For lab team-building and public outreach, meet the mascots Flopsie the penguin and friends are handy for strengthening lab identity. Andy Tay News 21 Sep 2021
How to write an abstract that stands out A well-written abstract helps to attract readership. Andy Tay News 10 Aug 2021
The 5 most popular scientific papers of February 2021 in the Nature Index journals An unprecedented space hurricane and an urgent call-to-action in support of Black scientists feature in these widely-discussed studies. Bec Crew Listings 6 May 2021
What I learned writing a science paper for a 10-year-old "It’s amazing how much you can learn from the children reviewers." Andy Tay News 27 Apr 2021
The 5 most popular scientific papers of January 2021 in the Nature Index journals A new approach to MS treatment based on COVID-19 vaccine tech and a sobering look at the fate of sharks and rays feature in these widely-discussed studies Bec Crew Listings 20 Apr 2021
Southeast Asian countries join forces for scientific strength Partnerships are a path to growth in research output. Sandy Ong News feature 18 Mar 2021
Auto articles: an experiment in AI-generated content AI-generated summaries of three articles selected from a data set of 175 Springer Nature publications. Catherine Armitage & Markus Kaindl Technology feature 10 Dec 2020
The sequence of coronavirus makes surprisingly lovely music A viral hit? Mark Temple News 17 Nov 2020
Science is getting harder to read From obscure acronyms to unnecessary jargon, research papers are increasingly impenetrable – even for scientists. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 10 Sep 2020
How to spot dubious claims in scientific papers Statistics are easily manipulated. Here are four red flags. Gemma Conroy News 8 Sep 2020
The 5 most popular scientific papers of March 2020 in the Nature Index journals Vanishing coastlines and a threat to sea turtles feature in these stand-out studies from March. Bec Crew Listings 1 Sep 2020
How to make a coronavirus data visualization that counts It’s easy to get it wrong, so here are 5 principles for getting it right. Gemma Conroy Dataviz 21 Jul 2020
Scientists pivot to pitch in on coronavirus Many scientists have taken on extra work loads during the pandemic. Here a chemist, a publisher and an infectious disease expert reveal their efforts. Andy Tay News 2 Jul 2020
The 5 most popular scientific papers of April 2020 A colossal sea beast and a swampy rainforest at the South Pole feature in some of the stand-out papers from April. Bec Crew Listings 29 May 2020
Three online tools aimed at improving preprints New platforms review and curate manuscripts. Gemma Conroy News 19 May 2020
Build-your-own website for scientists Tips to help you promote your research, attract recruits, and share resources. Andy Tay News 11 May 2020
