Nature News
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Planet hunters seek new ways to detect alien life
Astrobiologists debate which chemical signatures would hint at life on other worlds.
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Chinese scientists to pioneer first human CRISPR trial
Gene-editing technique to treat lung cancer is due to be tested in people in August.
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The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics
Jim Papadopoulos has spent a lifetime pondering the maths of bikes in motion. Now his work has found fresh momentum.
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How China is rewriting the book on human origins
Fossil finds in China are challenging ideas about the evolution of modern humans and our closest relatives.
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Strange planet has triple sunsets and a super-long year
World in three-star system also experiences unusual seasons.
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The visualizations transforming biology
Inventive graphic design and abstract models are helping researchers to make sense of a glut of data.
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Bird wings trapped in amber are a fossil first from the age of dinosaurs
Preserved feathers and tissue provide a picture of hatchlings from the Cretaceous.
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Quantum computer makes first high-energy physics simulation
The technique would help address problems that classical computers can’t handle.
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LIGO detects whispers of another black-hole merger
After historic first discovery last September, twin observatories detected gravitational waves again on Boxing Day.