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The switch to double-blind peer reviews could help to ensure that female and early-career researchers get a fair shot at using in-demand equipment.

Most researchers don’t intend to cite retracted papers, but it can have serious consequences for science.

Subscription journals will let some Plan S funded researchers share accepted manuscripts under open licences.

Stronger hurricanes and controversial research on autism feature in these widely discussed studies.

Indicating the role each author played can be particularly important for early-career researchers.

The restructuring of academia to make spaces and practices COVID-safe presents an opportunity to expand inclusivity, say Stuart Read, Anne Parfitt, and Tanvir Bush.

Justin Yerbury's appeal prompts Australia's NHMRC to revise its policy.

Automated reviews are picking up gaps in papers prior to peer review.

Why hype is creeping into scientific papers.

A Neanderthal-derived gene cluster linked to COVID-19 symptoms and a controversial AI algorithm feature in these stand-out studies.

Levels of open data remain stubbornly low, despite efforts to make research publishing more transparent, say Julien Larregue et al.

Which research fields are losing out?

Higher education institutions are the cradle of innovation and entrepreneurship. Their expertise is needed more than ever.

Collaborations on AI-related papers in journals tracked by the Nature Index reveal country strengths.

AI can decide which papers are worth reading, and condenses them to make the literature more accessible.

From radio galaxies to robots, these trailblazers are at the forefront of AI advances.

Sebastian Seung outlines his quest for convenient and natural interaction with machines.

From facial recognition to drug discovery, these emerging technologies are the ones to watch.

A look at one of the most rapidly advancing and controversial topics in scientific research.