Look west for resistance With the most to lose from looming federal funding cuts, California's researchers take a stand. Katharine Gammon News 3 Nov 2017
Testing times for US science At the current pace, China could overtake the US as the global science leader within a decade. Nature Index News 2 Nov 2017
Beijing and Shanghai are in a league of their own China's political and economic centres connect on a scientific level. Hepeng Jia Dataviz 1 Nov 2017
UK research integrity code ineffective A parliamentary hearing on research misconduct finds little evidence of improvement. Yojana Sharma News 31 Oct 2017
The 7 ingredients for building a science city What does it take to create a metropolis of knowledge and innovation? Nature Index News feature 30 Oct 2017
Spain's science rivalry Barcelona lures scientists while Madrid is bound by bureaucracy. Monica G. Salomone News feature 27 Oct 2017
On the biotech block New York's expensive office and lab spaces have deterred innovative life science firms, but with growing support for start-ups, the scene is changing. Alexandra Ossola Dataviz 26 Oct 2017
The unexpected reason researchers choose open access Open-access publishing held to the same standards as paid subscription journals. Yojana Sharma News 25 Oct 2017
Where the streets are paved with ideas COMMENT: Most of the world's research and entrepreneurship is concentrated in a few megacities. Richard Florida 24 Oct 2017
Study highlights gender imbalance in peer review Women peer review fewer papers than men but are more likely to reject the papers they review, a new study shows. Jon Brock News 23 Oct 2017
Destination Daejeon A focus on basic research is shifting scientific resources from Seoul to South Korea's central city. Mark Zastrow News feature 20 Oct 2017
Metropolis of minds Nature Index 2017 Science Cities looks at the challenges for established science cities and highlights some rising hotspots. 19 Oct 2017
Rush to publish weakens scientific integrity, study finds A new model suggests bias towards novel results is driving down reproducible research. Gemma Conroy News 18 Oct 2017
UK deliberations leave young researchers in limbo Lack of clarity on changes to the country's research assessment system provokes anxiety among early-career researchers. Anthea Lacchia News 16 Oct 2017
China's pick of university winners raises eyebrows Many fear a plan to elevate 42 universities to world class status will deepen inequality. Hepeng Jia News 13 Oct 2017
Automated software saves researchers valuable hours Online tools are lightening the load for authors and journal editors. Brian Owens Technology feature 12 Oct 2017
Time to open the curtains on peer review Transparency should be the new normal, says peer review leader. Yojana Sharma News 11 Oct 2017
High-impact papers score well in REF, study finds Researchers in the UK find that the impact factor of journal articles matches judgements by a panel of experts on research quality. Anthea Lacchia News 9 Oct 2017
New tool tracks gender imbalance in medicine Gender proportions in medical schools are almost equal, but disparities persist further up the ranks, a new tracking tool reveals. Gemma Conroy News 6 Oct 2017
Mouse pee, spider poison, and wasps' nests: 2017 Nobel research faces earthly problems The committed team behind the observation of gravitational waves is up against nature. Katherine Bourzac News 4 Oct 2017