Mathematics

• Self-publishing editor set to retire - Premium content

  Criticism grows over high number of self-penned articles in physics journal.

  26 November 2008

• Why fruit are groovy - Premium content

  Pumpkins, melons and gourds are ribbed and ridged by the buckling of their skin.

  17 November 2008

• Language: Disputed definitions - Premium content

  If you want to start an argument, ask the person who just said 'paradigm shift' what it really means. Or 'epigenetic'. Nature goes in search of the terms that get scientists most worked up.

  22 October 2008

• Is physics better than biology? - Premium content

  Citation statistics now comparable across disciplines.

  20 October 2008

• Collaboration: Group theory - Premium content

  What makes a successful team? John Whitfield looks at research that uses massive online databases and network analysis to come up with some rules of thumb for productive collaborations.

  8 October 2008

• Profile: What is that smell? - Premium content

  Jacek Koziel is a master of odours. On a pig farm in Iowa, he shows Erik Vance some of the peaks and troughs of life as a human detector.

  8 October 2008

• Snapshot: How do you like your coffee? - Premium content

  1 October 2008

• Mathematical biology centre launched - Premium content

  Tennessee institute will focus on dynamics of animal disease.

  1 September 2008

• MUSE: Battling bureaucracy with maths - Premium content

  In committees, work expands to fill the time available while growth brings inefficiency. It's worth trying to figure out why, says Philip Ball.

  22 August 2008

• Google tool identifies linchpin species - Premium content

  Search system predicts what prey are needed to keep an ecosystem working.

  6 August 2008