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Study that hyped the toxicity of black plastic utensils inspires projects that use large language models to check papers.

Having access to funding through EU initiatives is a huge boon for Ukrainian researchers, but many are also hoping for cultural changes in their institutions.

Researchers are concerned about whether the US National Institutes of Health will continue to fund international projects.

A standardized system to measure contributions in mentorship, collaboration and more could bring about systemic change in science.

A first-of-its-kind analysis by Nature reveals which institutions are retraction hotspots.

The country is betting on AI to develop practical, cost-effective business tools for global markets, especially lower-income countries.

Nature Index event hears that better societal recognition for scientists might be needed to boost STEM in countries such as South Korea.

But others speaking at a Nature Index conference on Korean research had different views on how best to drive scientific networks.

The nation must lose its tight focus on individual disciplines if it is to keep pace with the evolving requirements of scientific enquiry.

Domestic helicopter research — in which wealthy institutions exploit local communities — is on the rise.

Database shows that researchers with retracted papers had higher self-citation rates and published more than those without retractions.

Studies are more likely to influence conservation law if they are published in specialist journals — but researchers worry that their true impact is being ignored in hiring and promotion decisions.

Huge analysis identifies regional variations in the criteria that institutions use to move researchers up the ranks.

Ageing and artificial intelligence dominate the top-cited papers.

Researchers need to define ‘safe zones’ for joint work in which the benefits outweigh the political risks. Here’s how.

Laura Arfi and Shannen Lau are automating routine tasks to free up time for more strategic work.

These three scientists are pushing boundaries in their fields.

Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.

A trove of data is providing insights into the main reasons studies are pulled from the arXiv preprint platform.

Researchers have questions about how so many authors have racked up a large number of citations so quickly, although some of those authors are honest overachievers.