That's exactly the opposite of what we should be doing right now.

Scientists' creativity, entrepreneurialism and grasp of the complexity of the world are crucial attributes.

The open access debate has revealed the complicated and contradictory nature of the academic publishing landscape in which trade unions have a role to play.

When good science is suppressed by the medical-political complex, people die.

Researchers argue that it's time to invest in aggressive carbon capture.

Australian universities are letting world ranking ambitions skew what they teach at a cost to local history and politics, says Australian National University vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt.

Racism, climate denial, and COVID-19 are major crises standing in the way of a prosperous future for the United States, and resolution of all three could be enabled by science that is persistently ignored.

Susan Spilka analyzes a series of surveys from Emerald Publishing that asked both academics and the general public about the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion to society.

All modern scientists should share ownership of their knowledge and research.

Some simple checks can help separate an honest statistic from a falsehood, says author Paul Goodwin

As England prepares to lock down again, it should look to the example set by east Asian and African nations, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar

Statisticians react to the news.

In recent months, we've all been bombarded with numbers. It's vital that we learn how to interpret them.

The dominant model of Article Processing Charges, whilst lowering financial barriers for readers, has merely erected a new paywall at the other end of the pipeline, blocking access to publication for less-privileged authors.

It is essential for physicians and scientists to speak up to counter misinformation about COVID-19 amid a culture of fear.

Publishers have retracted more than 20 COVID-related papers. Are they learning from their mistakes and fixing process failures?

Links between an anti-lockdown declaration and a libertarian thinktank suggest a hidden agenda, say scientists Trish Greenhalgh, Martin McKee and Michelle Kelly-Irving

Demonstrating research integrity is increasingly a demand for institutions receiving funding. However, whilst hundreds of articles have been written on the topic, precisely what this consists of is less clear.

Over the past few weeks, prominent scientific publications have condemned President Donald Trump's record on science. This is unprecedented.

Big moves to rebuild the scientific infrastructure are possible, argues Ulrich Dirnagl.

Bad papers are still published. But some other things might be getting better.

The idea that competent researchers are apolitical is false, and it costs lives.

Kirstie Whitaker and Olivia Guest ask how open ‘open science’ really is.

We need more transparency in how scientific knowledge is created and communicated, especially in the context of a pandemic where science should guide important decisions affecting millions of people.

Everyone knows of the big 3 citation indexes, Web of Science Scopus & Google Scholar, but how do they compare to the new ones?

COVID-19 has highlighted the need to work with researchers all around the world at the same time that it has also exposed the inequalities in the global research and knowledge system.

Female academics saw their own experiences in the vice presidential debate's gendered and racialized dynamics.

Science and politics are inseparable - and Nature will be publishing more politics news, comment and primary research in the coming weeks and months.