Data should be a means to knowledge, not an end in themselves.

Drawing on a study of priorities in health research, researchers argue a metascience approach can refocus Indian research towards areas that are most needed by Indian society and that are understudied globally

Critiques are increasingly challenging the way research is being performed. Recent scandals revealing scientific fraud have made media headlines.

The increasing concern about unreliability in scientific literature is a problem for people like me - I am the science adviser to DEFRA, the UK government department for environment, food and rural affairs. To counsel politicians, I must recognize systematic bias in research.

A policy change that could discourage UK government scientists from talking to the media is a backwards step. All researchers need to speak up to put science on the political agenda.

And more than a little quixotic.

While some talk about global science, China's skyrocketing investment in its scientific sector is causing real anxiety for Europe.

Citations, downloads, indexing - a scientific report gets all this, even if it's rejected.

On the implications of academics being monitored in ever more and increasingly disparate aspects of work.

When researchers write, we don't just describe new findings - we place them in context by citing the work of others. Citations trace the lineage of ideas, connecting disparate lines of scholarship into a cohesive body of knowledge, and forming the basis of how we know what we know.

We face interconnected planetary emergencies threatening our climate and ecosystems. Scientists should join civil disobedience movements to fight these unprecedented crises.

As researchers dive into the brave new world of advanced AI chatbots, publishers need to acknowledge their legitimate uses and lay down clear guidelines to avoid abuse.