What’s been on The Great Beyond this week and a few extras…
Friday October 12
‘Evolutionary scandal’ of sexless bug solved / Al Gore and IPCC share peace prize
Thursday October 11
Nine slaps on the wrist for Al Gore / Allen array online / New Horizons visits Jupiter / Nature’s history online
Wednesday October 10
Chemistry Nobel announced / Aphids’ dangerous liaison / T. Rex reigned in Hell Valley
Tuesday October 09
Physics Nobel announced / Dinosaur of the day / Making elephants bee-hive / The only way to fly
Monday October 08
Medicine Nobel announced / ‘Space currency’ nonsense / International Cephalopod Awareness Day / Artificial life, again / Ig Nobels and science journalism
Other Nature blog posts you may have missed
Action Potential: our new neuroscience podcast
Nascent: science (and ex-Nature staff) in video games
The Sceptical Chymist: a tenuous link between nanotechnology and football
Ones that got away
DNA testing may clear up Christopher Columbus controversy, in the NY Times
End of the road for walrus satellite tag, from the BBC
Mongolia’s grasslands are turning to sand, from Reuters
The Great Beyond will be back on Monday.