Researchers debate whether female computer coders face bias A preliminary study suggests code-edits by female software developers are more successful — except when their gender is known. Nature 530 257 doi: 10.1038/530257f Source: Nature News Researchers debate whether female computer…
Snail's pace: Nature readers on their longest wait to get published
Snail's pace: Nature readers on their longest wait to get published Online poll suggests 10% have had a paper held for at least 3 years. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19375 Source: Nature News Snail's pace: Nature readers on their longest wait…
Karolinska’s vice-chancellor resigns over case of controversial surgeon
Karolinska’s vice-chancellor resigns over case of controversial surgeon Swedish institute reopens misconduct investigation into Paolo Maccharini. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19374 Source: Nature News Karolinska’s vice-chancellor resigns over case of controversial surgeon Nature News Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn
Memory cells enhance strategy for fighting blood cancers
Memory cells enhance strategy for fighting blood cancers Immune therapy made more powerful with memory T cells. Source: Science News Memory cells enhance strategy for fighting blood cancers Science News Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn
Rare Arctic Falcon and Historic Bird to Kings Shows Up on Webcam [WATCH]
Rare Arctic Falcon and Historic Bird to Kings Shows Up on Webcam [WATCH] A rare Gyrfalcon, the largest type of falcon and one that breeds in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, recently photo-bombed a webcam several times at a Hudson…
New clues illuminate mysteries of ancient Egyptian portraits
New clues illuminate mysteries of ancient Egyptian portraits New analyses shed light on how ancient Egyptian “mummy paintings” were made. Source: Science News New clues illuminate mysteries of ancient Egyptian portraits Science News Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn
California Island Foxes No Longer Endangered, Says USFWS
California Island Foxes No Longer Endangered, Says USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials plan to remove three fox sub-species native to California’s Channel Islands from the endangered species list. It appears the foxes have made a remarkable recovery. Source:…
Extinct Zebra Sub-Species Revived With Selective Breeding
Extinct Zebra Sub-Species Revived With Selective Breeding With years of selective breeding, scientists in South Africa have revived an extinct sub-species of zebra, known as the quagga. Source: Natures Talk Show via Nature World News Extinct Zebra Sub-Species Revived With…
Valentine's Day: Polar Bear Gets Treat at St. Louis Zoo
Valentine's Day: Polar Bear Gets Treat at St. Louis Zoo The St. Louis Zoo, Missouri, gave its resident polar bear a heart-shaped pink chunk of ice filled with mackerel, capelin and apples for Valentine’ Day. Source: Natures Talk Show via…
Giant Antarctic Iceberg Isolated and Killed 150,000 Adélie Penguins [VIDEO]
Giant Antarctic Iceberg Isolated and Killed 150,000 Adélie Penguins [VIDEO] When a giant iceberg crashed down in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, in 2010 it isolated a colony of Adélie penguins. Having to trek much farther for food, 150,000 penguins have died,…
