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Why India lags China in chemistry

Here’s how in 5 graphics.

Gemma Conroy | 3 April 2020

Advice for young scientists: Be a generalist

A narrow focus on the latest hot topic can be rewarding—but it’s not necessarily a good long-term strategy.

Avi Loeb | 2 April 2020

What can your PhD supervisor do for you?

Four ways to a more productive relationship.

Gemma Conroy | 31 March 2020

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Rankings

5 Australian universities that are rising fast in the Nature Index

Up-and-coming research hotspots.

Gemma Conroy | 31 March 2020

Thinking of studying chemistry in the United States? Here are 10 universities to consider

Where some of America’s high-powered chemistry research takes place.

Gemma Conroy | 24 March 2020

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Comment

How young researchers can re-shape the evaluation of their work

Looking beyond bibliometrics to evaluate success.

Annemijn Algra, Inez Koopman, Rozemarijn Snoek | 31 March 2020

How to demonstrate the value of your research

A tool to help you master the four Cs: citations, communication, coverage, and collaboration.

Carsten Lund Pedersen | 20 March 2020

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Nature Index 360°

More help needed for scientists on the front line of ecosystem loss

Researchers say better support for mental health will reinforce good science.

Gemma Conroy | 17 March 2020

Scientists reveal what they learnt from their biggest mistakes

How retractions can be a way forward.

Gemma Conroy | 3 March 2020

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Technology

PanLingua: a free online tool that makes bioRxiv multilingual

How to read English preprints in any of the 104 languages recognized by Google Translate.

Jeffrey M. Perkel | 6 March 2020

Just say "no" to manels

There’s an app for that.

Jeffrey Perkel | 7 February 2020

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Dataviz

This interactive map reveals which journals cite each other the most

Capturing the exchange of ideas.

Gemma Conroy | 14 February 2020

Scientists are curious and passionate and ready to argue

A robot career adviser’s personality assessment, based on analysis of tweets.

Catherine Armitage | 12 February 2020

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Careers

Scientists reveal weirdest things they’ve done in the name of science

From sending cakes into space to filling their refrigerators with cat poo, scientists detail the bizarre lengths they’ve gone to in the pursuit of research.

John Pickrell | 19 November 2019

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Q&A

The 10 most common mistakes with statistics, and how to avoid them

Significant results are not the only goal.

Gemma Conroy | 11 November 2019

Q&A: Bored with bad conferences? It's time to demand more

Calling out the time-wasters.

Bec Crew | 1 November 2019

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Nature Index