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Biomedical paper retractions have quadrupled in 20 years — why?
Unreliable data, falsification and other issues related to misconduct are driving a growing proportion of retractions.
- Holly Else
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What is science? Tech heavyweights brawl over definition
AI pioneer Yann LeCun and Elon Musk went head-to-head in a debate about modern research that drew thousands of comments.
- Fred Schwaller
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First pig-to-human liver transplant recipient ‘doing very well’
The transplant aims to prolong the life of the patient and provide important lessons for doctors.
- Smriti Mallapaty
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Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape
Japan will start allocating the ¥10 billion it promised to spend on institutional repositories to make the nation’s science free to read.
- Dalmeet Singh Chawla
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Career Column |
How I overcame my stage fright in the lab
Kwabena Boahen Asare was determined to conquer his fear of public speaking after landing a research placement that required him to give weekly presentations.
- Kwabena Asare
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Career Q&A |
Defying the stereotype of Black resilience
As head of the Black In Neuro network, Kaela S. Singleton argues that Black success should not require hardship or struggle.
- Jyoti Madhusoodanan
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Mexico’s next president is likely to be this scientist — but researchers are split in their support
Some are hopeful, but others worry that Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will follow in her controversial predecessor’s footsteps rather than stand up for science.
- Humberto Basilio
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Nature Podcast |
How AI could improve robotics, the cockroach’s origins, and promethium spills its secrets
We round up some recent stories from the Nature Briefing.
- Benjamin Thompson
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Editorial |
Nature’s message to South Africa’s next government: talk to your researchers
The young nation faces some deep-rooted challenges. Solutions informed by science could make a difference.
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News & Views |
Nitrogen-hungry bacteria added to farm soil curb greenhouse-gas emissions
Innovative solutions are needed to decrease greenhouse-gas emissions. Field trials show that supplementing farm soil with a bacterium that consumes the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide can substantially lower harmful emissions.
- Guang He
- & Frank E. Löffler
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News Explainer |
Who owns your voice? Scarlett Johansson OpenAI complaint raises questions
In the age of artificial intelligence, situations are emerging that challenge the laws over rights to a persona.
- Nicola Jones
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News & Views |
Pollen problems: May brings dismay to a hay-fever sufferer in 1874
A book on everyday biology that appeals to non-specialists and specialists alike, and a trek through hay fields causes one Nature reader to experience relentless ‘sneezings’, in the weekly dip into Nature’s archive.
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Editorial |
Changemakers — Nature’s new series celebrates champions of inclusion in science
All around the world, people are pushing back against racism, gender bias and other forms of discrimination to make a positive difference. Our series will tell their stories and highlight their achievements.
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Correspondence |
Anglo-American bias could make generative AI an invisible intellectual cage
- Queenie Luo
- & Michael Puett
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Correspondence |
Adopt stricter regulation to stop ‘critical mineral’ greenwashing
- Andrea Arratia-Solar
- & David Fleming-Muñoz
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Career Q&A |
I had my white colleagues walk in a Black student’s shoes for a day
Freeman Hrabowski learnt the power of bold actions when he marched for civil rights in his youth. Since then, he has encouraged others to question the status quo — and affirm Black student success in the sciences.
- Virginia Gewin
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World View |
Monsoons are changing in India — here’s how to climate-proof the economy
Global warming is shifting rainfall patterns across South Asia, and each area will be affected differently — local approaches are needed to track and respond to these changes.
- Shravan Prabhu
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News Feature |
The AI revolution is coming to robots: how will it change them?
The melding of artificial intelligence and robotics could catapult both fields to new heights.
- Elizabeth Gibney
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Comment |
Heed lessons from past studies involving transgender people: first, do no harm
Decades of neuroscientific work have focused on exploring a biological basis for transgender identity — but researchers must take societal factors into account.
- Mathilde Kennis
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Risks of bridge collapses are real and set to rise — here’s why
Hundreds of millions of people cross deficient bridges each day. With damage to these structures likely to intensify because of climate change and ageing, technicians and policymakers must act to make them safer.
- Jose M. Adam
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- & Manuel Buitrago
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The immune system can sabotage gene therapies — can scientists rein it in?
People treated with gene therapy cannot receive a second dose for fear of a dangerous immune response. Researchers hope to find a way around this.
- Heidi Ledford
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Nature Podcast |
How mathematician Freeman Hrabowski opened doors for Black scientists
Over 30 years, the scholarship programme Hrabowski founded has supported more than 1,500 Black students. He spoke to Nature for our new Changemakers series.
- Benjamin Thompson
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Where I Work |
I study artefacts left in prehistoric caves
Basran Burhan helped to date the oldest piece of figurative art discovered so far.
- James Mitchell Crow
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Nature Careers Podcast |
How artificial intelligence is helping to identify global inequalities
Machine learning tools are helping researchers understand how income is distributed and progress towards reducing inequality.
- Dom Byrne
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Career Column |
Researcher parents are paying a high price for conference travel — here’s how to fix it
Three scientist mothers call for a change in how conference childcare costs are reimbursed, drawing on their personal experiences.
- Laura Carter
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- & Laura J. Pallett
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Book Review |
Tackling ‘wicked’ problems calls for engineers with social responsibility
Many technologies are high-risk, and their problems cannot be fixed by policy alone; engineers must embrace social responsibility.
- Susan Krumdieck
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Career Feature |
What steps to take when funding starts to run out
Although researchers often face uncertainty when grants expire with no replacement in sight, there are creative ways to ease the dry spell.
- Neil Savage
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Nature Podcast |
Audio long read: How does ChatGPT ‘think’? Psychology and neuroscience crack open AI large language models
To understand the 'brains' of LLMs, researchers are attempting to reverse-engineering artificial intelligence systems.
- Matthew Hutson
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Book Review |
The global economy’s 200-year growth spurt — and what comes next
Can an unlimited supply of innovations and ideas maintain growth without costing the Earth? Yes, a wide-ranging book contends.
- Rutger Hoekstra
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Career Feature |
How researchers in remote regions handle the isolation
Recruitment challenges and limited resources are among the challenges faced by scientists who live and work off the beaten track.
- Chris Woolston
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Technology Feature |
Software tools identify forgotten genes
Find My Understudied Genes and the Unknome database highlight interesting genes that have been neglected by science.
- Matthew Hutson
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News |
Ozempic keeps wowing: trial data show benefits for kidney disease
Semaglutide, the same compound in obesity drug Wegovy, slashes risk of kidney failure and death for people with diabetes.
- Rachel Fairbank
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These crows have counting skills previously only seen in people
The corvids are the first animals other than humans known to produce a deliberate number of calls on command.
- Mariana Lenharo
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Who will make AlphaFold3 open source? Scientists race to crack AI model
Researchers are aiming to create fully accessible versions of the latest iteration of DeepMind’s blockbuster protein-structure model.
- Ewen Callaway
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Nature Index |
Guidelines for academics aim to lessen ethical pitfalls in generative-AI use
Researchers warn against normalizing the use of AI without safeguarding against risks.
- Liam Drew
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News Explainer |
Protests over Israel–Hamas war have torn US universities apart: what’s next?
Nature talks to researchers studying the protests about a high-stakes congressional hearing this week and accusations of antisemitism on campus.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Research Highlight |
Greek soldiers prove that ancient armour was combat-worthy
A Mycenean bronze suit did not hamper movement of modern-day warriors performing fighting manoeuvres.
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Egypt is building a $1-billion mega-museum. Will it bring Egyptology home?
For 100 years, Egypt’s scientists have watched as their nation’s story was largely told by institutions from Europe and the United States. Can a stunning new museum change that narrative?
- Miryam Naddaf
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Career Feature |
Can mathematicians help to solve social-justice problems?
Researchers discuss the triumphs and trials of using their craft to tackle society’s greatest challenges.
- Rachel Crowell
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World View |
Why role-playing games can spur climate action
Solving problems in a safe, collaborative environment can help us think out of the box and build empathy — crucial skills in a warming world.
- Sam Illingworth
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Nature Podcast |
Fentanyl addiction: the brain pathways behind the opioid crisis
How two neural pathways contribute to the deadly opioid’s addictive nature, and why babies are suing the South Korean government.
- Elizabeth Gibney
- & Nick Petrić Howe
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Correspondence |
Lack of effective intercultural communication is hobbling academia — fix it for research equity
- Shoumit Dey
- & Pooja Sharma
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Correspondence |
Internet use and teen mental health: it’s about more than just screen time
- Linxiao Zhang
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Correspondence |
Social-media influence on teen mental health goes beyond just cause and effect
- Michael A. Spikes
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World View |
Pay researchers to spot errors in published papers
Borrowing the idea of ‘bug bounties’ from the technology industry could provide a systematic way to detect and correct the errors that litter the scientific literature.
- Malte Elson
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Career News |
Brazil’s plummeting graduate enrolments hint at declining interest in academic science careers
The total number of individuals entering master’s and doctoral programmes dropped 12% between 2019 and 2022, reaching the lowest level in nearly a decade.
- Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
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Harassment of scientists is surging — institutions aren’t sure how to help
As researchers increasingly face many kinds of attack over their work, there is debate about how to support and protect them.
- Bianca Nogrady