Coronavirus Fears Cancel World's Biggest Physics Meeting
Physicists who were set to attend the American Physical Society's Denver conference are using virtual platforms to share their talks.
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China Bans Cash Rewards for Publishing Papers
New policy tackles perverse incentives that drive 'publish or perish' culture and might be encouraging questionable research practices.
Free Lists of Grants and Fellowships Around the World Available Online
Free Lists of Grants and Fellowships Around the World Available Online
Three searchable databases provide information on global opportunities for graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty members.
In Praise of Replication Studies and Null Results
More funders and publishers must support such work and emphasize its value to the research community.
Invest 5% of Research Funds in Ensuring Data Are Reusable
This article argues it is irresponsible to support research but not data stewardship.
Four Ways I Adapted to Lab Life in Mexico
Four Ways I Adapted to Lab Life in Mexico
A move from Germany taught Deb Raj Aryal how to acclimatize to a new research culture.
Biologist Exits Prestigious Post Years After Violating Sexual-harassment Policy
Biologist Exits Prestigious Post Years After Violating Sexual-harassment Policy
The incident raises important questions about how institutions handle accusations of harassment that occurred at different universities - particularly in the #MeToo era.
Unlock Ways to Share Data on Peer Review
Journals, funders and scholars must work together to create an infrastructure to study peer review.
"TOP Factor" Rates Journals on Transparency, Openness
A new tool, created by the advocacy organization Center for Open Science, seeks to change editorial practices. Journals are scored based on ten different criteria, including availability of data and policies on preregistration.
Powerful Antibiotics Discovered Using AI
Machine learning spots molecules that work even against 'untreatable' strains of bacteria.
Stop Making Graduate Students Pay Up Front for Conferences
John Malloy shares his experiences of risking debt to travel - and discusses what to do about it.
What to Do when Your Grant is Rejected
What to Do when Your Grant is Rejected
Failed funding applications are inevitable, but perseverance can pay dividends.
Comparing Meta-analyses and Preregistered Multiple-laboratory Replication Projects
Comparing Meta-analyses and Preregistered Multiple-laboratory Replication Projects
Kvarven, Strømland and Johannesson compare meta-analyses to multiple-laboratory replication projects and find that meta-analyses overestimate effect sizes by a factor of almost three. Commonly used methods of adjusting for publication bias do not substantively improve results.
Popular Preprint Servers Face Closure Because of Money Troubles
Repositories like INA-Rxiv and IndiaRxiv boost regional science, but finding cash to run them is proving difficult.
Out of Office Replies and What They Can Say About You
An automated e-mail response posted by an academic researcher on Twitter unleashed a social-media debate about the importance of work-life balance.
Nature Will Publish Peer Review Reports As a Trial
Research involves deep discussions between authors and reviewers. Starting this week, readers of some Nature Research journals will be able to see this up close.
Calling All Coronavirus Researchers: Keep Sharing, Stay Open
As the new coronavirus continues its deadly spread, researchers must ensure that their work on this outbreak is shared rapidly and openly.
People Will Not Trust Unkind Science
A mean and aggressive research working culture threatens the public's respect for scientists and their expertise, says Gail Cardew.
Five 'Power Skills' for Becoming a Team Leader
Volunteering with an organization can improve communication and help you adapt to the unexpected.
US National Academies Launches Search for Evidence-based Programmes to Support Scientist Parents
What You Want Nature to Do Next
Nature asked readers what it should focus on in the next decade. Here is what the respondents said.
Top Tips for Getting Your Science out There
Craig Cormick explains how scientists can get their arguments across to members of the public.
Why Snakes Probably Aren't Spreading the New China Virus
One genetic analysis suggests reptilian reservoir - but researchers doubt that the coronavirus could have originated in animals other than birds or mammals.
Software Searches out Reproducibility Issues in Scientific Papers
Software Searches out Reproducibility Issues in Scientific Papers
Papers are getting more rigorous, according to a text-mining analysis of 1.6 million papers, but progress is slower than some researchers would like.
Tell It Like It is: On the Pressure to Provide 'Clean' Narratives
Tell It Like It is: On the Pressure to Provide 'Clean' Narratives
Science is messy, and the results of research rarely conform fully to plan or expectation. ‘Clean’ narratives are an artefact of inappropriate pressures and the culture they have generated.
Stress, Anxiety, Harassment: Huge Survey Reveals Pressures of Scientists' Working Lives
Stress, Anxiety, Harassment: Huge Survey Reveals Pressures of Scientists' Working Lives
Global study highlights long hours, poor job security and mental-health struggles.
Global Problems Need Social Science
Without human insights, data and the hard sciences will not meet the challenges of the next decade.
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