New York and Boston maintain their lead The two US cities have a peerless partnership for life sciences. Neil Savage News feature 24 Sep 2020
Three reasons to share your research failures There’s a new journal for that. Gemma Conroy News 22 Sep 2020
Women have disrupted research on bird song, and show how diversity can improve all fields of science For decades, scientists believed that only male birds sang. Then women entered the field and showed what their predecessors had missed. Kevin Omland, Evangeline Rose & Karan Odom News 16 Sep 2020
Science is getting harder to read From obscure acronyms to unnecessary jargon, research papers are increasingly impenetrable – even for scientists. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 10 Sep 2020
How early-career researchers can avoid ethical ‘grey areas’ Here are four ways to keep on track. Gemma Conroy News 10 Sep 2020
The idea that a scientific theory can be ‘falsified’ is a myth It's time we abandoned the notion. Mano Singham News 10 Sep 2020
How to spot dubious claims in scientific papers Statistics are easily manipulated. Here are four red flags. Gemma Conroy News 8 Sep 2020
This scientist read a paper every day for 899 days. Here’s what she learned Olivia Rissland says reading a different paper every day has made her a better scientist. Natalie Parletta News 8 Sep 2020
Retractions: the good, the bad, and the ugly What researchers stand to gain from taking more care to understand errors in the scientific record. Quan-Hoang Vuong Comment 8 Sep 2020
The 5 most popular scientific papers of March 2020 in the Nature Index journals Vanishing coastlines and a threat to sea turtles feature in these stand-out studies from March. Bec Crew Listings 1 Sep 2020
COVID-19 research update: How many pandemic papers have been published? A briefing on developments in coronavirus research publishing. Nature Index News 28 Aug 2020
Why academics do unfunded research From creative pursuits to grant application fatigue, here's why some researchers choose an unfunded path. Rosalind Edwards News 28 Aug 2020
Four reasons why young researchers should consider entrepreneurship training “It doesn’t matter how good and innovative your idea is if no one needs it.” Andy Tay News 27 Aug 2020
Signs of ‘citation hacking’ flagged in scientific papers An algorithm developed to spot abnormal patterns of citations aims to find scientists who have manipulated reference lists. Richard Van Noorden News 25 Aug 2020
Post-pandemic, fieldwork faces a remote future COVID-19 is forcing researchers to rethink ways of amassing data. Gemma Conroy NI 360 25 Aug 2020
How to choose your next research project Ask yourself these five questions to prioritize your ideas. Carsten Lund Pedersen News 19 Aug 2020
Data visualizations are key to COVID-19 communication, but we still don't understand their impact The language of data visualization has become commonplace, but their influence on public opinion and behaviour is unclear. Helen Kennedy News 18 Aug 2020
This scientific ‘power couple’ has one of the largest publishing networks in chemistry How a supervisor-student pair forged a lasting collaboration. Hepeng Jia News 18 Aug 2020
Top officials at Russian universities embroiled in plagiarism scandal It's been described as the 'tip of the iceberg' when it comes to unethical practices in Russian academia. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 14 Aug 2020