Students in research: Cost or investment? Undergraduate research programmes are expensive, and the benefits can be hard to measure. Sujata Gupta Q+A 28 Nov 2017
This midwestern US state has great chemistry Key investments in people and infrastructure have turned Illinois into a state of substance. Cassandra Willyard News 24 Nov 2017
The problem with chasing publications COMMENT: National initiatives that track people, rather than papers, will lead to better science in the United States. Julia Lane Comment 16 Nov 2017
Young scientists flail in sink or swim system More support is needed to keep early-career investigators in a biomedical research career Elie Dolgin News 13 Nov 2017
Scramble for US science dollars set to intensify Even if the biggest cuts since World War II don't eventuate, alternative funding sources must be found. Scott Andes and Daniel Correa Comment 10 Nov 2017
Trouble at the top Declining outputs in California, Massachusetts, New York and Maryland have made the biggest dent in US science. Dataviz 7 Nov 2017
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
