Critics say redundancies are being decided using unreliable measures related to funding and citations, highlighting broader unease about the use of metrics in science.

Results confirming the vaccine's strong protection against COVID-19 were welcomed following last week's pause in roll-outs - but fresh questions have now emerged about the data.

The three of us took a break from our PhD programmes for a stint that enriched our CVs and improved our chances of career success.

Policymakers need insight from humanities and social sciences to tackle the pandemic.

Some publishers say they are battling industrialized cheating. A Nature analysis examines the 'paper mill' problem - and how editors are trying to cope.

Even with vaccination efforts in full force, the theoretical threshold for vanquishing COVID-19 looks to be out of reach.

Emotional intelligence is a crucial component of successful professional relationships. Here's how to boost yours.

Remote working, research delays and childcare obligations are taking their toll on scientists, causing stress and anxiety.

Grant success rates for scientists in under-represented groups are lower than for white applicants, a recent analysis from Cancer Research UK finds.

A Nature poll shows that a year of online research conferences has brought big benefits, but blending them with in-person meetings in future will be a challenge.

This author weathered repeated rejections, but constructive feedback helped him to find ways to stand out from the crowd.

The National Institutes of Health will fund researchers to track people's recovery, and will host a biospecimen bank.

The American Physical Society's new criteria for conference venues seem to be unique among scientific societies.

As Horizon Europe issues its first call for grants, Nature reviews some big changes - from open science to goal-oriented "missions".

Open repository will give free access to more than 160 million data points with details about individual infections.

A Nature survey shows many scientists expect the virus that causes COVID-19 to become endemic, but it could pose less danger over time.

Nature is polling readers about the move to online meetings during the COVID pandemic.

Other researchers say that restrictions at the largest SARS-CoV-2 genome platform encourage fast sharing while protecting data providers' rights.

Scientists praise US president's pick of Alondra Nelson, a specialist in bioethics and social inequality.

Nature's guide tracks the US president's appointees who matter most to science.