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…
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Collaborations with a higher proportion of unpublished researchers can yield papers that present groundbreaking ideas.Credit: Stígur Már Karlsson/Heimsmyndir…
Ig Nobels celebrate ‘improbable’ research
Physicists studied the phase transitions that occur while making the pasta dish cacio e pepe.Credit: Karisssa/iStock via Getty…
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…
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…