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Changes to the United States' landmark conservation law make it easier to strip threatened species of the strongest protections.

Teach people to think critically about claims and comparisons - they will make better decisions.

The report on global land use and agriculture from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change comes amid accelerating deforestation in the Amazon.

Scholars globally are feeling the heat from politicians. They should take inspiration from scientists in the 1950s who raised the alarm over nuclear weapons.

Researchers need guidance on how to handle published work whose ethics have been questioned.

As scientists from myriad fields rush to perform algorithmic analyses, Google's Patrick Riley calls for clear standards in research and reporting.

The next UK prime minister is a controversial character - and his stance on Brexit concerns researchers.

The research community needs to find ways to reward study design and methodology as much as the final result. A publishing format called Registered Reports offers a means of addressing this challenge.

Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has interrupted clinical trials and forced scientists to change how they immunize people.

Six limiting maxims PhD students should avoid.

We scientists must stand up for openness and fairness. Discriminating against someone because of their ethnicity, turning down a collaboration or refusing a visa for a conference on the grounds of nationality, or simply making someone feel unwelcome because they are an immigrant - these are all morally objectionable and practically counterproductive. Such behaviour must cease.

Animal-rights group's campaign to end forced-swim tests comes amid debate over whether method is overused.

A giant data store quietly being built in India could free vast quantities of science for computer analysis - but is it legal?

It was tough for Lia Paola Zambetti to leave the bench after dreaming for more than a decade of becoming a scientist, and reaching her goal. But now she enjoys her work's broader impact.

The switch to double-blind peer review will affect roughly 650 scientists working on projects worth an estimated US$55 million.

Institutions cannot boast of a respectful environment for researchers and trainees if they flout those values to cut legal liability, says Steven Piantadosi.

Some star psychologists don't disclose in research papers the large sums they earn for talking about their work. Is that a concern?

Global effort to combat research misconduct gathers pace.

Researchers describe how a government crackdown on foreign influence is affecting them following a statement of support from their university.

Despite progress, many physical scientists from sexual and gender minorities experience exclusion or harassment at work, finds UK survey.

Releasing lab-built open source software often involves a mountain of unforeseen work for the developers.

All disciplines should follow the geosciences and demand best practice for publishing and sharing data.

This ranking shows which institutions might be punching above their weight in producing high-quality research.

Stress and long working hours are regrettably common among early-career researchers, reveals a survey by the group the Young Academy of Europe.

The British Journal of Anaesthesia's unusual experiment is designed to broaden replicability efforts beyond just methods and results.

To promote effective sharing, we must create an enduring link between the people who generate data and its future uses, urge Heather H. Pierce and colleagues.

All researchers should strive to improve the quality, relevance and reliability of their work.

Seven researchers discuss the challenges posed by science's embrace of one global language.

Funders should award competitive grants directly to journals to underwrite the costs of open access, urges Adriano Aguzzi.

Nature asked nine leading Europeans to pick their top priority for science at this pivotal point. Love, money, and trust got the most votes.