http://www.nature.com/news/ Nature Publishing Group en Nature Publishing Group News at Nature Nature Publishing Group permissions@nature.com 1744-7933 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081117/full/news.2008.1236.html?s=news_rss Pumpkins, melons and gourds are ribbed and ridged by the buckling of their skin. Why fruit are groovy 10.1038/news.2008.1236 Mathematics Mon Nov 17 17:19:52 EST 2008 News at Nature Mon Nov 17 17:19:52 EST 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081022/full/4551023a.html?s=news_rss If you want to start an argument, ask the person who just said 'paradigm shift' what it really means. Or 'epigenetic'. Nature goes in search of the terms that get scientists most worked up. Language: Disputed definitions 10.1038/4551023a Mathematics Wed Oct 22 17:00:00 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed Oct 22 17:00:00 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081020/full/news.2008.1169.html?s=news_rss Citation statistics now comparable across disciplines. 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Battling bureaucracy with maths 10.1038/news.2008.1050 Mathematics Fri Aug 22 15:40:34 EDT 2008 News at Nature Fri Aug 22 15:40:34 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080806/full/news.2008.1010.html?s=news_rss Search system predicts what prey are needed to keep an ecosystem working. Google tool identifies linchpin species 10.1038/news.2008.1010 Mathematics Wed Aug 06 14:53:30 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed Aug 06 14:53:30 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080703/full/news.2008.933.html?s=news_rss The physics that the Large Hadron Collider will explore has tentative philosophical foundations. But that's a good thing, says Philip Ball. Behind the mask of the LHC 10.1038/news.2008.933 Mathematics Thu Jul 03 17:18:18 EDT 2008 News at Nature Thu Jul 03 17:18:18 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080625/full/4531149b.html?s=news_rss Canadian researcher launches science version of Google News. Scientists get online news aggregator 10.1038/4531149b Mathematics Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080618/full/453966b.html?s=news_rss Physicists reveal why paper curls the way it does. Universal law of coiling 10.1038/453966b Mathematics Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080613/full/news.2008.883.html?s=news_rss A new theory suggests a natural basis for our preference for musical consonance. But does such a preference exist at all, wonders Philip Ball. A sound theory? 10.1038/news.2008.883 Mathematics Fri Jun 13 17:02:14 EDT 2008 News at Nature Fri Jun 13 17:02:14 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080604/full/453708a.html?s=news_rss Software promises to identify blockbuster scripts. 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Birds defy gravity, but not by flying 10.1038/news.2008.830 Mathematics Thu May 15 18:00:00 EDT 2008 News at Nature Thu May 15 18:00:00 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080417/full/news.2008.758.html?s=news_rss Researchers map out the geometric structure of music. Journeys in musical space 10.1038/news.2008.758 Mathematics Thu Apr 17 13:59:45 EDT 2008 News at Nature Thu Apr 17 13:59:45 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080416/full/452803a.html?s=news_rss Some experts think that a quantum computation could be plaited like a skein of string. And now they may have found the sorts of string they need, finds Liesbeth Venema. Quantum computation: The dreamweaver's abacus 10.1038/452803a Mathematics Wed Apr 16 17:00:00 EDT 2008 News at Nature Wed Apr 16 17:00:00 EDT 2008 http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080402/full/452520a.html?s=news_rss Low- and zero-energy buildings could have a huge impact on energy use and carbon emissions. 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