Boost resilience of small and mid-sized cities

Smaller settlements are growing faster than megacities — and they need more protection from extreme events, write Joern Birkmann and colleagues.

News | 28 September 2016
‘Three-parent baby’ claim raises hopes — and ethical concerns
Questions surround report of baby created using controversial mitochondrial replacement technique.
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Nobel laureates in their own words
In this series of animations, Nobel prize-winning scientists talk about their discoveries on light, time, matter, and the universe.

Current Issue | 29 September 2016

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News | 30 September 2016
UK bioethicists eye designer babies and CRISPR cows
Panel will focus on the implications of gene editing in human reproduction and livestock.
News | 29 September 2016
Biologists plan scoring system for antibodies
Manufacturers and users will rank reagents to improve the reliability of research.
News | 29 September 2016
Open-access journal eLife to start charging fees
Journal backed by world’s largest private research funders will still depend on grants to cover expenses.
News | 29 September 2016
Gender bias found in Earth-science society journals
Women publish and review less than men in American Geophysical Union journals, but have a higher acceptance rate.
News | 28 September 2016
Cuban crocodiles pose conservation conundrum
Genetic analyses of endangered animals reveal high level of interbreeding with hardier American species.
News | 28 September 2016
Can Cuban science go global?
Tensions between Cuba and the United States are easing. But researchers still struggle to join the scientific world.

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Comments and Opinion | 28 September 2016
Reproducibility: Seek out stronger science
Want to learn how to design an experiment or analyse data? Training is there if you look.
- Monya Baker
Nature Jobs 537, 703–704
Comments and Opinion | 21 September 2016
Inside View: European Molecular Biology Laboratory
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Comments and Opinion | 21 September 2016
Salaries: Reality check
A feeling that good performance is not adequately rewarded is pervading the research world.
- Chris Woolston
Nature Jobs 537, 573–576