Owning, Not Doing: My Transition from Master's to PhD Student
Yuning Wang learned to rely less on her supervisor's guidance during her doctoral programme, an important step on the road to research autonomy.
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Weaving Indigenous Knowledge into the Scientific Method
Scientists and funders with close links to local communities outline how Western teams can collaborate fairly and effectively with those groups.
Research Evaluation Needs to Change with the Times
The focus on a narrow set of metrics leads to a lack of diversity in the types of leader and institution that win funding.
Stamp out Fake Clinical Data by Working Together
How can we make sure that medical trials reported in the scientific literature are real? It is surprisingly hard - but not impossible.
How Researchers Can Help Fight Climate Change in 2022 and Beyond
COP26 energized the global effort to halt global warming. Research is now crucial to monitoring progress and creating solutions.
What Scientists Say About Elizabeth Holmes Guilty Verdict
Theranos case highlights the importance of peer review for biotech entrepreneurs, scientists say.
Two Years of COVID-19 in Africa: Lessons for the World
Africa urgently needs to guarantee its own health security.
Sustainability at the Crossroads
A look back at 2021 through the Sustainable Development Goals.
How COVID Vaccines Shaped 2021 in Eight Powerful Charts
The extraordinary vaccination of more than four billion people, and the lack of access for many others, were major forces this year - while Omicron's arrival complicated things further.
'Hard' Skills from Our PhDs Remain Relevant Beyond Academia
Experience in grant-writing, data analysis and presentation will serve researchers well - even when they move away from academia.
Afghanistan's Academics Despair Months After Taliban Takeover
Research has stalled, funds have evaporated and many scientists are still struggling to get out.
Build a Registry of Results That Students Can Replicate
To speed research, express conclusions as testable statements, and incorporate testing into training.
Replicating Scientific Results is Tough - but Essential
A high-profile replication study in cancer biology has obtained disappointing results. Scientists must redouble their efforts to find out why.
The Science News That Shaped 2021: Nature's Picks
From Omicron to a Mars helicopter to an Alzheimer's firestorm, our news editors choose the defining moments in science and research this year.
What Sci-Hub's Latest Court Battle Means for Research
Delhi court will scrutinize whether the pirate paper website falls foul of India's copyright law. The verdict could have implications for academic publishers further afield.
The UN Must Get on with Appointing Its New Science Board
The decision to appoint a board of advisors is welcome - and urgent, given the twin challenges of COVID and climate change.
Understand the Real Reasons Reproducibility Reform Fails
Lack of rigour is often blamed on pressure to publish. But ethnographers can find out what truly keeps science from upping its game.
How to Tell a Compelling Story in Scientific Presentations
State your main finding in your title, and don't forget to use the word 'but', says Bruce Kirchoff.
How Bad is Omicron? What Scientists Know So Far
COVID researchers are working at breakneck speed to learn about the variant's transmissibility, severity and ability to evade vaccines.
Omicron is Supercharging the COVID Vaccine Booster Debate
The data are growing that booster jabs enhance protection - but their durability, impact and ability to quash the new variant are unknown.
AI Mathematician and a Planetary Diet - the Week in Infographics
Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.
Victories Against AIDS Have Lessons for COVID-19
Anthony Fauci on four decades of progress against HIV, and what's needed for the future.
What Humanity Should Eat to Stay Healthy and Save the Planet
What we eat needs to be nutritious and sustainable. Researchers are trying to figure out what that looks like around the world.
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