Ten people who mattered in science in 2018. Picks include a rogue gene-editor, a wunderkind physicist and a DNA detective who helped catch a serial killer.

If you're looking to move labs, countries or sectors this year, or seeking general career inspiration, here's some advice from five researchers who featured in Nature Careers in 2018.

Many undergraduates in the natural sciences will never take part in research, despite a willingness to learn. But their presence can teach others how to lead.

Gene targeted for its role in HIV is linked to increased severity of other infectious diseases - and could affect learning in mice.

Sea ice was thinner in late 2017 and much of 2018 than at any time in the last 30 years, while wild reindeer and caribou populations continue to decline.

More than 1,400 researchers sign an online letter arguing that Plan S will not impinge on academic freedom, as some critics claim.

Misleading terminology and arbitrary divisions stymie drug trials and can give false hope about the potential of tailoring drugs to individuals, warns Stephen Senn.

A spate of bullying allegations have rocked several high-profile science institutions. Here's how researchers, universities, funders and others are dealing with the issue.

Academic freedom is on the hit list when radical politicians gain office - as they have done in Europe.

Researchers plan to spray sunlight-reflecting particles into the stratosphere, an approach that could ultimately be used to quickly lower the planet's temperature.

The Haldane principle, born a century ago, has enabled government scientists to speak truth to power without fear of retribution.

A survey reveals some lab heads are using the need for visas to create unacceptable conditions for junior researchers.

A practical roadmap for scholarly publishers to implement data citation in accordance with the Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles (JDDCP).

The major machine-learning meeting, now known as NeurIPS, has faced increasing criticism over its name.

Research group leaders should learn how to recognize if colleagues are experiencing problems at work, says James Turner.

Programmes from high school through to graduate school are aiming to keep more women and people from underrepresented groups in the physical sciences.