Concessions over science advice principles
Proposal that advisors should seek ‘shared position’ with government abandoned.
Underwater robot automates ocean testing
‘Lab in a can’ eliminates the middleman between sample site and lab.
Bacteria buzzing in the seabed
Nanowires growing from bacteria might link up distant chemical reactions in sediments.
A survey reveals how Chinese scientists could be affected by the stand-off between their government and the search-engine giant.