Trump’s new science advisers include 12 technology chiefs — and one academic
D Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg (left) has been named to President Trump’s science and technology advisory council. Credit:…
AI scientists are changing research — institutions, funders and publishers must respond
Artificial-intelligence systems might be used to perform large parts of the research process with minimal human oversight.Credit: Ben…
Emma Johnston (1973–2025) | Nature Ecology & Evolution
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advice from scientists who retracted their papers
Some researchers who retract their papers do so after others in the scientific community raise red flags to…
five ways to ensure that scientists are responsible pilots
In the early 1980s, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs described the computer as “a bicycle for our minds”. He…
Pokémon turns 30 — how the fictional pocket monsters shaped science
Pokémon has been an inspiration for researchers since its creation 30 years ago.Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty On 27 February…
Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
The NIAID funds high-containment biosafety level-4 laboratories, in which research on highly infectious and deadly viruses is performed.…
These women helped to shape quantum mechanics — it’s time to recognize them
Women in the History of Quantum Physics: Beyond Knabenphysik Edited by Patrick Charbonneau et al. Cambridge Univ. Press…
Science’s role in my Great British Sewing Bee success
Yasmin Proctor-Kent displayed waistcoats made by her dad behind her while competing on The Great British Sewing Bee.Credit:…
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
Survey results suggest that peer reviewers are increasingly turning to AI.Credit: Panther Media Global/Alamy More than 50% of…
Despite all the negatives, 2025 showcased the power, resilience and universality of science
Geoscientist Mengran Du and her team reported the deepest ecosystem known to host animals this year.Credit: Billy H.C.…
chemist who expanded the periodic table
Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Darleane Hoffman was a trailblazing nuclear chemist whose work helped to extend the…