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Anticipating artificial intelligence

Anticipating artificial intelligence

Concerns over AI are not simply fear-mongering. Progress in the field will affect society profoundly, and it is important to make sure that the changes benefit everyone.

Speak up about subtle sexism in science

Speak up about subtle sexism in science

Female scientists face everyday, often-unintentional microaggression in the workplace, and it won't stop unless we talk about it, says Tricia Serio.

UK government pulls back from rule ‘gagging’ researchers

UK government pulls back from rule ‘gagging’ researchers

Research council grants will escape anti-lobbying crackdown, government confirms.

How one lab challenged a grant rejection and won €5 million

How one lab challenged a grant rejection and won €5 million

A British scientist successfully appealed against an unfavourable grant review — but the road to victory can be paved with challenges.

Character traits: Scientific virtue

Character traits: Scientific virtue

Elite scientists generally agree on what character traits make for excellent science.

Scientists say ‘no’ to UK exit from Europe in Nature poll

Scientists say ‘no’ to UK exit from Europe in Nature poll

Most polled researchers in Britain and the wider EU think that the union benefits science.

Australian cryptologists concerned by restrictive exports law

Australian cryptologists concerned by restrictive exports law

Other scientists also say the need to get a permit for applied ‘dual-use’ research may constrain academic freedom.

Biological specimen troves threatened by funding pause

Biological specimen troves threatened by funding pause

Decision by US National Science Foundation could hamper research on conservation biology, climate change and invasive species.

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

There is an urgent need to improve the infrastructure supporting the reuse of scholarly data. A diverse set of stakeholders—representing academia, industry, funding agencies, and scholarly publishers—have come together to design and jointly endorse a concise and measureable set of principles that we refer to as the FAIR Data Principles.

The elephant in the room we can’t ignore

The elephant in the room we can’t ignore

If Donald Trump were to trigger a crisis in Western democracy, scientists would need to look at their part in its downfall, says Colin Macilwain.