Sethuraman Panchanathan resigned Thursday as director of the US National Science Foundation.Credit: Graeme Sloan/Sipa US/AlamyFresh turmoil has hit the US National Science Foundation (NSF): hundreds more of the agency’s research grants were terminated today on top of the hundreds already...
Hughes, D. & Andersson, D. I. Evolutionary trajectories to antibiotic resistance. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 71, 579–596 (2017).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Murray, C. J. et al. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis. Lancet 399, 629–655...
Researchers used lasers to stimulate individual cone cells in the retina — leading to the perception of a completely new colour.Credit: George Pachantouris/GettyFive people have been able to perceive a colour never before seen by human eyes, after researchers used...
Publishers are being offered hundreds of thousands of euros for journals indexed by scholarly databases.Credit: Dave Whitney/GettyResearch-integrity analysts are warning that ‘journal snatchers’ — companies that acquire scholarly journals from reputable publishers — are turning legitimate titles into predatory, low-quality...
Aleksandra Lazić helped to compile an open-access repository of social-science questionnaires, many of them translated or culturally adapted for use in Serbia.Credit: Matti HeikkurinenI was just beginning my PhD when my supervisor gave me my first assignment. She wanted me...
A combination of oil, water and magnetic particles defies conventional wisdom by consistently taking on the shape of an urn1. Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 24,99 € / 30 days cancel any...
The government has backed off its requirement for PhD students and postdocs, but learning to speak Norwegian is a ‘key component’ of an enjoyable stay in the country, say some.Credit: Izusek/GettyNorway’s new research minister has signalled that the government will...
Higher tariffs on imports into the United States is affecting the global trade of laboratory supplies.Credit: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via GettyThe Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs on imports into the United States — which range from 10% on products...
Animals and surgeryAll experimental procedures were approved by the Princeton University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee following the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Wild-type mice (JAX 000664) and Calcacre mice34 (JAX 033168) were obtained...
Trials suggest that offering payment can increase the chance of a researcher agreeing to review, and in some cases speed up the process. Credit: Catherine Falls Commercial/GettyA spate of research findings offer fresh evidence to the debate about whether peer...
