By Alex Jackson on 27 Dec 2013
Nature has announced a new collaboration with Reddit Science, part of the social news site Reddit. The move will see editors and reporters at Nature engaging with their readers at the subreddit r/science. Read more
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By Alex Jackson on 20 Dec 2013
To mark the turn of a new year, Nature is republishing its first Futures anthology as an eBook — featuring 97 stories from authors including Arthur C Clarke, Greg Bear and Cory Doctorow. Read more
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By Alex Jackson on 19 Dec 2013
There was a plethora of scientific talent across the disciplines and globe in the third annual edition of Nature’s 10 people who mattered this year. Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 11 Dec 2013
We started Nature Network back in 2007, as an experiment in using social media for science, and to provide a home for researchers to communicate with each other. Social media is now part of our day-to-day lives, and services like WordPress, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ now provide capabilities far beyond what was available in 2007, and what we built for Nature Network. These services evolve constantly, as technology and creativity make new things possible. Our site has dated and, like many social media services, has suffered from spam in recent months. We know that it is no longer fit for purpose nor provides the level of service that we wish for our users. Read more
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By Lou Woodley on 06 Dec 2013
Nobel Week is next week and in anticipation of the Nobel Prize award ceremonies there’s a new meeting focusing on encouraging discussions about science and society. The second Nobel Week Dialogue event will take place on Monday 9th December in Gothenburg, and this year the theme is The Future of Energy. Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 28 Nov 2013
The announcement of the winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books was preceded by a glorious evening of entertainment, brilliantly compered by the erudite and avuncular Dara Ó Briain. All the shortlisted authors had made their way to the Royal Society, in one case from as far afield as California, and performed to an auditorium packed with science enthusiasts. Read more
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By Alex Jackson on 27 Nov 2013
The annual Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science took centre stage at the Quirinal Palace yesterday in Rome as the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, presented the awards to this year’s three winning scientists. Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 25 Nov 2013
Over recent weeks, Nature’s Head of Press, Alice Henchley, has been reading and reviewing the books shortlisted for the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, at a rate of one every week. The winner will be announced at a public event at the Royal Society on the 25th November 2013 during which shortlisted authors will discuss their books with host Dara O Briain. Prior to the announcement, we’re been running a competition on Of Schemes and Memes to win a set of the shortlisted books – the winner of the prize draw will be announced soon! Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 20 Nov 2013
Over the coming months, Nature’s Head of Press, Alice Henchley, will be reading and reviewing the books shortlisted for the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, at a rate of one every week. The winner will be announced at a public event at the Royal Society on the 25th November 2013 during which shortlisted authors will discuss their books with host Dara O Briain. Prior to the announcement, we’re running a competition on Of Schemes and Memes to win a set of the shortlisted books – all you have to do is predict the winning book and enter our prize draw. Read more
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