Tracker Flags Up Failures to Report Clinical Trials
Computerized search of trial registry lists worst offenders.
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Machine-learning Algorithm Quantifies Gender Bias in Astronomy
Calculation suggests papers with women first-authors have citation rates pushed down by 10%.
What Makes a Great Peer Reviewer?
What Makes a Great Peer Reviewer?
Tips from Nature Research editors.
Scientists Can Publish Their Best Work at Any Age
New equation also suggests way to predict a researcher's potential to produce top work.
'Living figures' Make Their Debut
'Living figures' Make Their Debut
Published chart integrates data from outside scientists.
Russian Science at the Crossroads
Upheaval in the former superpower is bad for research and the wider world.
Good Data Are Not Enough
A vibrant scientific culture encourages many interpretations of evidence.
Young Scientists Ditch Postdocs for Biotech Start-ups
Many biologists are founding their own firms as venture capitalists show increased interest in science.
Mining the Secrets of College Syllabuses
The creators of the Open Syllabus Project hope that sharing data can both improve and reward teaching.
Publisher Pulls 58 Articles by Iranian Scientists Over Authorship Manipulation
Publisher Pulls 58 Articles by Iranian Scientists Over Authorship Manipulation
Cull of papers follows similar discoveries in 2015.
Twitterstorm Shows Why Scientific Evidence Matters
An MP’s dismissive tweet that scientists have ‘no experience of the real world’ highlights a chasm in mutual understanding.
Young, Talented and Fed-up
Scientists starting labs say that they are under historically high pressure to publish, secure funding and earn permanent positions — leaving precious little time for actual research.
Let Researchers Try New Paths
Demand for steady output stymies discovery. To pursue the most important research, scientists must be allowed to shift their focus.
Nature Special Issue on Young Scientists
The research enterprise sometimes keeps scientists from pursuing the best ideas: intense competition forces researchers to prioritize publishing papers over tackling important questions. A special issue explores the problems facing early and mid-career scientists, and how to solve them.
Young Scientists Under Pressure
Young researchers are having to fight harder than past generations for a smaller share of the academic pie.
Science Group Seeks to Guide Silicon Valley Philanthropists
Uncertain government funding drives effort to beef up private support for research
Women Need to Be Seen and Heard at Conferences
A neuroscience initiative is boosting the number of female invited speakers at meetings. Other disciplines should do the same.
Facebook Couple Commits $3 Billion to Cure Disease
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aims to have major impact by 2100.
Encourage Governments to Heed Scientific Advice
To stop evidence-based policy losing its clout, researchers need to engage with policymakers and understand their needs, says Bill Colglazier.
Can we Open the Black Box of AI?
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn.
Worldwide brain-mapping project sparks excitement and concern
Worries include how to coordinate research programmes and resources from different countries.
Curation is under-resourced
Curation is under-resourced
Science funders and researchers need to recognize the time, resources and effort required to curate open data.
Where Nobel winners get their start
Undergraduates from small, elite institutions have the best chance of winning a Nobel prize.
A statement about data
A statement about data
Nature Physics now requires its published papers to include information on whether and how their underlying data are accessible to others.
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