World View

Dietary change, supported by bold policies, is essential for a sustainable planet.

Studies aiming to maximize human creativity demonstrate that people work best when buoyed up by others who show them new ways to innovate.

Artificial-intelligence systems are feeding on Wikipedia without giving back, and academic indifference is threatening the survival of what is arguably the most widely used reference work on the planet.

Journals that work hard to meet the needs of both authors and readers should be acknowledged publicly — encouraging others to follow suit.

The COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola, mpox and AIDS all show the importance of strengthening Africa-wide surveillance and response systems that protect everyone.

Nurturing research talent at community-rooted universities and colleges is a necessity, not a luxury.

A region unused to tropical cyclones has had three in a week. The world needs to ask why this happened, not look away.

Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer.

Europe must reform the ways in which science is evaluated. To boost innovation, it must improve research culture.

The nation’s next generation of scientists and technologists will shape the coming decades.

The world needs a more agile framework for climate action, but that shouldn’t mean abandoning a system that has worked for 30 years.

People do not have to dismiss or exaggerate the climate threat to justify concerted action.

In Belize, women are tackling climate change and biodiversity loss on the ground, but gender equity is needed in government, too — COP30 should address this.

This bold approach could galvanize countries attending the COP30 summit.

Sanae Takaichi has pledged to make the country ‘strong and prosperous’ again; success hinges on breaking barriers for women in science.

A fresh set of benchmarks could help specialists to better understand artificial intelligence.

Ending plastic pollution will mean embracing the complexity of political and economic realities.

Tighter price regulation would deliver fewer new drugs but improve global health.

The publishing ecosystem must do more to tackle inequities; quotas and partnerships with societies can help.

Innovation is key to meeting today’s global challenges. This is why the University of Botswana, originally a teaching institution, is now fostering research, and others should take the leap.