Artificial intelligence tools expand scientists’ impact but contract science’s focus
Wang, H. et al. Scientific discovery in the age of artificial intelligence. Nature 620, 47–60 (2023). Article ADS …
Nine books to help shape your science career in 2026
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Britain’s defense chief calls on Gen Z grads leaving university to skip corporate jobs and join the military as war with Russia becomes a growing risk
College graduates are stepping out of university and into an uncertain labor market—but the U.K.’s chief of the…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is worried about the ‘rate of change that’s happening’ now thanks to ChatGPT
Just three years since ChatGPT launched to the world, it has upended industries, accelerated scientific discovery, and sparked…
As Tokyo embraces a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork,’ Japan’s new prime minister just called a 3 a.m. meeting
When it comes to the future of work, Japan is caught in a tug-of-war. Tokyo officials are pushing…
Meet Zara Rahim, the 35-year-old with a stacked résumé who masterminded Zohran Mamdani’s winning mayoral campaign
When Zohran Mamdani stunned New York City’s political establishment by defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic…
Meet Mira Nair, Zohran Mamdani’s 68-year-old mother, who hit it big in Hollywood directing critical darlings like ‘Monsoon Wedding’
Zohran Mamdani made history when he won New York City’s mayoral election on Tuesday night, becoming its youngest…
three ways she changed science
Jane Goodall, a British primatologist known for her work with chimpanzees, died on Wednesday 1 October, aged 91.…
America will see its largest mass resignation in history as 100,000 federal workers are set to quit their jobs today
Today, America will experience its largest mass resignation in history, as 100,000 federal workers are set to formally…
the scientists who’ve cracked professional networking
“I’m not looking to go viral,” says Sharon Obasi of her use of LinkedIn. “I’m looking just to…
award rates at UK national funding agency fall below 20%
Research budgets have not kept pace with inflation in the United Kingdom.Credit: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty The proportion of research…
I trawl coastlines to study the impacts of microplastics on marine life
“When I tell people I am a marine biologist, everybody thinks I’m swimming with dolphins and whales. In…