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How Swamped Preprint Servers Are Blocking Bad Coronavirus Research

How Swamped Preprint Servers Are Blocking Bad Coronavirus Research

Repositories are rapidly disseminating crucial pandemic science - and they're screening more closely to guard against poor-quality work.

Coronavirus in Context: Scite.ai Tracks Positive and Negative Citations for COVID-19 Literature

Coronavirus in Context: Scite.ai Tracks Positive and Negative Citations for COVID-19 Literature

Artificial-intelligence tool aims to reveal whether research findings are supported or contradicted by subsequent studies.

Finding Motivation in the Lighter Side of Science

Finding Motivation in the Lighter Side of Science

Atma Ivancevic shares what keeps her passionate about science when academic work gets tough, and while working from home.

The Epidemiologist Behind Sweden's Controversial Coronavirus Strategy

The Epidemiologist Behind Sweden's Controversial Coronavirus Strategy

Anders Tegnell talks to Nature about the nation's 'trust-based' approach to tackling the pandemic.

Unintended Consequences of Gender-equality Plans

Unintended Consequences of Gender-equality Plans

Don't let academia's initiatives to advance women become just another way to game the research system, urges Charikleia Tzanakou.

How Research Funders Are Tackling Coronavirus Disruption

How Research Funders Are Tackling Coronavirus Disruption

As lockdowns force scientists worldwide to put their research on hold, funders are introducing measures to minimize stress.

How COVID-19 Could Ruin Weather Forecasts and Climate Records

How COVID-19 Could Ruin Weather Forecasts and Climate Records

As climate- and ecological-monitoring projects go dark, data that stretch back for decades will soon contain coronavirus-associated gaps.

Ten Work-life Balance Tips for Researchers Based at Home During the Pandemic

Ten Work-life Balance Tips for Researchers Based at Home During the Pandemic

If you struggle with home working but are having to do it because of the coronavirus, Lucy Taylor has some advice.

How Sewage Could Reveal True Scale of Coronavirus Outbreak

How Sewage Could Reveal True Scale of Coronavirus Outbreak

Wastewater testing could also be used as an early-warning sign if the virus returns.

Boosting the Signal in Scientific Talks

Boosting the Signal in Scientific Talks

A few modest adjustments to the planning and delivery of talks can help scientists share ideas with their peers more effectively, say Scott St. George and Michael White.

How Blood from Coronavirus Survivors Might Save Lives

How Blood from Coronavirus Survivors Might Save Lives

New York City researchers hope antibody-rich plasma can keep people out of intensive care.

What's Wrong with the H-Index, According to Its Inventor

What's Wrong with the H-Index, According to Its Inventor

Love it or hate it, the H-index has become one of the most widely used metrics in academia for measuring the productivity and impact of researchers. But when Jorge Hirsch proposed it as an objective measure of scientific achievement in 2005, he didn’t think it would be used outside theoretical physics.