Protect time for deep thinking - it is crucial for productivity in a world of constant interaction, urges Heidi Rehm.

Let 2020 be the year in which we value those who ensure that science is self-correcting.

Alan Cooper was dismissed as the leader of a prestigious genomics centre, following an investigation.

Navigating the turbulent waters of the doctoral voyage

The 2010s have seen breakthroughs in frontiers from gene editing to gravitational waves. The coming one must focus on climate change.

Ten people who mattered in science in 2019 according to nature.

International codes of conduct are important, but grass-roots efforts are the key to embedding research integrity.

Institutions must act together to reform research culture.

Leading scholars and publishers from ten countries have agreed a definition of predatory publishing that can protect scholarship. It took 12 hours of discussion, 18 questions and 3 rounds to reach.

Promises to raise research spending and take action on climate change overshadowed by scientists' fears about leaving the European Union.

Little is known about the long-term effects of early-career setback. Here, the authors compare junior scientists who were awarded a NIH grant to those with similar track records, who were not, and find that individuals with the early setback systematically performed better in the longer term.

In memory of Margarita Salas, the biochemist whose discoveries led to faster, more-accurate DNA testing.

Proportions of female students and those from under-represented ethnic groups are rising, yet parity is a way off.

Forty-three Chinese universities should be considered "very high" or "high" risk collaborators because of their involvement in research for military and defence purposes, according to an Australian think tank.

Evaluation reforms will go round in circles without conceptual clarity, warns Anna Hatch.

The growing threat of abrupt and irreversible climate changes must compel political and economic action on emissions.

A study of protein databases shows that discoverers who are second to publish still end up getting a substantial portion of the recognition.

It's time to trust students to handle doubt and diversity in science, says Jerry Ravetz.

A swift increase in scientific productivity has outstripped the country's ability to promote rigour and curb academic misconduct; it is time to seize solutions.

Scientists should take a more intentional, evidence-based approach to mentoring, including tenure and promotion incentives, according to an upcoming report from the US National Academies.

Some funders and publishers call it unethical, for others, it's par for the course.

Connections prove resilient as researchers circumvent geopolitical obstacles.

A growing number of research agencies are assigning money randomly. The Swiss National Science Foundation is the latest funder to experiment with random selection.