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Our Path to Better Science in Less Time Using Open Data Science Tools
Our Path to Better Science in Less Time Using Open Data Science Tools
How several free software tools have fundamentally upgraded our approach to collaborative research, making our entire workflow more transparent and streamlined.
Publish Houses of Brick, Not Mansions of Straw
Papers need to include fewer claims and more proof to make the scientific literature more reliable.
The Environment Needs Cryptogovernance
The blockchain technology that underpins cryptographic currencies can support sustainability by building trust and avoiding corruption, explains Guillaume Chapron.
Biology Needs More Staff Scientists
Independent professionals advance science in ways faculty-run labs cannot, and such positions keep talented people in research, argues Steven Hyman.
Beware the Anti-Science Label
Presenting science as a battle for truth against ignorance is an unhelpful exaggeration.
The Secret War Against Counterfeit Science
China has a lucrative market for fake research reagents. Some scientists are fighting back.
Brainstorming Is Not the Way to Discuss Scientific Issues
An intellectual free-for-all doesn’t lead to the common ground on which research can build.
Track How Technology Is Transforming Work
Without data on how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs, policymakers will fly blind into the next industrial revolution, warn Tom Mitchell and Erik Brynjolfsson.
China Cracks Down on Fake Data in Drug Trials
Researchers and manufacturers face possible jail time — or execution — for fraudulent submissions to nation's drug agency.
Science Publishers Try New Tack to Combat Unauthorized Paper Sharing
Rise in copyright breaches prompts industry to discuss ways to allow ‘fair sharing’ of articles.
Integrity Starts with the Health of Research Groups
Funders should force universities to support laboratories’ research health
Researchers Frustrated by Misconduct Probe
Alfredo Fusco denies claims that his research lab hired a photo studio to manipulate images.
Reviewers Are Blinkered by Bibliometrics
Science panels still rely on poor proxies to judge quality and impact.
Nature Journals Support the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
Nature journals have signed up to the principles of the Declaration on Research Assessment agreement.
Historic Co-Authorships Speed up Editor Handling Times
Journal editors tend to accept manuscripts written by prior collaborators more quickly.
More Surgeons Must Start Doing Basic Science
They say they don't have the time or incentives to do research — and that’s dangerous for translational medicine.
What All Those Scientists on Twitter Are Really Doing
Analysis reveals that female researchers are over-represented on the social-media site and that mathematicians and life scientists are less likely to use it.
Five Hacks for Digital Democracy
Beth Simone Noveck urges researchers to work out how technology can improve public institutions.
Nature Index Country Collaboration
The Nature Index tracks the affiliations of high-quality scientific articles. The infographic indicates patterns of international collaboration captured by the Nature Index.
Track How Technology Is Transforming Work
Without data on how artificial intelligence is affecting jobs, policymakers will fly blind into the next industrial revolution, say Tom Mitchell and Erik Brynjolfsson.
Teaching Load Could Put Female Scientists at Career Disadvantage
Male scientists in the United Kingdom report teaching less than their female counterparts, while women and minorities tend to feel disadvantaged in their careers.
Social Scientists Tell Congress: 'Don't Cut Our Funding'
Linguists, anthropologists and political scientists take to Capitol Hill to defend their research.
A Growing Phobia: Supervisor Phobia
If you are terrified to meet with your supervisor, start with small doses.
23andMe Given Green Light to Sell DNA Tests
US Food and Drug Administration says firm can provide consumers with information on genetic risks.