NatureNews - All articles published today - nature.com science feedsNature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktop Climate panel must adapt to surviveReview recommends better governance and transparency for the IPCC in the face of more public scrutiny. News briefing: 27 August–2 September 2010The week in science. Deepwater Horizon: After the oilWhen oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the ecosystems under assault started on a long road to recovery. Amanda Mascarelli meets the researchers assessing their chances. Nanotechnology: Small wondersThe US National Nanotechnology Initiative has spent billions of dollars on submicroscopic science in its first 10 years. Corie Lok finds out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. Kids swap DNA for fairground ridesResearchers' efforts to collect samples at a fair raise ethical questions. Stem-cell work thrown into limboUS district-court ruling suspends federal funding for research involving human embryonic stem cells. Cold blamed for Bolivia's mass fish deathsExtreme weather wreaks havoc in the rivers. Superfast TB test slashes waiting timeInfection with tuberculosis can be diagnosed easily and accurately in less than two hours. Comet theory carbonizedSediment studies rule out impact as cause of ancient cold spell. River metals linked to tar sand extractionResearchers find that pollutants in Canada's Athabasca River are not from natural sources. World view: Politicize meBarack Obama is finding that sometimes politics needs to put science in its place, says Daniel Sarewitz. Venus crater debate heats upA history of dramatic geological change is questioned. When hasty headlines fail to shake a family treeThe impact that a newly discovered species makes depends on the completeness of its lineage. Ecologists fear Antarctic krill crisisFishing industry threatens to destabilize stocks. The mystery of the missing oil plumeConfounding reports seed confusion over long-term effects of the spill.
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