Corrections

The Editorial ‘Too close for comfort?’ (Nature 525, 289; 2015) incorrectly stated: “In his defence, Folta argued that the money supported only travel and outreach, not research, and he was therefore under no obligation to disclose it”. Folta did not say this. He said that he had complied with his university’s disclosure rules. The News Feature ‘Why interdisciplinary research matters’ (Nature 525, 305; 2015) incorrectly affiliated Rebekah Brown with Monash University’s Water for Liveability centre — she is director of the Monash Sustainability Institute. The News story ‘Africa braced for snakebite crisis’ (Nature 525, 299; 2015) wrongly described snakes as ‘poisonous’ instead of ‘venomous’. And the News Feature ‘Team science’ (Nature 525, 308–311; 2015) gave the wrong authors for the report Evaluating Interdisciplinary Research. It was written by Veronica Strang and Tom McLeish.

Clarification

The Editorial ‘Protection priority’ (Nature 525, 290; 2015) made reference to the fact that the mice in the experiments showed no visible sign of distress. That statement referred only to the animals for which the data were not withdrawn. The committee did not comment on whether or not the animals in the withdrawn experiments showed distress.