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    Corporate research is a major part of the global science ecosystem, and all eyes are on the sector amid federal funding cuts in the United States.

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    From personalized vaccines to next-generation screening technologies, the ways the world treats and detects cancer could shift dramatically in the coming years.

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    Global energy spending has reached record levels, and with a significant focus on renewables.

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    Materials science is a rapidly growing area of research in journals tracked by the Nature Index and one where the real-world applications are often an essential part of tackling global environmental and health challenges.

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    Australia’s research ecosystem is facing unprecedented challenges.

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    Our annual look at the world’s leading cities for research output in Nature Index journals shows China’s major urban centres are moving from strength to strength, but they are now also being joined by smaller provincial Chinese cities at the top of the rankings.

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    Benefitting from advanced imaging and modelling techniques and genetic tools that enable targeted research, neuroscience has undergone remarkable progress in recent decades.

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    The rapid adoption of chatbots such as ChatGPT in mainstream society have placed artificial intelligence (AI) front and centre of the public debate on science in the past two years.

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    South Korea stands out among the leading countries in the Nature Index for its big investments in research and development and strong history in innovation.

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    China's status at the summit of the Nature Index remains unrivalled as the gap between it and the United States grows.

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    More money is being spent on medical R&D than ever before, but with few new drugs to show for it.

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    Good science is not limited to wealthy countries and research in the global south is too often ignored, to the detriment of innovation and discovery everywhere.

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