What do scientists owe us?

Hyberbolic adjectives have been on the rise in academic writing. A study explores how this persuasive language is deployed across different fields of research

The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ('Lula') as president of Brazil on 30 October 2022 marked the end of the populist Bolsonaro era. In this Feature, five Brazilian scientists discuss their hopes and expectations for the new presidency and its scientific policies.

Amid increasing competition and conflict with countries such as China, calls to restrict international scientific cooperation overlook benefits to the United States.

Since its purchase by Elon Musk last year, Twitter has undergone a series of rapid changes, largely with an eye to making the platform profitable. Considering these developments and those on other platforms, Mark Carrigan, suggests that just as academic social media has become relatively mainstream the dynamics underpinning academic engagement on social media have fundamentally shifted towards a pay to play model.

There are two kinds of problems in the world: strong-link problems and weak-link problems. Science is a strong-link problem. In the long run, the best stuff is basically all that matters, and the bad stuff doesn’t matter at all.

Several cases of renowned scientists being offered large sums of money by institutions in authoritarian countries - such as Saudi Arabia - have been exposed by EL PAIS.

Mathematician and educator Freeman A. Hrabowski III talks about the importance of the humanities, culture change in academia, and much more. He has led groundbreaking efforts to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields throughout his career. As president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) for three decades, Hrabowski transformed a regional commuter school into a top-tier research university.

The incredible success of Large Language Models like ChatGPT is both a scientific breakthrough and a boon for future scientific discovery. What is Open AI's role in this?

Applying the latest scientific insight and evidence is the starting point for science diplomacy. Three experts shine a light on the missing links between the two.

Elite universities and the lives of working class academics.

The One Environment-One Health framework proposes new research and policy solutions that better informs the complex interactions among environmental, social and economic systems.

Does research based on a well-defined technological outcome hamper our ability to be creative? And does it limit opportunities to explore and develop fundamental areas of science that may ultimately lead to applications we hadn't even thought of yet?

The first meeting of the G20 Chief Science Advisers Roundtable (G20-CSAR) in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, Wednesday, witnessed intense discussion on transboundary science and technology issues of mutual interest. This was the first time that chief science advisers of different countries gathered for a roundtable conference at the G20 platform. 

Collectively solving problems shared by many nations requires a new global science and technology commons.

The simple messaging favoured by media advisers doesn't chime with a discipline that is messy and incomplete.

Sexual harassment in STEM isolates survivors. Collective bargaining could engage the whole academic community in ending sexual harassment.

As citizens, we must educate and inspire our peers to act on climate change through positive and empowering campaigns 

The country’s reputation is inflated by historic successes and relies on successful outliers.

Nature asked six women researchers how they celebrate International Women’s Day.

Collectively solving problems shared by many nations requires a new global science and technology commons.