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NewsBird droppings to help cut the crap in graphene doping papers
Dramatic illustration shows there’s little value in doping graphene electrodes to make better water splitting catalysts
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Researchers love their jobs but toxic competition and publishing pressures take their toll
Largest survey of its kind finds research culture is struggling – results that surprise few
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Future of UK science hangs in the balance in crucial year
Promises to double funding and create new blue skies research agency sit uneasily with likelihood of crashing out of EU science programmes
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Plane shot down by Iran had dozens of Canadian scientists on board
Canadian academic community mourns the deaths of students and colleagues
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Europe sets its sights on non-stick and stain-resistant perfluorinated chemicals
EU plans to regulate these compounds as a single class, as action on them stalls in the US
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Star Chinese scientist and assistant jailed for embezzling research funds
Top researcher gets 12 years in prison for routing £3.8 million in government grants to companies he controlled
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Has the chemistry Nobel prize really become the biology prize?
Researchers digging into the data call for honesty and transparency on how the prize has changed over the years
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Rogue Chinese geneticist jailed for his role in creation of gene-edited babies
Team leader He Jiankui sentenced to three years with another two researchers sent to prison
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Chemists recognised in 2020 New Year’s Honours list
Researchers investigating materials, analytical techniques and pharmaceuticals among those named on list
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China tops chemistry research ranking, leaving US in second place
Huge growth in high-quality research means China leads this year’s Nature ranking
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Study reveals which countries’ researchers work through their holidays
‘Culture of overwork’ a problem in many countries, researchers claim
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American scientific publishers panic over paywall policy rumours
The White House is apparently poised to force the immediate free distribution of scientific journal articles arising from federal funding
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Poor antibiotic stewardship blamed as India found to be superbug’s birthplace
Spread of superbugs a growing problem for the subcontinent
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Male scientists more likely to blow their own trumpet when it comes to research
Analysis of 6 million papers finds male lead authors are up to 21% more likely to use language that casts findings as very significant compared with female ones
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Reusable bamboo mugs leach dangerous amounts of formaldehyde and melamine
Bamboo fibre mugs release ‘alarming’ amounts of potentially harmful compounds into hot drinks, analysis finds
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Bullying and harassment helpline launched
Chemical scientists who have been targeted, accused of or witnessed bullying can now contact the Royal Society of Chemistry’s support line
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Predatory publishing definition aims to tackle scientific scourge
Lack of an agreed definition has been hampering efforts to take on fraudsters
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Giant periodic table four times larger than previous record holder
Enormous 660m2 periodic table adorns Australian university’s new science building
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Dispute over pensions and pay leads to strikes at 60 UK universities
Lecturers and support staff have been on strike for eight days and further action may be on the way
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Chemical weapons watchdog to add Novichok agents to list of closely controlled substances
Move marks first time any class of chemical has been prohibited since the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force over two decades ago
