Editorials in 2015

Help for those struggling to reproduce results could be just a phone call away.

The best guidance on how to get ahead in science stands the test of time.

Scientists must work closely with farmers to ensure that agriculture can stand up to the ravages of climate change.

The world can no longer afford to support learning systems in which only the most capable students can thrive.

If the UK government is serious about science, now is the time to prove it.

An independent report on the American Psychological Association reveals the extent to which some psychologists colluded with US military and intelligence agencies to allow torture of prisoners.

Institutions must be plain about research metrics if academics are to engage with them.

Opposition to storing vast scientific data sets on cloud-computing platforms is weakening.

Mounting evidence that rapid treatment with antiretroviral drugs dramatically reduces HIV transmission must be acted on fast if a target date for curbing the epidemic is to be met.

Smartphone camera set to come to the aid of sleuths, scientists and wine lovers.

US lawmakers are asserting their place in the human genetic-modification debate.

A failed crop trial of genetically modified wheat still provides crucial lessons for those battling to provide the planet’s growing population with a sustainable food supply.

Antarctica’s apparent barrenness hides an abundance of living organisms.

The Vatican has produced a timely and valuable warning on the threat of climate change that will reach a wide audience.

Draft European rules governing privacy threaten to hamper medical research.

Funding agencies should highlight their roles as risk managers to underpin public trust.

A Republican US presidential candidate speaks on climate change, but will his party listen?

The comments about women in the laboratory made by Nobel laureate Tim Hunt are a reminder that equality in science is a battle still far from won.

Concrete goals set out by the G7 nations lay the groundwork for a climate accord.

A report from South Africa on the science of human sexuality and its implications for policy-making brings African countries a step closer to confronting laws that criminalize homosexuality.