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Blogs Once again, we said hello to new bloggers on Nature Network this week. Most topically, Nicole Edmison is stationed in the Gulf of Mexico reporting on the ongoing oil disaster. In her own words: I’m hoping to bring you right into the heart of the oiled wildlife response effort to experience the animals, responders, residents, and the environment during this man-made disaster in hopes that we can learn something. The master plan is to report to this blog on a regular basis with photos, video, and commentary on the wildlife situation. There are plenty of people focused on the  … Read more

Blogs Following the recent general election here in the UK, there has been much commenting on how this will affect science policy. Sara Fletcher’s thoughtful post considers Dr Evan Harris, the Lib Dem science spokesman, who narrowly lost his seat last week. Steffi Suhr recently attended BibCamp3 (as did Martin Fenner) which prompted her to get thinking about library design and what the perfect library of the future would look like. Last but not least, Mike Fowler presents a simple suggestion to improve the peer-review system. And a little reminder: We’ve been continuing our series of posts that guide you  … Read more

Relaunched Nature Network Tuesday was a big day for Nature Network; we launched a completely redesigned, much improved site. As well as a tidy new reskin, the site now sports a scientific Q&A section, improved personal profile pages, and a workbench to which you can save widgets that help focus your online scientific activities. We’ve created a series of posts that guide you through the various new features, including a look at the Workbench and new Q&A section section. Further posts will follow including how to get the most from your personal profile, and tips for using the site to  … Read more