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
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
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
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,…
