7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Under President Donald Trump, the US government is gutting scientific research. The National Institutes of Health has cut…
The sci-fi films that physicists love to watch — from Interstellar to Spider-Man
Nature has interviewed a multitude of physicists this year in celebration of the 100th birthday of quantum mechanics.…
How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers
Beatriz Ychussie’s career in mathematics seemed to be going really well. She worked at Roskilde University in Denmark…
record, share and value it
From short scripts to vast simulations of Earth’s climate, protein structures or even the cosmos, it is hard…
palaeontologist who showed that dinosaurs still walk among us — as birds
Credit: Katja Heinemann/Aurora/Cavan/Alamy Mark Norell, whose discoveries helped to demonstrate that birds are living dinosaurs, has died aged…
why I’m happy to admit to my research failures, and you should too
The open-science movement has promoted the sharing of scientific protocols, statistical-analysis programs and data files. These efforts have…
How should ‘mirror life’ research be restricted? Debate heats up
Some researchers are developing biological systems that create mirror-image versions of DNA and other molecules crucial to life.Credit:…
how to fight back against a peer-review bully
Nyssa Silbiger still recalls the rude remark that reviewer three made in 2014 about her first paper describing…
Europe’s largest paper mill? 1,500 research articles linked to Ukrainian network
Paper mills often produce papers with fabricated data or sell authorships to researchers.Credit: Lane Erickson/Alamy An investigation has…
Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials | National News
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — When Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long…
Hundreds of suspicious journals flagged by AI screening tool
An AI tool can screen thousands of journals, and identify ones that violate quality standards.Credit: PaulPaladin/Alamy Researchers have…
What counts as plagiarism? AI-generated papers pose new risks
This January, Byeongjun Park, a researcher in artificial intelligence (AI), received a surprising e-mail. Two researchers from India…