Squeaky Clean Mice Could Be Ruining Research
Most lab mice are kept in pristine conditions, but a few immunologists think a dose of dirt could make them a better model of human disease.
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Time to Talk About Why so Many Postgrads Have Poor Mental Health
An outpouring on Twitter highlights the acute pressures on young scientists.
The Scant Science Behind Cambridge Analytica's Marketing Techniques
The Scant Science Behind Cambridge Analytica's Marketing Techniques
Nature peers into the evidence for ‘psychographic targeting’.
Cambridge Analytica Controversy Must Spur Researchers to Update Data Ethics
Cambridge Analytica Controversy Must Spur Researchers to Update Data Ethics
A scandal over an academic’s use of Facebook data highlights the need for research scrutiny.
Rethink Public Engagement for Gene Editing
The breadth of social and moral questions raised requires a new architecture for democratic debate, insists Simon Burall.
How to Sail Smoothly from Academia to Industry
To beat the stiff competition, highlight your skills in collaboration, teamwork and meeting deadlines.
The Undercover Academic Keeping Tabs on 'Predatory' Publishing
Following the shutdown of Beall’s list, blacklists that warn against questionable publishers are in demand.
Russian Science Chases Escape from Mediocrity
With Vladimir Putin set to earn another presidential term, researchers wonder whether his government will reverse decades of decline.
How Putin Can Restore Russian Research
The sleeping bear of Russian science could finally wake - and China can show it how.
Why Are Scientists Anxious?
Public regard for scientists is as strong as ever, but you wouldn't know it. Public trust in scientists has risen over the past three decades in the United Kingdom, even in the post-Brexit era.
Data Management Made Simple
Keeping your research data freely available is crucial for open science — and your funding could depend on it.
'Bronze' Open Access Supersedes Green and Gold
The largest share of open-access articles belongs to a new category described as “bronze”: articles are available on websites hosted by their publisher - either immediately or following an embargo - but are not formally licensed for reuse.
MIT Launches Multimillion-Dollar Collaboration to Develop Fusion Energy
MIT Launches Multimillion-Dollar Collaboration to Develop Fusion Energy
The MIT will work with a private firm to develop technology for producing energy from nuclear fusion within the next 15 years.
Meta-Analysis and the Science of Research Synthesis
The accomplishments, limitations, recent advances and directions for future developments in the field of research synthesis.
Learn to Tell Science Stories
What if it is not the concepts described by science fiction that could have the most impact, but the act of storytelling - the creation of scientific narratives - itself?
Does Your Code Stand up to Scrutiny?
Nature journals encourage researchers who submit papers that rely on custom software to provide the programs for peer review.
How to Write a First-Class Paper
Six experts offer advice on producing a manuscript that will get published and pull in readers.
Nature Journals Announce Two Steps to Improve Transparency
Reporting summaries help authors to provide important details before review.
Navigating the Unfolding Open Data Landscape in Ecology and Evolution
Navigating the Unfolding Open Data Landscape in Ecology and Evolution
An overview of the landscape of online data infrastructures, and highlight the key points to consider when using open data.
High-Quality Science Requires High-Quality Open Data Infrastructure
FAIRsharing.org: a series of open data resources and tools, and an outlet for the developers and maintainers of these resources to emphasize the approach they take to ensure the data they host and serve are increasingly FAIR.
UK Scientists Brace for Disruption from Huge Academic Strike
Pension changes spur more than 40,000 university academics to walk out on research activities, conferences and lectures.
Europe's Influential Science-Policy Chief on His Successes and Disappointments
Robert-Jan Smits, the European Union’s departing director-general of research, sets out his parting thoughts. After eight years, he hands over his role as director-general of the European Commission’s research directorate to Jean-Eric Paquet, currently a deputy-secretary-general at the commission.
Canadian Science Wins Billions in New Budget
Canada's 2018 budget includes almost Can$4 billion (US$3.1 billion) in new funding for science over the next five years. This is in contrast to the Can$1 billion in new science funding contained in last year's budget - almost none of which went to basic research.
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