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How COVID-19 Could Ruin Weather Forecasts and Climate Records

How COVID-19 Could Ruin Weather Forecasts and Climate Records

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

Ten Work-life Balance Tips for Researchers Based at Home During the Pandemic

Ten Work-life Balance Tips for Researchers Based at Home During the Pandemic

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

How Sewage Could Reveal True Scale of Coronavirus Outbreak

How Sewage Could Reveal True Scale of Coronavirus Outbreak

Wastewater testing could also be used as an early-warning sign if the virus returns.

Boosting the Signal in Scientific Talks

Boosting the Signal in Scientific Talks

A few modest adjustments to the planning and delivery of talks can help scientists share ideas with their peers more effectively, say Scott St. George and Michael White.

How Blood from Coronavirus Survivors Might Save Lives

How Blood from Coronavirus Survivors Might Save Lives

New York City researchers hope antibody-rich plasma can keep people out of intensive care.

What's Wrong with the H-Index, According to Its Inventor

What's Wrong with the H-Index, According to Its Inventor

Love it or hate it, the H-index has become one of the most widely used metrics in academia for measuring the productivity and impact of researchers. But when Jorge Hirsch proposed it as an objective measure of scientific achievement in 2005, he didn’t think it would be used outside theoretical physics.

Coronavirus Crisis Hits Ice-locked Arctic Research Expedition

Coronavirus Crisis Hits Ice-locked Arctic Research Expedition

A team member on the huge project has tested positive for the virus, delaying the air mission.

The Busy Lives of Academics Have Hidden Costs - and Universities Must Take Better Care of Their Faculty Members

The Busy Lives of Academics Have Hidden Costs - and Universities Must Take Better Care of Their Faculty Members

Hilal A. Lashuel's experiences have taught him that maintaining good mental health and balancing life and work is a struggle everywhere in academia.

Open Peer-Review Platform for COVID-19 Preprints

Open Peer-Review Platform for COVID-19 Preprints

The public call for rapid sharing of research data relevant to the COVID-19 outbreak is driving an unprecedented surge in (unrefereed) preprints. To help pinpoint the most important research, Nature launched Outbreak Science Rapid PREreview, an open-source platform for rapid review of preprints related to emerging outbreaks.