Nature News highlights: 29 September 2016

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29 September 2016       nature news alert • Read Nature's news online • Subscribe to Nature Your weekly update from Nature's global news team.                         • Latest News               Science spending boosted in French budget ▶ 28 September 2016     Research gets 3.7% increase as government prepares for election year. Read More ▶             'Three-parent baby' claim raises hopes — and ethical concerns ▶ 28 September 2016     Questions surround report of baby created using controversial mitochondrial replacement technique. Read More ▶             Encourage governments to heed scientific advice ▶ 28 September 2016     To stop evidence-based policy losing its clout, researchers need to engage with policymakers and understand their needs, says Bill Colglazier. Read More ▶                     • More Stories               African elephants, forensic science and China's gene bank ▶ 28 September 2016     The week in science: 23–29 September Read More ▶             Cuban crocodiles pose conservation conundrum ▶ 28 September 2016     Genetic analyses of endangered animals reveal high level of interbreeding with hardier American species. Read More ▶             Can Cuban science go global? ▶ 28 September 2016     Tensions between Cuba and the United States are easing. But researchers still struggle to join the scientific world. Read More ▶             Solar on the steppe: Ukraine embraces renewables revolution ▶ 28 September 2016     Former Soviet nation bids for independence from Russian fossil fuels. Read More ▶             Why big pharma wants to collect 2 million genomes ▶ 28 September 2016     For the head of AstraZeneca's genomics initiative, the challenge is not just getting the sequences, but in putting them to use — wisely. Read More ▶             Deal emerges to curb greenhouse-gas emissions from aviation ▶ 27 September 2016     Airlines would be required to offset most of their greenhouse-gas emissions after 2020 under the latest plan. Read More ▶             Deep learning boosts Google Translate tool ▶ 27 September 2016     Internet giant's latest service employs neural networks to cut error rate by 60%, the company says. Read More ▶             Comet crash: a guide to Rosetta's big finale ▶ 27 September 2016     Spacecraft will strive to the end to capture best-ever comet images during descent. Read More ▶             Rosetta crashes into comet: Live from the Nature studio ▶ 27 September 2016     Follow's Rosetta's descent to the surface of comet 67-P after more than a decade in space. Read More ▶             Zimbabwean scientists fight to preserve national academy ▶ 27 September 2016     Research struggles in a country in economic free-fall. Read More ▶             Europa's peek-a-boo plumes confirmed ▶ 26 September 2016     Watery jets could be tapping into a buried ocean with the potential to support life. Read More ▶             Psychologists fail to replicate well-known behaviour linked to learning ▶ 26 September 2016     Numerous failed attempts to replicate the 'blocking effect' cast doubt on its scope. Read More ▶                 The npj Science of Learning Community aims to be the place for sharing and discussing the latest insights into the science behind learning. It is a broader companion to the journal npj Science of Learning. The Community will give educators, along with cross-disciplinary researchers in the emerging science of learning discipline the unique opportunity to interact directly and collaborate with others. 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