verification undermine science, argue George Ellis and Joe Silk. | Continue reading
The ubiquitous particles are helping to map the innards of pyramids and volcanoes, and spot missing nuclear waste. | Continue reading
Seventy-six pairs of transcription factors can induce mouse connective-tissue cells to adopt a neuron-like identity in vitro. This discovery provides insights into both neuronal development and cell reprogramming. | Continue reading
Commonly prescribed drugs called fluoroquinolones cause rare, disabling side effects. Researchers are struggling to work out why. | Continue reading
The intestinal microbiome seems to influence how well some cancer drugs work. But is the science ripe for clinical trials? | Continue reading
The Queqiao probe will act a data-relay station for the country’s future Chang'e-4 lander. | Continue reading
Animals equipped with special sensors collect data that could be used to sharpen climate models' projections of rising seas. | Continue reading
Electric cars are gaining ground fast but face fossil-fuel favouritism in the showroom. | Continue reading
Sweden is latest country to hold out on journal subscriptions, while negotiators share tactics to broker new deals with publishers. | Continue reading
Scientists scramble to analyze data from Kilauea, which shot ash 9 kilometres into the atmosphere. | Continue reading
International health organizations are in discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo about how and whether to deploy treatments in addition to a vaccine. | Continue reading
Images from Landsat satellites and agricultural-survey programme are freely available to scientists — but for how long? | Continue reading