By Laura Wheeler on 27 Sep 2013
At this summer’s Lindau Meeting we focused on pressing world problems and how chemistry can help us to solve them. In four films, laureates and students clash over the future of energy production, grapple with drug development, discuss dwindling supplies of metal catalysts and debate science’s role in the developing world. Get a taster in this trailer. Read more
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By Laura Wheeler on 25 Sep 2013
When the Nature Press Office finishes for the day, it’s usually the time to take a break from thinking about science and how to communicate it to the broadest possible audience. However, from today onwards Nature’s Head of Press, Alice Henchley, will commute home with her nose stuck in the best of 2012’s popular science books. Over the coming two months, Alice will be reading and reviewing the runners and riders shortlisted for the 2012 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. Read more
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By Chris Clough on 20 Sep 2013
It’s that time of the week again, when the working week winds down and thoughts turn towards the weekend. And what better way to kick things off than with the Friday quiz? Puzzles, anagrams and the usual trivia teasers await… … Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 20 Sep 2013
Dr. Stephen Freedland is a Urologist within the Duke Prostate Center at Duke University. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology) and Pathology. He also holds an appointment as a staff physician at the Durham VA Hospital. He is Editor-in-Chief of Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, the North American Editor for European Urology, and sits on the editorial board of several other international urology journals. Read more
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By nature.com Communities Team on 09 Sep 2013
Brain training games claim to boost your mental skills. But while practicing a game might make you better at it, research in young people has shown it doesn’t improve how well you perform other cognitive tasks in everyday life. Now a new study suggests the case may be different for adults above the age of 60. Read more
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By Laura Wheeler on 08 Sep 2013
Dark energy survey launches … Read more
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