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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 where, in…
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Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining — some to single percentage points — as a surge in…
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Aboveground biomass in Australian tropical forests now a net carbon source
Pan, Y. et al. The enduring world forest carbon sink. Nature 631, 563–569 (2024). Article ADS CAS PubMed Google Scholar …
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Alchemy: discredited pseudoscience or chemistry’s worthy ancestor?
Nature, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03309-9 A spirited tour of alchemy shows how it bridged everything from chemical reactions,…
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Future solitude
It took me seven years to admit that my daughter wasn’t human. Technically, she was. Or close enough. I had…
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record, share and value it
From short scripts to vast simulations of Earth’s climate, protein structures or even the cosmos, it is hard to imagine…
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Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way
You have full access to this article via your institution. Head of the US Food and Drugs Administration Marty Makary…
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AI is dreaming up millions of new materials. Are they any good?
When the pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) firm Google DeepMind announced almost two years ago that it had used a deep-learning…
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What happens if pregnant women stop taking Tylenol?
There are limited options for pain relief during pregnancy.Credit: The Good Brigade/Getty Researchers are concerned about what will happen should…
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Retractions can reshape scientists’ careers in unexpected ways
Authors whose work has been retracted often build larger networks than do those without retractions, a study found.Credit: Halfpoint/iStock via…
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