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Satellites find penguins by following the poo
A space-based sensor has detected new colonies of emperor penguins on Antarctic sea ice. Credit: Christopher Walton Ecology 07 August 2020 Images from space bolster…
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Why deforestation and extinctions make pandemics more likely
NEWS 07 August 2020 Researchers are redoubling efforts to understand links between species loss and emerging diseases — and use that information to predict and…
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How researchers overturned US sanctions on a virtual summer school
CAREER NEWS 07 August 2020 US rules forced an online neuroscience course to block people in Iran from signing up, but the organizers won a…
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Parents’ desire for one boy and one girl pushed trend in family patterns
One-and-one-and-done: data from a large UK birth cohort suggest some parents kept having children until they had at least boy and one girl. Credit: Getty…
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Coronavirus research updates: For fast and low-cost COVID-19 testing, just spit
NEWS 07 August 2020 Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear. A health worker in…
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Coronavirus research updates: For fast and low-cost COVID-19 testing, just spit
NEWS 07 August 2020 Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear. A health worker in…
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Daily briefing: Last of their kind, the tuatara genome reveals why this reptile is so remarkable
NATURE BRIEFING 06 August 2020 The first tuatara genome sheds light on our reptile ancestors and epidemiologists predict the future of the coronavirus pandemic. Flora…
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Coronavirus research updates: Immune reaction to some common colds might provide protection
NEWS 06 August 2020 Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear. A cell infected with…
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Ultra-fluorescent dyes give objects an eye-popping glow
These 3D-printed objects are luminous under ultraviolet light thanks to crystals of fluorescent dye. Credit: Amar Flood Materials science 06 August 2020 Crystals of physically…
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