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A fragment of the Pacific tectonic plate beneath Tokyo may be the source of recurring large earthquakes. Other newsworthy papers include Crick hypothesis vindicated, Silicon solar cells bent on success, The genetic origins of cleft lip, Linking schizophrenia to neuronal changes, Magnetization switching using only spin and more.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Biopsy sample sheds light on HIV-1 evolution, Magnetic imaging and sensing using diamond spins, The glaciation threshold, An earlier dawn for microRNAs, Measuring the magnetic field of a distant galaxy, Knock-out blow for Chlamydia and Evolution in action

Avatars can walk down a virtual red carpet this week at a film premiere in Second Life. On Thursday Nature Video, will screen two documentaries on the future of physics in Second Nature, NPG’s island in the virtual world.

In Nature China this week - Cotton plants that have been genetically modified to produce insecticidal toxins could reduce pest populations in unmodified crops nearby

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Thwarting tumour invasion, Glacier acceleration through subsurface ocean warming, Complement enhances tumour evasion, Groundwater levels determine land response to climate and A century of artificial nitrogen fertiliser

A special issue of Nature this week tackles science in the US election, exploring how John McCain and Barack Obama developed their stances on science; who is advising them on technical issues; and where they might take the country if elected.

A new approach to improving vaccine supplies in the event of an influenza pandemic is reported

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have uncovered the signalling pathway responsible for damping down the antiviral effects of interferon-γ

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Astronomy: Star light, star bright, Infectious disease: The GILTy party and Quantum Flicks: Now you see them, now you don't

On Saturday, September 20, 2008, Islamabad witnessed one of the most horrific suicide attacks in Pakistan’s history, which targeted the Marriott hotel less than 2 kms away from the Parliament, the Presidency and the Prime minister’s house.

THIS WEEK IPY celebrates its sixth ‘International Polar Day' focusing on People in Polar Regions, especially on community and cultural well-being, health issues, and the role of the Arctic in the global economy. Community events will occur around the world.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include ‘Friendly’ bacteria protect from diabetes, Downward dog, When humans control fire, Survival strategies, Cortisone shakes up channels, Watching protein structures move in nanoseconds and Fish fingers point to origin of digits and All of p53

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Extremely warm year suppresses plants’ carbon dioxide uptake in the long term, Feature shared by two black hole counterparts, New approach for leukaemia treatment?, Colloids borrow a trick or two from DNA structure

In Nature China this week - New policies are needed to ensure that coal power can be developed in China without high pollutant emissions and more

Summaries of newsworthy papers appearing in Nature and Nature journals: Neuroscience: Deaf people learn new speech patterns, The tuberculosis bacterium’s stealthy ways, Susceptibility to bladder cancer, Dual gating in one motion,Risk factor for common kidney disease and A new take on tooth evolution

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Astronomy: Extraordinary stellar blast visible to the naked eye, Climate change: The older the better, Astrophysics: A blast from the past of a celebrity star and Water flow through synthetic trees

Twin studies from eight populations show that genetic mechanisms for height, weight and BMI are more variable than researchers previously suspected. Height, weight and body mass traits are more diverse in Caucasians than in East Asian adolescents.

A three-year field study on the Tibetan plateau shows that plant species differ in their ability to emit or consume methane

Last week, at the CopenMind exhibition in Copenhagen, the latest research into Clean Technology was exhibited. Some of the research from Asia included using waste produced by the electronics industry to convert wasted heat into electricity, using hydrogen energy in agriculture, plans for cheap solar energy and more.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Genetics: Enzyme associated with vitamin B12 levels and Immunology: Coping with immune cell death

The research establishes the power of The Cancer Genome Atlas project and shows that it has the potential to expand rapidly our knowledge of the genetic alterations involved in cancers.

China's national treatment program has significantly reduced the mortality rate of HIV-infected blood donors through the use of 'cocktail' drugs

From a small set of servers under a single desk to a global network of dedicated data centres processing information by the petabyte, Nature celebrates the 10 year anniversary of Google with a special issue. A collection of news features, essays and commentary articles examines how ‘big data’ is transforming science.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Geoscience: Rapid ancient sea level rise, Neuroscience: Why the brain makes new nerve cells, Nature: Telomerase structure revealed and Nature: Genetics of geography

Hearing: Encouraging hair growth, Dark secrets of Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, Viruses affect the carbon cycle, Reprogramming without pluripotency, Unravelling current coils in the Earth’s geodynamo, Altered states, Rethinking Hedgehog signalling, Quantum boost, BDNF and chromatin remodelling and Kids learn to share by age 7–8

In Nature China this week - Biosensors: Infiltrate to enhance, Metabolic syndrome: Nonpeptide peps up therapy, Mouse pheromones: Secret seducers, Gene expression: Cluster spotting and Graphene: Thickness detector

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Quantifying the Arctic carbon pool, Exploitative tricks of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Domino drug action, Stem cells classified, Glaciers and river nutrients and A jolt to plume models?

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Imaging of filaments from a giant galaxy, Oxidation strikes gold, Bacteria sacrifice themselves for the greater good, Ice clouds in the martian atmosphere, A potentially dangerous molecule on the loose and What a tangled web

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have identified a genetic locus that is important for regulating hybrid sterility and more

Antibodies isolated from survivors of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus can protect mice from lethal infection. Summaries of newsworthy papers include New susceptibility gene for type 2 diabetes, Ion channels implicated in bipolar disorder and Cancer taking the Myc