Frustration builds over lengthy delay in revamping Mexico’s science law

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01408-5Mexican researchers fear that a polarizing bill could ruin the chances of overhauling the nation’s science system.

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Frustration builds over lengthy delay in revamping Mexico’s science law

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Showcasing Africa’s contributions to science

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01424-5Success stories challenge negative narratives and media portrayals, and can inspire the next generation.

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Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01421-8Scientists are trying to understand why the virus, a less lethal relative of smallpox, has cropped up in so many populations around the world.

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Female dominance, and coding for kids: Books in brief

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01382-yAndrew Robinson reviews five of the week’s best science picks.

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Starting a scientific career with narcolepsy

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01426-3Ronja Weber describes living as a PhD student with narcolepsy, a chronic condition that disrupts sleep-wake processes.

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Even ordinary ships will soon be able to sail the Arctic seas

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01357-zArctic sea ice is thinning so fast that open-water vessels could ply northern shipping routes within decades.

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Cosmic countdown

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01395-7Time is running out.

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Compatibility rules of human enhancer and promoter sequences

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2022; doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04877-wCompatibility rules of human enhancer and promoter sequences

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Daily briefing: Ten innovative face-mask designs

Nature, Published online: 19 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01427-2How to build a better mask to protect again pollution and pathogens. Plus, monkeypox has been detected in Europe and the United States, and pollution causes one in six deaths worldwide.

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