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Researchers Have Finally Created a Tool to Spot Duplicated Images Across Thousands of Papers

Researchers Have Finally Created a Tool to Spot Duplicated Images Across Thousands of Papers

Publishers would need to join forces to apply image-checking software across the literature.

Italian Election Leaves Science out in the Cold

Italian Election Leaves Science out in the Cold

Researchers hold out little hope that the next government will improve their underfunded research system.​

As a Saudi Woman Scientist, I'm Tired of Negative Stereotypes

As a Saudi Woman Scientist, I'm Tired of Negative Stereotypes

I’ve encountered even more prejudice as a researcher from the Middle East than as a woman working in Saudi Arabia, says Malak Abedalthagafi.​

United States and South Korea the World’s Biggest Science Novelty Acts

United States and South Korea the World’s Biggest Science Novelty Acts

Tool that tallies engagement with new biomedical concepts seeks to reward novelty.  Switzerland has fallen considerably since the 1990s compared to other countries.

Teach Young Scientists the Importance of Societal Impact for Research

Teach Young Scientists the Importance of Societal Impact for Research

Societal impact should be rated more highly in scientific publishing and research evaluation. To this end, we suggest that ways to achieve it should be introduced as an important component of curricula at higher-education institutions.

Trump Science Budget Sows Confusion

Trump Science Budget Sows Confusion

US president makes last-minute decision to abandon proposal for major cuts to National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s science office.

Trump Budget Gives Last-Minute Reprieve to Science Funding

Trump Budget Gives Last-Minute Reprieve to Science Funding

Funding for the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health would hold steady after Congress agrees to lift spending caps, but details are fuzzy.

US Science Agency Will Require Universities to Report Sexual Harassment

US Science Agency Will Require Universities to Report Sexual Harassment

The National Science Foundation says institutions it supports must disclose when researchers are found to have violated policies or are put on leave pending investigation.

Nature Journals Tighten Rules on Non-Financial Conflicts

Nature Journals Tighten Rules on Non-Financial Conflicts

What makes a conflict of interest (COI) in science? Definitions differ, but broadly agree on one thing: an influence that can cloud a researcher’s objectivity. Nature and the other Nature Research journals are taking into account some of these non-financial sources of possible tension and conflict.

Gender Bias Goes Away when Grant Reviewers Focus on the Science

Gender Bias Goes Away when Grant Reviewers Focus on the Science

But female scientists suffer when their research proposals are judged primarily on the strength of their CVs.

The Secrets of a Surprisingly High Citations Success

The Secrets of a Surprisingly High Citations Success

Switzerland appears to have three key factors for success in getting a surprisingly high proportion of its researchers’ articles cited in the scientific literature: it’s a small country, it’s research investment is large compared to other countries, and importantly, its hosting of the Large Hadron Collider is a drawcard for collaborative research.