AI fraud is going to make it harder for new voices to break into science journalism

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As funding cuts reshape the US research landscape, Stefano Cataldi is turning towards policy and advocacy work to defend science.

The pace of academia rarely slows, so researchers should make time to celebrate major career milestones.

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

The hemorrhage of local journalists nationwide continues, according to the Local Journalist Index 2026, a project of Rebuilding Local News and Muck Rack.

Marisa Chrysochoou and Keivan Stassun argue that AI tools could help students to navigate academia’s unwritten rules.

Science and society are undergoing rapid change. Nature wants to know how this is affecting careers, workplace culture and salaries.

The people who work behind the scenes to keep research moving say that there should be more recognition for their roles.

Struggling to remember why you picked a career in science? Here are some heart-warming tales to jog your memory.

A non-fluent English speaker struggles to navigate language barriers in academic publishing.

Surveys show the importance of social, familial and structural support in lowering anxiety, particularly for people in health professions.

Cell biologist Mark Terasaki will give US$25 million of his own money to preserve the legacy of a pioneering scientific institute in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

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The expansion of two vast Pacific marine parks near Chile have been suspended for six weeks, leaving protections for around 337,000 square kilometers (130,000 square miles) of ocean in limbo. Former…

The people who work behind the scenes to keep research moving say that there should be more recognition for their roles.

The people who work behind the scenes to keep research moving say that there should be more recognition for their roles.

Nature correspondent Alexandra Witze describes the joy and tension at mission control in Houston.

The people who work behind the scenes to keep research moving say that there should be more recognition for their roles.

Decades of cleanup efforts in Boston Harbor will allow a few towns to open beaches for recreational shellfishing, which had been mostly banned since 1925.

Hanne Engan, whom ICE arrested at her green card appointment, said her diabetes quickly escalated while at Otay Mesa Detention Center due to medical negligence. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited...

From chomping down on water-rich prey to very salty pee.

The space odyssey charms with its message of unity while referencing molecular biology, neutrino physics and more.

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Nature - Proteins assume complex 3D shapes even faster than does DNA, which is a simpler molecule.

A new principal investigator wants to help PhD students to develop resilience and creativity in the laboratory without hovering or doing the work for them.

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, Mangala Srinivas reminds junior colleagues that career success won’t protect you from gender-based bias.

To mark International Women’s Day, Nature asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them.

Caught in the Act: Astronomers Watch a Vanishing Star Turn Into a Black Hole on Simons Foundation

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

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Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open.

An analysis documents the cumulative income hit mothers incur — as well as the extent to which state aid can offset the loss.

Scientists believe they have found evidence of written thoughts of Stone Age people on ancient objects.

Environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor has helped her field to be more welcoming to researchers of colour.

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Debarati Chatterjee’s mission is to make science in India more welcoming towards women.

Mobility turns pragmatic as living costs and politics bite, Nature’s latest graduate survey shows.

Psychiatry and the Law in the Gilded Age

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I don't want him to feel tricked!

Durham University is working with a UK team to develop a camera that can examine Earth-like planets.