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Massive Budget Cuts for US Science Proposed Again by Trump Administration

Massive Budget Cuts for US Science Proposed Again by Trump Administration

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

Alan Turing Institute Not Providing Value for Money, Says UKRI

Alan Turing Institute Not Providing Value for Money, Says UKRI

Critical review calls for “significant change” at beleaguered national AI institute, as chair steps down.

Hallucinated Citations Are Polluting the Scientific Literature. What Can Be Done?

Hallucinated Citations Are Polluting the Scientific Literature. What Can Be Done?

Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests.

Motherhood Derails Women's Academic Careers - These Data Reveal How and Why

Motherhood Derails Women's Academic Careers - These Data Reveal How and Why

Mothers in academia take on considerably more childcare-related responsibilities than do fathers.

Preprints.ai: How Much of Peer Review Can We Automate?

Preprints.ai: How Much of Peer Review Can We Automate?

If we were designing peer review from scratch for a world where powerful LLMs exist, what would we actually need humans for, and what could we comfortably automate?

China Could Be the World's Biggest Public Funder of Science Within Two Years

China Could Be the World's Biggest Public Funder of Science Within Two Years

Forecast by science-policy researchers raises questions about where the epicentre of global research will shift to in the coming decade.

Reshaping Science Communication in a Critical Period of Disinformation and Distrust

Reshaping Science Communication in a Critical Period of Disinformation and Distrust

Governments should strengthen institutional science communication, not just rely on individual researchers, to provide clear, coordinated, evidence-based information and counter misinformation, especially during crises.