Science Cities: A venture under pressure Scientific innovation has long powered the San Francisco Bay Area’s economy, but community and political challenges could undermine progress. Katherine Bourzac News feature 20 Nov 2018
First analysis of ‘pre-registered’ studies shows sharp rise in null findings Logging hypotheses and protocols before performing research seems to work as intended: to reduce publication bias for positive results. Matthew Warren 30 Oct 2018
Data Brief: First in, best dressed for EU healthcare research funding Only 3% of EU grant funds went to new entrants to the union between 2007 and 2016. Dataviz 26 Oct 2018
Discovery relies on strong support staff A lack of trained administrators is holding African scientists back. David Langley & Therina Theron News 17 Oct 2018
From postdoc to prosperity Universities need to prepare researchers for life beyond academia. Emma Compton-Daw Comment 4 Oct 2018
When breaking free is a mark of success Two new measures aim to assess researchers' independence from their former lab heads. Gemma Conroy News feature 3 Oct 2018
11 up-and-coming researchers in the natural sciences These newcomers are making their mark in science across the disciplines. Catherine Armitage et al. 20 Sep 2018
Peer reviewers unmasked: largest global survey reveals trends Scientists in emerging economies respond fastest to peer review invitations, but are invited least. Inga Vesper 11 Sep 2018
Open framework tackles backwards science Good news for grackles Jeffrey M. Perkel Technology feature 6 Sep 2018
Gender inequalities in science won’t self-correct: it’s time for action "For twenty years people had been telling me how lucky I was to be in our field of research because 'things' were changing for young women. Twenty years later 'things' had not changed. Sarah Hamylton et al. Comment 5 Sep 2018
China digs deep on environmental research As China’s scientists strive to produce research with global prestige, urgent local environmental problems jostle for attention. Hepeng Jia News 16 Aug 2018
Japan weighs the value of imported academics Foreign faculty in Japan are less productive than their local counterparts on many measures, but better connected to global collaborations. Futao Huang Comment 2 Aug 2018
Early-career researchers herald change The younger generation sees a collaborative system as key to discovery and advancement, a three-year tracking project reveals. David Nicholas et al.* Comment 25 Jul 2018
Steps to a top-scoring impact case study Describing the benefits of excellent research in simple language gets high marks in the REF. Mark Reed et. al. Comment 12 Jul 2018
British universities fail at research integrity self-regulation One-quarter of surveyed institutions admit to not complying with guidelines. Dalmeet Singh Chawla News 11 Jul 2018
Microsoft’s purchase of GitHub leaves some scientists uneasy They fear the online platform will become less open, but other researchers say the buyout could make GitHub more useful. Andrew Silver News 22 Jun 2018
Australian researchers ‘vulnerable’ under new code of conduct Lack of independent oversight in examining alleged breaches leaves academics at the whim of institutions. Smriti Mallapaty News 20 Jun 2018
10 institutions that dominated science in 2017 These top 10 institutions in the Nature Index were the largest contributors to papers published in 82 leading journals in the past year. Gemma Conroy 12 Jun 2018
When it comes to reproducible science, Git is code for success And the key to its popularity is the online repository and social network, GitHub. Jeffrey Perkel Technology feature 11 Jun 2018
2018 Annual Tables: Tsinghua joins elite group of research universities Two Beijing-based universities are among the top 10 academic institutions in the Nature Index. Listings 7 Jun 2018
