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Nature's inaugural survey of postdocs in academia worldwide uncovers a sense of instability among the research precariat.

Here, the authors study mentorship in scientific collaborations, and find that mentorship quality predicts the scientific impact of protégés post mentorship. Moreover, female protégés collaborating with male mentors become more impactful post mentorship than those who collaborate with female mentors.

As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to erode huge gains against much more devastating infections, are there any silver linings to be had?

Writing songs for open-mic sessions at a Boston bar helped scientist-songwriter Saurja DasGupta to communicate his research more confidently.

Scientists posting images and photos on social media could potentially exclude people with visual impairments. This article outlines actions fostering accessibility and inclusion in posting scientific images on social media.

The new president has the opportunity to reverse four years of anti-science policies - but he also inherits a nation divided.

Going back to normal is not enough. A revamp is required.

With so many votes cast for Trump, some researchers conclude that they must work harder to communicate with the public.

Researchers in many countries need custom-built systems to do robust and transparent science.

How the US president and his administration have silenced scientists and meddled in their reports, with disastrous consequences.

A three-part podcast series explores the intimate relationship between politics and science.

Junior researchers need to engage with policymakers, institutions, funders and media outlets to argue against planned budget cut-backs.

The directive could make it easier to fire some agency researchers and hire others for political reasons.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's six-figure donation is a step towards addressing racial injustice in the sciences.

The shift to virtual conferences needs to be accompanied by a sensitivity to people in different time zones.

Europe's political shake-up is approaching - for researchers, key factors such as immigration and funding hang in the balance.

During a pandemic, more researchers might require support from colleagues and depend on those partnerships to collect the data they need to keep their labs operational. The article presents guidelines for collaborations.

Unchecked ivermectin use in region is making it difficult to test anti-parasite drug's effectiveness against the coronavirus.

The arrangement will allow some researchers in Germany to publish openly - but critics say it comes with a high price.

Big moves to rebuild the scientific infrastructure are possible, argues Ulrich Dirnagl.

Should academic science reconsider the definition of success?

The idea that competent researchers are apolitical is false, and it costs lives.

Publishers agree to make journal summaries open and searchable in single repository.

Science and politics are inseparable - and Nature will be publishing more politics news, comment and primary research in the coming weeks and months.

Public trust in a potential vaccine is under threat. Drug companies and their academic partners must disclose protocols and results data.

The science supports that face coverings save lives, and yet the debate trundles on. How much evidence is enough?

Face masks are vital to containing the spread of COVID, but lecturers and universities must find ways to be inclusive, say Olivier Pourret and Elodie Saillet.

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna share award for developing the precise genome-editing technology.

The US president's actions have exacerbated the pandemic that has killed nearly 200,000 people, rolled back environmental and public-health regulations and undermined science and scientific institutions. Some of the harm could be permanent.

Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice share the award for research on a virus that causes hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.