Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
Organizers of the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting (pictured, a past meeting), which started 15 December, expect it…
Trump made 2025 a tumultuous year for science
In just the first weeks of Donald Trump’s second presidency, his administration embarked on making radical changes to…
Influential list of highly cited researchers now shuts out more scientists: here’s why
The rules for the 2025 version of the influential Highly Cited Researchers list exclude scientists whose co-authors have…
Japan’s first female prime minister doesn’t call herself a feminist — but the country needs her to tackle sexism in science
Sanae Takaichi is the first female prime minister of Japan.Credit: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Japan struggles with gender equity. It…
Want to do disruptive science? Include more rookie researchers
Collaborations with a higher proportion of unpublished researchers can yield papers that present groundbreaking ideas.Credit: StÃgur Már Karlsson/Heimsmyndir…
The aortic valve as a landmark for ultrasound guided umbilical artery catheter placement, a prospective retrospective controlled study
Anderson J, Leonard D, Braner DA, Lai S, Tegtmeyer K. Umbilical vascular catheterization in neonates. N Engl J…
US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can go ahead with cuts…
Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives intend to support Black, Indigenous and other marginalized scholars — but the pace…
this physicist investigated UFOs and flew over Hiroshima
Collisions: A Physicist’s Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs Alec Nevala-Lee W. W. Norton (2025)…