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Early analyses suggest that female academics are posting fewer preprints and starting fewer research projects than their male peers.

If President Trump sidelines the World Health Organization, experts foresee incoherence, inefficiency and resurgence of deadly diseases.

Scientists from both countries must rise above political rhetoric for the sake of all, says Xiao-Nong Zhou.

Analysts are tracking false rumours about COVID-19 in hopes of curbing their spread.

Researchers are rushing to pool resources and data sets to tackle the pandemic, but the new era of openness comes with concerns around privacy, ownership and ethics.

Researchers looking to make tests widely available worry as regulators freeze the team that first identified US community spread.

US scientists say that better data, testing and hospital preparedness are key to erasing inequalities - and to defeating the pandemic overall.

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is at the forefront of a new crop of space explorers destined for the Moon, and maybe one day, Mars.

Preprints analysis suggests a disproportionate impact on early career researchers.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, science is crucial to inform public policy. At the same time, mistrust of scientists and misinformation about scientific facts are rampant. Six scientists, actively involved in outreach, reflect on how to build a better understanding and trust of science.

Critics of current methods for evaluating researchers’ work say a system that relies on bibliometric parameters favours a ‘quantity over quality’ approach, and undervalues achievements such as social impact and leadership.

Studies of social networks show that opposition to vaccines is small but far-reaching - and growing.

The pandemic is devastating economies. As countries look to revive growth, recovery must go with - not against - the grain of nature.

Elisabeth Bik quit her job to spot errors in research papers - and has become the public face of image sleuthing.

Repositories are rapidly disseminating crucial pandemic science - and they're screening more closely to guard against poor-quality work.

COVID-19 has reinforced the importance of preprints as an indispensable means for rapid research dissemination.

Artificial-intelligence tool aims to reveal whether research findings are supported or contradicted by subsequent studies.

Scientists have a responsibility to communicate effectively and compassionately, says Samantha Yammine. Here's how.

Eight ways in which scientists hope to provide immunity to SARS-CoV-2 .

The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.

Data sharing, open-source designs for medical equipment, and hobbyists are all being harnessed to combat COVID-19.

The American Physical Society held its massive April Meeting online because of coronavirus - and registrations soared.

Atma Ivancevic shares what keeps her passionate about science when academic work gets tough, and while working from home.

Anders Tegnell talks to Nature about the nation's 'trust-based' approach to tackling the pandemic.

As lockdowns force scientists worldwide to put their research on hold, funders are introducing measures to minimize stress.

I'm curious what lockdown will reveal about the 'maternal wall' that can block faculty advancement.

Don't let academia's initiatives to advance women become just another way to game the research system, urges Charikleia Tzanakou.

If you struggle with home working but are having to do it because of the coronavirus, Lucy Taylor has some advice.

As climate- and ecological-monitoring projects go dark, data that stretch back for decades will soon contain coronavirus-associated gaps.

The postdoctoral experience is in need of reform. Here the authors outline concrete steps that institutions, postdocs and mentors can take to improve the landscape.