World View

Young scientists need more help to set up and run research labs, says Jessica C. Seeliger

Conventional environmental assessments are not enough — it is time for some joined-up global thinking, says Mark Stafford Smith.

Plans to replicate Britain's Science Media Centre in the United States are fraught with danger, warns Colin Macilwain.

France has banned commercial applications of brain imaging. So why approve its use in court, asks Olivier Oullier.

Alan Turing is famous for many reasons. Andrew Hodges delves into why Turing's achievements took so long to be recognized.

If research continues to be sidelined, Spain will be left with little domestic expertise, warns Amaya Moro-Martín.

A new strategy for addressing climate change takes a realistic approach to the challenge of making science useful, says Ryan Meyer.

The Global Fund's drive to ensure sustainability and efficiency means that it may not be able to meet its commitments to combat disease, says Laurie Garrett.

Confucius and Zhuang have produced a culture in China that values isolation and inhibits curiosity. Neither is good for science, says Peng Gong.

Scientists wanting to implement change must collaborate between disciplines. An ambitious Amazon study shows them how, says Paulo Artaxo.

Controlling who is allowed access to information about mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus is unacceptable, says Peter Palese.

High-prestige research hogs the money, while the needs — and value — of the US science agencies closest to the public are ignored, says Daniel Sarewitz.

The discovery of the Higgs boson will complete the standard model — but it could also point the way to a deeper understanding, says Gordon Kane.

In two decades of covering climate-change negotiations, Frank McDonald, has seen youthful hope fight dark forces, and a distant threat become a reality.

When governments ignore scientific advice, it is often because researchers do not engage with the political process, says Rees Kassen.

Sharing data could help to avert scandals like the Diederik Stapel revelations, and improve the quality of research, says Jelte M. Wicherts.

Colin Macilwain welcomes a wake-up call to science policy-makers to address the consequences of current political and economic upheavals.

The United Nations must include sustainability in its quality-of-life index to encourage countries to develop responsibly, says Chuluun Togtokh.

The extensive academic fraud of Diederik Stapel has rocked science. Social psychologist Jennifer Crocker traces the destructive path that cheats follow.

A reported link between hormonal contraception and HIV infection deserved a more critical look, says James Shelton