- September 24, 2025
Journals infiltrated with ‘copycat’ papers that can be written by AI
Open data sets and AI tools can be used to mass-produce low-quality, redundant papers.Credit: Tutatama/Alamy An analysis of a literature database finds that text-generating artificial
Hotly anticipated US vaccine meeting ends with confusion — and a few decisions
A US vaccine advisory panel decided Friday not to require prescriptions for COVID-19 vaccinations Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty An influential panel of US vaccine advisers stopped
The parable of the doors
From his spot in the long, orderly queue, Balch could just see the clinic’s large double doors. One intermittently swung open as nurses and national
Why we launched Denmark’s second Young Academy (and what’s different about it)
YATSI fellows visiting NKT Photonics in Birkerød, Denmark.Credit: Tom Jersø/Danish Academy of Technical Sciences As early-career researchers navigate increasingly complex challenges — from climate change
Tips and tricks to plan your career in science
Julie Gould 00:02 Hello and welcome to Working scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould. This is the first episode of our career planning
Can a bold ‘social contract’ make data sharing more palatable?
The past decade has seen swathes of biomedical data collected across Africa1,2. These include, for example, demographic, health and environmental data from the INDEPTH Network,
Different flames
“Fire day! Fire day!” Roger chanted, the other kids joining in. Elo shrank in her seat. She’d already dreaded today’s assignment, and Roger had to
Air taxis will soon be in our skies — if batteries can be made safer
Batteries are already powering electric vehicles (EVs) on our roads. But they are yet to transform aviation. Although some electric passenger planes are being prototyped,
Hundreds of suspicious journals flagged by AI screening tool
An AI tool can screen thousands of journals, and identify ones that violate quality standards.Credit: PaulPaladin/Alamy Researchers have identified more than 1,000 potentially problematic open-access
Extreme armour in the world’s oldest ankylosaur
Raven, T. J., Barrett, P. M., Joyce, C. B. & Maidment, S. C. R. The phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the armoured dinosaurs (Ornithischia:
