Earliest-known human occupation of Australia’s arid interior

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Illegal ivory mostly from recent elephant killings
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Bacterial pathogenesis: Rickettsia releases the tension
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Psychologists argue about whether smiling makes cartoons funnier

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Illegal ivory mostly from recent elephant killings

Hard work, little reward: Nature readers reveal working hours and research challenges

Tracker flags up failures to report clinical trials

Scientists can publish their best work at any age

Ant genomes rewrite history of Panama land bridge

Axion alert! Exotic-particle detector may miss out on dark matter

Latest Research Highlights

Bacterial pathogenesis: Rickettsia releases the tension

Archaeal biology: Masters of methane

Microbiome: Complexity at the sub-genus level

Acute kidney injury: Loss of PKC-ɛ protects against IRI

Viral infection: Rabies virus causes stress

Fungal biology: A key regulator of secondary metabolites

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