Women edged out of last-named authorships in top journals A Prestige Index exposes the gender bias in author lists published in top science journals. Jon Brock News 22 Jan 2018
International collaborations growing fast More countries are taking part in cross-border partnerships, but inequality remains. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 19 Jan 2018
Post-truth tribalism is just the status quo COMMENT: In a noisy arena, scientists must become more effective communicators. Ross Gittins Comment 18 Jan 2018
Artificial womb system raises ethical debate A system for bringing premature baby lambs to gestational term caused much online debate about whether the technology should be applied to humans. Gemma Conroy News 15 Jan 2018
The invisible leg-up for males in science COMMENT: A professor reflects on his privilege. Merlin Crossley Comment 12 Jan 2018
Dinosaur fossil ruffles feathers online Flesh and feathers trapped in amber were the talk of the internet in 2017. Gemma Conroy News 11 Jan 2018
Disagreement over the legal definition of misconduct Without clear and consistent terminology, policing can be tricky. Yojana Sharma News feature 9 Jan 2018
Girls will be girls? Gender stereotyping among six-year olds sparks debate A study revealing that girls are more likely to link brilliance with boys than with their own gender made headlines on the web. Gemma Conroy News 5 Jan 2018
Pharma could cut its losses with a bit of sharing COMMENT: Life science companies are missing out on the benefits of open innovation. Phillip Phan & Dean Wong Comment 2 Jan 2018
Designer babies, the year’s most talked about story from a Nature Index-tracked journal A gene-editing breakthrough topped all other papers for online attention. Gemma Conroy News 29 Dec 2017
Why we left academia: Corporate scientists reveal their motives Five scientists discuss the reasons they moved to an industry lab. Elie Dolgin Comment 28 Dec 2017
Companies are outsourcing discovery to external partners Stepping back from in-house science, companies are relying heavily on universities and government institutions for knowledge. News 26 Dec 2017
Scientists tainted by misconduct of former collaborators The stigma has a punitive effect on citations for prior collaborators of fraudulent researchers. Dyani Lewis News 21 Dec 2017
In Japan, corporates make reluctant partners The Japanese government wants to lure more industry funding into universities, but companies need to be convinced they’ll get value. Ichiko Fuyuno News 20 Dec 2017
Industry links boost research output New findings suggest corporate collaboration encourages academic productivity. Neil Savage News 18 Dec 2017
Female researchers add their superiors as authors Survey finds that women are more prone to recognizing honorary co-authors in papers, but less likely to pad citation lists. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 15 Dec 2017
Here’s what’s wrong with companies backing out of science COMMENT: The withdrawal of large US corporations from research is narrowing the scope of innovation. Ashish Arora, Sharon Belenzon & Andrea Patacconi Comment 12 Dec 2017
The shifting corporate–academic relationship in pictures Research partnerships between industry and academia have more than doubled in five years. Nature Index Dataviz 11 Dec 2017
The top academic and corporate partners in the Nature Index Exploring complementary strengths is the key to success in industry–academia science partnerships. Mark Zastrow Listings 8 Dec 2017
Help wanted: Industry seeks science alliances Companies publishing high-quality research are looking to academia for assistance. Katharine Gammon News 7 Dec 2017
