Mothers who received substantial monthly cash transfers as part of a study of low-income households spent more time and money on their children than those who didn’t go.nature.com/4eFDmaQ

Most words by Elizabeth Gibney, some by me in nature COVID czar Patrick Vallance appointed UK science minister Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer has placed several experts who aren’t politicians into government posts. nature.com/articles/d4158…

"We need stuff from the rest of the world." Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to Sarah Wild and Scientific American! Damn History subscriptions: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe scientificamerican.com/article/how-do…

Here's a neat little trick: researchers are using astronomy techniques to identify deep fakes. My latest in nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Attending conferences is a crucial way to establish and build networks, especially for scholars early on in their careers. But not everyone who would benefit is equally able to attend.... The impact is particularly pronounced for women with children.

Four researchers share their best tips for working with NGOs to get biomedical breakthroughs to the communities who need it most. As told to Anna Napolitano. Partners in drug discovery: how to collaborate with non-governmental organizations nature.com/articles/d4158…

Well, that's exciting. Human Origins is now available in Chinese 🤩

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My latest in nature Satellites are photobombing astronomy data — could AI offer a solution? (The short answer: 'sort of, not really'.) nature.com/articles/d4158…

Two nature stories today: 'World's largest telescope pauses expansion amid funding crunch' World’s largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array, which is based in Australia and SA, is changing its plans and will not be expanding into 8 African countries on original timetable

My latest in Nature Careers: How to keep research afloat during an administrative stint Leading a university department can slow a researcher’s output to a trickle. Scholars who’ve done it offer strategies to keep research creativity flowing. nature.com/articles/d4158…

We asked former dept chair or deans how they kept research going during such heavy admin duties. They shared their best tips with Sarah Wild. How to keep research afloat during an administrative stint nature.com/articles/d4158…

It was great chatting with Sarah Wild today about addiction in academia. There is still so much stigma around this issue and more research is needed. 📣 Also, Sarah is looking for someone from a developing country to speak about addiction or #AcademicMentalHealth in general

How do you keep your research afloat when you are also department chair or dean? We asked some of those returning to research. By Sarah Wild go.nature.com/4f2q3jV