How Chinese and US researchers recreated a 5000-year-old beer recipe A discovery in an ancient Chinese pot would reveal one of the oldest records of beer production. Yanli Wang News 13 Jan 2017
My corporate experiment - a scientist learns from business Academics can learn a lot from the corporate world. Sidonia Eckle Comment 16 Dec 2016
Science has a problem giving credit where it’s due Apportioning author credit in large collaborations is as problematic as the Nobel Prize’s rule of three. Comment 12 Dec 2016
The team of scientists finding new ways to develop drugs for kids with rare cancers An encounter helped kick-start the development of new cancer drugs. Neil Savage News 2 Dec 2016
Does proximity play a role in science collaborations? Proximity is just one factor driving the high number of collaborations between top performing institutes in the same city. Neil Savage Dataviz 30 Nov 2016
Partnerships between US and Chinese scientists surge Research partnerships between the two superpowers outnumber all other international pairings. Sujata Gupta News feature 18 Nov 2016
New data reveals universities in Tokyo are highly connected The Japanese capital is a hub of local research collaborations. Tim Hornyak News feature 17 Nov 2016
Collaboration trumps competition in city of love Paris excels in intra-city collaborations but needs to look beyond its borders to increase research performance. Barbara Casassus 17 Nov 2016
Chinese and US researchers team up to study forests in a warming world A new program is encouraging climate change research partnerships between two research powerhouses. Sujata Gupta News 15 Nov 2016
International research collaborations on the rise Growth in research partnerships was most pronounced in the life sciences. Ivy Shih News 15 Nov 2016
New Zealand's 'Lord of the Rings' effect a boon for science A pragmatic and deliberate approach to research funding yields impressive results for New Zealand. Linda Vergnani News feature 10 Nov 2016
How to take a great idea beyond the lab A Scottish scientist reflects on how his team built the world's smallest gravity detector Richard Middlemiss News 20 Sep 2016
UN brokers partnerships to tackle tropical diseases A UN agency is connecting big pharma with research groups to accelerate development of treatments for diseases such as malaria. Annabel McGilvray News 13 Sep 2016
Rising stars: Baylor, the best medicine BCM’s contribution to high-quality research rose 39% from 2012 to 2015. James Mitchell Crow, Mark Zastrow News 25 Jul 2016
How Brexit may impact Britain's top research universities Some UK universities may be affected more than others. Nicky Phillips News 30 Jun 2016
China's diaspora key to science collaborations Links formed by mainland China's large scientific diaspora and its increasing output of high-quality research make it an emerging centre of international collaboration. Peng Tian News feature 23 Jun 2016
Shared knowledge is key to a kingdom International collaboration is yielding major breakthroughs and an increase in quality output. Nadia El-Awady 6 Jun 2016
Canadian researchers do more with less Growing participation in large international research projects may explain the drop in Canada's index performance. Brian Owens Listings 2 Jun 2016
Paris, a tight-knit research community Proximity can be a strong factor in research partnerships Nicky Phillips News 26 May 2016
What does industry contribute to the world's best research? The Nature Index tracks corporations who publish in top journals. Nicky Phillips Listings 19 May 2016
