- March 25, 2025
How to know whether a conference is right for you
Illustration: Sébastien Thibault After coming across a UK conference that sounded interesting, Carme Arnan Ros, a laboratory manager and research technician at the -Centre for
US universities curtail staff, spending as Trump cuts take hold
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge has frozen hiring for non-faculty positions.Credit: Mel Musto/Bloomberg/Getty The onslaught of US spending cuts is prompting drastic action
Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back
In the next few months, from its perch atop a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will begin surveying the cosmos with the
Stay safe from online hate with these five tips
With papers to write, grants to apply for and students to teach, cybersecurity can be a low priority for scientists. Until, that is, it all
Unconventional magnons in collinear magnets dictated by spin space groups
Band representation theory for SSGs Band representations are constructed from the atomic limit as introduced by Zak52. Building on Zak’s theory, the theory of topological
AI tools are spotting errors in research papers: inside a growing movement
Two new AI tools check for errors in research papers including in the calculations, methodology and references.Credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Late last year, media
LGBTQ+ biologists face hostile work environment
Almost 40% of biologists who identify as transgender or gender-nonconforming report experiencing offensive, intimidating and hostile behaviour at work, a survey finds. So, too, do
Tracking gulls to prevent a bird flu pandemic
“In this photo, I’m monitoring gulls near Sandgerði, a small fishing village in southwest Iceland. This area is a volcanic peninsula, and although there’s a
How academia’s ‘lone wolf’ culture is harming researcher mental health
Adam Levy 00:02 Hello, I’m Adam Levy, and this is Mind matters: academia’s mental health crisis, a podcast from Nature Careers. In this episode: rethinking
How quickly are you ageing? What molecular ‘clocks’ can tell you about your health
If the number of on-camera screams is any indication, Kim Kardashian’s first encounter with epigenetics was a thrilling one. The reality-television star and her family
