As more publishers semantically enrich documents, Todd Carpenter considers whether links are the same as citations

Largest study of its kind also finds vaccines appear to protect against worst effects of Delta variant

If the eyes are the window to your soul, the face is the frame. Facial expressions may say more about you than you realize. Even neutral expressions do.

The actor who played Captain Kirk in the classic TV show is due to launch above Earth for real within hours.

Nearly half of undergraduate tutorials are delivered by staff who lack proper contracts, research shows.

Erica Gillis describes the strong connections with residents that helped her colleagues keep working when they couldn't travel.

UK Research Supervision Survey raises concerns about increased demands during pandemic.

Universities in Europe 'strongly regret' that finalisation of association is still elusive 10 months after Brexit agreement.

Scholarly publishing powerhouse purchases editorial services group raising questions about industry comfort with using publisher owned services.

Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

Women awarded in 10 of 16 award categories, while a STEM education program for remote Indigenous students was also recognised.

An inexpensive type of portable filter efficiently screened SARS-CoV-2 and other disease-causing organisms from hospital air.

Scientists around the world are working together to catalogue and map cells in the brain. What have these huge projects revealed about how it works?

Collaborations between AI researchers and China's medical workers are helping to combat diseases such as diabetes and COVID-19.

Benjamin List and David MacMillan share the award for developing cheap, environmentally friendly organic catalysts.

What do we really know about the linkages between good metadata and positive, productive user experiences with scholarly journals?

Sixteen research and higher education organisations have written an open letter calling on the European Commission to allow them to appoint representatives to the European Research Area (ERA) forum, the body that will establish the governance and policy agenda of the EU's revamped single market for research.

The Swiss parliament has agreed to pay overdue cohesion funds stretching back to 2012 - but this only removes one hurdle to reviving Horizon Europe association talks. 

When two junior researchers  joined a search committee, they came up with a way to put equity and inclusion centre stage.

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian share the award for identifying receptors that allow the body's cells to sense temperature and touch.

Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi split the award for their work on complex systems - including modelling Earth's climate and global warming.

The University of Zurich has just taken a big step forward on the open science path.

Data from across the country suggests that coronavirus vaccine mandates are unlikely to result in a wave of resignations but are likely to lead to a boost in vaccination rates.

Cartoon by Hilda Bastian (license) A total of 436 papers in two Springer Nature journals are being subjected to expressions of concern, in the latest case of special issues - in this case, "t…

A mid-20th-century computer experiment created a new field of science—and programmer Mary Tsingou Menzel is finally being given credit for her role in making it happen

The government's decision to ease requirements will lower the cost of field trials, but does not yet address the path to market.

Satellite observation has a critical role to play in climate policymaking.

NASA's next flagship space telescope, scheduled to launch in December after many years of delays, will retain its current name, the James Webb Space Telescope, despite the controversy surrounding its honoree.

As part of a misconduct crackdown, Chinese funders are penalizing researchers who commission sham journal articles from 'paper mills', but some say the measures still don't go far enough.

Young international researchers call for more funding and diversity in science communication.