How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
Nature, 15 Apr 2025
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
Bloomberg UK, 21 Mar 2025
A new book by an infectious disease epidemiologist shows how proof is more elusive than we realize, whether in law, science, policy or math.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Nature, 11 Mar 2025
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Nature, 05 Feb 2025
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The Guardian, 15 Jan 2025
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature, 04 Dec 2024
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Nature, 13 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Nature, 21 Sep 2024
Funders launch projects with US$70 million to develop tools that make rapid syntheses of the world’s science.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature, 10 Jun 2025
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
Bloomberg UK, 21 Mar 2025
A new book by an infectious disease epidemiologist shows how proof is more elusive than we realize, whether in law, science, policy or math.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Nature, 11 Mar 2025
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Nature, 05 Feb 2025
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The Guardian, 15 Jan 2025
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature, 04 Dec 2024
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Nature, 13 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Nature, 21 Sep 2024
Funders launch projects with US$70 million to develop tools that make rapid syntheses of the world’s science.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
The rise of eco-anxiety: scientists wake up to the mental-health toll of climate change
Nature, 10 Apr 2024
Researchers want to unpick how climate change affects mental health around the world — from lives that are disrupted by catastrophic weather to people who are anxious about the future.
How to find meaning in your science career: six expert tips
Nature, 26 Feb 2024
Philosophers, social scientists and a Nobel-prizewinning economist on how researchers can get satisfaction from their work — and make a difference to the world.
Medical-evidence giant Cochrane battles funding cuts and closures
Nature, 01 Sep 2023
The group that helped to revolutionize medical practice has lost key funding and is reorganizing — moves that concern some researchers.
COVID derailed learning for 1.6 billion students. Here’s how schools can help them catch up
Nature, 25 May 2022
The pandemic is the largest disruption to education in history. But research has identified ways to help children make up lost ground. Will they work in classrooms around the world?
How COVID broke the evidence pipeline
Nature, 12 May 2021
The COVID crisis exposed major weaknesses in the production and use of research-based evidence. Researchers have registered more than 2,900 clinical trials related to COVID-19, but the majority are too small or poorly designed to be of much use. Organizations worldwide have scrambled to synthesize the available evidence on drugs, masks and other key issues, but can’t keep up with the outpouring of new research, and often repeat others’ work. This story examines how COVID stress-tested the way in which the world produces evidence - and revealed all the flaws.
The other C word
Literary Review, 08 Mar 2021
In the last decade, CRISPR technology it has become one of the hottest fields in biological research on account of the powerful, sometimes controversial uses it could find, including the cure of genetic diseases and crop enhancement. This is the subject of The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, which tells the story of the juicily competitive race to develop CRISPR technology.
Where does it all go?
Literary review, 05 Aug 2019
The Centre for Time Use Research at University College London has amassed a unique collection of time-use diaries from over twenty-five countries, including approximately one million days of data. This unique information bank forms the basis for the book What We Really Do All Day, reviewed in this article.
What makes some people happy, healthy and successful?
The Guardian, 27 Feb 2016
The factors that most affect our life chances are revealed as the first group of British babies followed in a remarkable cradle-to-grave study turns 70.
The lab that knows where your time really goes
Nature, 21 Oct 2015
Armed with 850,000 diaries, an Oxford centre is trying to find out why modern life seems so hectic. The diaries offer the most detailed portrait ever created of when people work, sleep, play and socialize — and of how those patterns are changing.
Britain’s birth cohort studies are the envy of the world
Independent on Sunday, 20 Feb 2016
From the dangers of smoking during pregnancy to the need for adult education, one extraordinary series of scientific studies, begun just after the Second World War, has informed cradle-to-grave health policy in this country. So why does almost no one know about them? And is the end around the corner?
Preshistoric proteins: Raising the dead
Nature, 21 Mar 2012
To dissect evolution, Joe Thornton resurrects proteins that have been extinct for many millions of years. His findings rebut creationists and challenge polluters.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature, 10 Jun 2025
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
Nature, 15 Apr 2025
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Nature, 11 Mar 2025
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Nature, 05 Feb 2025
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The Guardian, 15 Jan 2025
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature, 04 Dec 2024
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Nature, 13 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Nature, 21 Sep 2024
Funders launch projects with US$70 million to develop tools that make rapid syntheses of the world’s science.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature, 10 Jun 2025
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
Nature, 15 Apr 2025
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
Bloomberg UK, 21 Mar 2025
A new book by an infectious disease epidemiologist shows how proof is more elusive than we realize, whether in law, science, policy or math.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Nature, 05 Feb 2025
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The Guardian, 15 Jan 2025
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature, 04 Dec 2024
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Nature, 13 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Nature, 21 Sep 2024
Funders launch projects with US$70 million to develop tools that make rapid syntheses of the world’s science.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature, 10 Jun 2025
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
Nature, 15 Apr 2025
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
Bloomberg UK, 21 Mar 2025
A new book by an infectious disease epidemiologist shows how proof is more elusive than we realize, whether in law, science, policy or math.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Nature, 11 Mar 2025
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The Guardian, 15 Jan 2025
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature, 04 Dec 2024
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Nature, 13 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Nature, 21 Sep 2024
Funders launch projects with US$70 million to develop tools that make rapid syntheses of the world’s science.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature, 10 Jun 2025
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
Nature, 15 Apr 2025
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
Bloomberg UK, 21 Mar 2025
A new book by an infectious disease epidemiologist shows how proof is more elusive than we realize, whether in law, science, policy or math.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Nature, 11 Mar 2025
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Nature, 05 Feb 2025
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature, 04 Dec 2024
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Nature, 13 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Nature, 21 Sep 2024
Funders launch projects with US$70 million to develop tools that make rapid syntheses of the world’s science.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature, 10 Jun 2025
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
Nature, 15 Apr 2025
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
Bloomberg UK, 21 Mar 2025
A new book by an infectious disease epidemiologist shows how proof is more elusive than we realize, whether in law, science, policy or math.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Nature, 11 Mar 2025
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Nature, 05 Feb 2025
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The Guardian, 15 Jan 2025
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Nature, 13 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Nature, 21 Sep 2024
Funders launch projects with US$70 million to develop tools that make rapid syntheses of the world’s science.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature, 10 Jun 2025
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
Nature, 15 Apr 2025
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
Bloomberg UK, 21 Mar 2025
A new book by an infectious disease epidemiologist shows how proof is more elusive than we realize, whether in law, science, policy or math.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Nature, 11 Mar 2025
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Nature, 05 Feb 2025
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The Guardian, 15 Jan 2025
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature, 04 Dec 2024
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
Nature, 21 Sep 2024
Funders launch projects with US$70 million to develop tools that make rapid syntheses of the world’s science.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.
Scientists are building giant ‘evidence banks’ to create policies that actually work
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Nature, 10 Jun 2025
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
Nature, 15 Apr 2025
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?
Nature, 02 Apr 2025
Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.
How to make better decisions in an age of disinformation
Bloomberg UK, 21 Mar 2025
A new book by an infectious disease epidemiologist shows how proof is more elusive than we realize, whether in law, science, policy or math.
Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
Nature, 11 Mar 2025
Experts weigh in on the risks of moderate drinking — and how people should assess them.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Nature, 05 Feb 2025
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
Stand up and be counted: six ways to protest that will make your voice heard
The Guardian, 15 Jan 2025
The current wave of marches and activism around the world is the largest in documented history, giving scientists the chance to study what makes for a successful campaign
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
Nature, 04 Dec 2024
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
Can AI review the scientific literature — and figure out what it all means?
Nature, 13 Nov 2024
Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.
The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes
Nature, 26 Jun 2024
Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.
What’s the best way to tackle climate change? An ‘evidence bank’ could help scientists find answers
Nature, 06 Jun 2024
Synthesizing research on which policies are most effective is a key priority in climate science, advocates say.
The Science-Politics Power Struggle
Issues in Science & Technology, 05 Jun 2024
Book review of 'When Science Meets Power' by Geoff Mulgan.