Specials

Welcome to Nature's specials, where we shine a spotlight on news events from the sequencing of the chimp genome to the relaunch of the space shuttle. Explore each topic in depth through news, features and interactive graphics.

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• Science Journalism

  To mark the 6th World Conference of Science Journalists from 30 June-2 July 2009 in London, Nature is shining a spotlight on the profession in changing times. Science journalism faces an uncertain future. But to what extent should scientists help - or care?

  24 June 2009

• Apollo 40 years on

  On 20 July 1969, NASA's Apollo programme landed a man on the Moon, less than a decade after President John F Kennedy announced the goal to Congress. On the 40th anniversary of that milestone, Nature looks at the legacy of the Apollo missions and their influence on lunar science, as well as prospects for future manned missions that could see humans once again set foot on the Moon.

  19 June 2009

• Swine Flu

  The World Health Organization declared the first flu pandemic in 41 years on 11 June. As details of the global impact of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus — and efforts to combat the threat — unfold over the coming months, Nature News provides breaking news and authoritative analysis of the science and the politics behind the headlines.

  18 June 2009

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Here's a sampling of our previous specials. See the chronological and alphabetical listings below for the full archive.

• The Road to Copenhagen

  In December this year, parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will descend on Copenhagen to wrangle over the details of a new global climate deal - a potential successor to the Kyoto Protocol.

  17 June 2009

• Microscopy

  Microscopes are biologists' window to life — and advances in microscopy over recent years are revealing some breathtaking new views. Here Nature profiles five microscopes that are changing the ways that researchers see the world, and examines the challenges involved in collecting and interpreting the microscopic image.

  03 June 2009

• Recession Watch

  As the world faces its biggest financial crisis in decades, Nature keeps you updated on what it all means for science. Will your research funding be cut? How secure is your company or research institution? And can the meltdown actually create opportunities for science?

  03 April 2009

• Darwin 200

  Darwin was arguably the most influential scientist of modern times. No single researcher has since matched his collective impact on the natural and social sciences; on politics, religions, and philosophy; on art and cultural relations, and in ways that the man himself would never have imagined.

  11 February 2009