Chemists struggle to ditch hazardous solvents — even after decades of ‘green’ efforts
Rotary evaporators are used to remove chemical solvents from the products of reactions.Credit: Forance/Alamy An analysis of 1.3…
AI system helps lab devices ‘talk’ with each other — streamlining research
A new AI platform can connect robotic arms and other equipment into a seamless system. Credit: Joan Cros/NurPhoto…
Don’t let AI steal all the joy: what scientists won’t give up to chatbots
With artificial-intelligence tools speeding up and taking on ever more steps in science, Nature canvassed opinions on tasks…
The science of foresight: how to future-proof your research
Every research programme is a bet on the future. Yet, scientists rarely examine the assumptions behind those bets.…
This microbiologist endured a four-year court battle over COVID-19 tests
When the COVID-19 pandemic began sweeping across the world in February 2020, Linda Guamán, a microbiologist at the…
Can you actually do a nine-to-five PhD? Nature readers weigh in
Credit: Monty Rakusen/Getty In April, Nature published advice from doctoral candidates and PhD holders who had managed the…
Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue
Y-shaped biomolecules called antibodies are scientific workhorse tools that researchers use to bind to and track specific proteins.Credit:…
We need to talk about failure in science
You have full access to this article via your institution. A failed experiment shouldn’t mean the end of…
Huge analysis of 320,000 careers suggests that productive researchers stay that way
Credit: demaerre/iStock via Getty Researchers hoping to find late-career success are in for bad news. A study that…
how neuroscience is rethinking the ‘feel-good’ chemical
When neuroscientists gather in the Spanish city of Seville in May for the annual Dopamine Society meeting, one…
My relationship with my PhD supervisor has become toxic — what do I do?
The problem Dear Nature, I am a second-year PhD student in environmental science and engineering at a university…
What’s the best way to change research fields? These three scientists have ideas
Jumping to a new research topic is intimidating but can enable diverse teams and creative breakthroughs.Credit: Getty In…