News Archive

Global research gaps thwart Ebola response

The lack of research institutes with links to Africa has scientists worried about the next Ebola outbreak.

Elie Dolgin

Dataviz 21 Nov 2017

Young scientists flail in sink or swim system

More support is needed to keep early-career investigators in a biomedical research career

Elie Dolgin

News 13 Nov 2017

Destination Daejeon

A focus on basic research is shifting scientific resources from Seoul to South Korea's central city.

Mark Zastrow

News feature 20 Oct 2017

New tool tracks gender imbalance in medicine

Gender proportions in medical schools are almost equal, but disparities persist further up the ranks, a new tracking tool reveals.

Gemma Conroy

News 6 Oct 2017

The US leads the Nature Index top 500

140 institutions in the United States have spent five consecutive years in the Nature Index top 500.

Listings 19 Sep 2017

New entrants to the Nature Index

A few institutions in the United States, China and Germany make it into the top 500 for the first time.

Nature Index

Listings 14 Sep 2017

Far-flung and thriving: prime time for Okinawa’s grand experiment

Japan's gambit to globalize its scientific research is paying dividends.

Tim Hornyak

News 16 May 2017

What price will Japanese science pay for austerity?

Japan’s stagnated research output corresponds with a deteriorating situation for young researchers.

Ichiko Fuyuno

23 Mar 2017

China's diaspora key to science collaborations

Links formed by mainland China's large scientific diaspora and its increasing output of high-quality research make it an emerging centre of international collaboration.

Peng Tian

News feature 23 Jun 2016

Max Planck's other legacy

The Max Planck Society’s pursuit of knowledge over application has helped the NGO top the Nature Index ranking for non-government research organisations.