Researchers detect more than 1,000 overlooked microproteins in human brain tissue, including some that are altered in Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists and publishers are testing a new breed of software that promises impressive accuracy at spotting AI-written text.

It is shameful that half the country’s population continues to be overlooked by the international community.

Some say there’s a global crisis of trust — but research reveals where the real problems lie.

A biology journal which paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.

'Chemical laboratories are often designed around a very narrow idea of standard talent,' says one academic striving to make such spaces more inclusive

Amid chaos in US science and geopolitical turmoil, Europe wants to position itself as a research haven — but questions about funding and innovation remain.

Science sleuth Lonni Besançon realizes that he has sometimes misunderstood what the media want from him and his researcher colleagues.

An analysis of thousands of paper-mill adverts could help journals to crack down on misconduct.

A congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was little agreement on what reform would entail.

Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests.

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The Japanese media sensation has inspired generations of researchers in fields as diverse as evolution, biodiversity and research integrity.

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Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.

Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.