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Transdisciplinary research is increasingly seen as critical for advancing climate change adaptation. Operationalizing transdisciplinary research in the global South, however, confronts ingrained cultural and systemic barriers to participatory research.
Survey of 3,500 supervisors lifts the lid on the demands of overseeing junior researchers - and the impacts of the pandemic.
From climate to COVID, naivety about how science is hijacked promotes more of the same.
Surveys show that women, parents of young children and people of colour are most affected by pandemic-related disruptions and need more support.
Scientists who worked on the original UN climate convention doubt that COP26 will deliver for low income countries.
The latest bounty of 35 events features oddball black holes and a miniature neutron star.
Hundreds of junk-science papers have been retracted from reputable journals after fraudsters used 'special issues' to manipulate the publication process. And the problem is growing.
In a bid to stave off looming disaster, scientists are trying to repurpose drugs used for malaria and other diseases, but infrastructure and recruitment challenges hinder progress.
An international team of researchers wants to find people who are genetically resistant to SARS-CoV-2, in the hope of developing new drugs and treatments.
Academic CVs are ubiquitous and play an integral role in the assessment of researchers. They define and portray what activities and achievements are considered important in the scientific system.
Birdsong has long connected humans to nature. Historical reconstructions using bird monitoring and song recordings collected by citizen scientists reveal that the soundscape of birdsong in North America and Europe is both quieter and less varied, mirroring declines in bird diversity and abundance.
A Nature survey reveals that many authors of the latest IPCC climate-science report are anxious about the future and expect to see catastrophic changes in their lifetimes.
Sponsoring someone is not a one-off act. Their success is your success, so support them throughout the process.
Despite 30 years of climate diplomacy, urgent and aggressive action is needed to halt global warming. Nature explains what success looks like, and what's on the line.
The pandemic has caused disruption to many aspects of scientific research. In this Comment the authors describe the findings from surveys of scientists between April 2020 and January 2021, which suggests there was a decline in new projects started in that time.
Four junior researchers with disabilities describe their career experiences to date, and how colleagues can act as allies.
To thwart publishing rackets that undermine scholars and scholarly publishing, legitimate journals should show their workings.
Studies suggest that a reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision would be detrimental for many.
The mystery of COVID's origins has reignited a contentious debate about potentially risky studies and the fuzzy terminology that describes them.
Cutting-edge microscopy techniques are allowing researchers to spy on the innards of cells in all their crowded glory.
Make language inclusive and agree on your aims in advance.
Behind the struggle to stop governments propping up the coal, oil and gas industries.
