Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: “vegetative electron microscopy”.

A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.

In fact, many papers on biological laboratory techniques dominate the list of the most highly cited papers of all time, according to data provided to Nature by the US firm Clarivate, which owns the ...

We shouldn’t be celebrating “de-extinction.” We should be focused on the species that are currently in danger.