Nature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktop http://www.nature.com/news/ Nature Publishing Group en Nature Publishing Group News at Nature © 2009 Nature Publishing Group permissions@nature.com 1744-7933 http://feeds.nature.com/~r/news/rss/news_s22/~3/yFDQAlopRUE/462266a.html While species losses mount worldwide, conservationists in Brazil have made great strides towards saving the golden lion tamarin and its forest habitat from destruction. Gene Russo reports.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/rss/news_s22/~4/yFDQAlopRUE" height="1" width="1"/> Biodiversity: Biodiversity's bright spot 10.1038/462266a Nature Wed Nov 18 18:00:00 EST 2009 News at Nature Wed Nov 18 18:00:00 EST 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091118/full/462266a.html?s=news_rss http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091118/full/462272a.html?s=news_rss Genetic sequences in a cell's mitochondria can be used to accurately determine species. Could this be because they are responsible for creating what they identify? Nick Lane investigates. Biodiversity: On the origin of bar codes 10.1038/462272a Nature Wed Nov 18 18:00:00 EST 2009 News at Nature Wed Nov 18 18:00:00 EST 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091116/full/news.2009.1089.html?s=news_rss A new species of finch may have arisen in the Galapagos. Darwin's finches tracked to reveal evolution in action 10.1038/news.2009.1089 Nature Mon Nov 16 20:01:00 EST 2009 News at Nature Mon Nov 16 20:01:00 EST 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091116/full/news.2009.1088.html?s=news_rss One species' rapid cell shedding explains its huge carbon-catching capacity. How the sponge stays slim 10.1038/news.2009.1088 Nature Mon Nov 16 15:56:13 EST 2009 News at Nature Mon Nov 16 15:56:13 EST 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091112/full/news.2009.1082.html?s=news_rss Researchers seek out alternative model organisms to C. elegans. Biologists turn against worm 10.1038/news.2009.1082 Nature Thu Nov 12 19:00:00 EST 2009 News at Nature Thu Nov 12 19:00:00 EST 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091105/full/news.2009.1058.html?s=news_rss Oregon caves yield evidence of continent's first inhabitants. Oldest American artefact unearthed 10.1038/news.2009.1058 Nature Thu Nov 05 15:15:55 EST 2009 News at Nature Thu Nov 05 15:15:55 EST 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091104/full/462030a.html?s=news_rss Unsatisfied with merely halting environmental destruction, some conservationists are trying to reconstruct ecosystems of the past. Emma Marris travels back in time with the rewilders. Conservation biology: Reflecting the past 10.1038/462030a Nature Wed Nov 04 18:00:00 EST 2009 News at Nature Wed Nov 04 18:00:00 EST 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091104/full/462021a.html?s=news_rss Vertebrates in line for massive sequencing project. 10,000 genomes to come 10.1038/462021a Nature Wed Nov 04 18:00:00 EST 2009 News at Nature Wed Nov 04 18:00:00 EST 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091021/full/4611040a.html?s=news_rss Controversial German specimen is related to lemurs, not humans, analysis of an Egyptian find suggests. Fossil primate challenges Ida's place 10.1038/4611040a Nature Wed Oct 21 17:02:00 EDT 2009 News at Nature Wed Oct 21 17:02:00 EDT 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091020/full/news.2009.1022.html?s=news_rss Origin of odd South American boulders may have defeated the Origin's author. Darwin's geological mystery solved 10.1038/news.2009.1022 Nature Tue Oct 20 19:10:22 EDT 2009 News at Nature Tue Oct 20 19:10:22 EDT 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091014/full/news.2009.1000.html?s=news_rss A single pheromone ensures a male fruitfly's urge to mate targets the right sex. Chemical keeps male sex drive in check 10.1038/news.2009.1000 Nature Wed Oct 14 19:31:03 EDT 2009 News at Nature Wed Oct 14 19:31:03 EDT 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091009/full/news.2009.985.html?s=news_rss Three papers caught up in journal probe of review process. Row at US journal widens 10.1038/news.2009.985 Nature Fri Oct 09 18:28:58 EDT 2009 News at Nature Fri Oct 09 18:28:58 EDT 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091007/full/461705a.html?s=news_rss Ethiopian find dates back 4.4 million years. Fossil rewrites early human evolution 10.1038/461705a Nature Wed Oct 07 16:59:00 EDT 2009 News at Nature Wed Oct 07 16:59:00 EDT 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091001/full/news.2009.966.html?s=news_rss At 4.4 million years, Ethiopian fossil clarifies human–chimp relationships. Oldest hominid skeleton revealed 10.1038/news.2009.966 Nature Thu Oct 01 14:31:46 EDT 2009 News at Nature Thu Oct 01 14:31:46 EDT 2009 http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090927/full/news.2009.954.html?s=news_rss Questions over conflict of the sexes remain. Sex chromosomes linked to evolution of new species 10.1038/news.2009.954 Nature Sun Sep 27 17:00:00 EDT 2009 News at Nature Sun Sep 27 17:00:00 EDT 2009 http://www.nature.com/includes/rj_globnavimages/news_logo.gif http://www.nature.com/news/