Researchers should define in advance the criteria for excluding the results of experiments that 'did not work' from articles.

Driving theta–gamma activity in the human cortex with non-invasive brain stimulation enhances motor skill acquisition in healthy adults, revealing a potential neuroplastic mechanism that might be harnessed for therapeutic intervention.

An increased emphasis on falsification – the direct testing of strong hypotheses – will lead to faster progress in science by allowing well-specified hypotheses to be eliminated.

The poor reporting of imaging methods in the scientific literature is hindering the evaluation and replication of biomedical research.

Computer visualization techniques developed for video games can be repurposed to enable viewers to explore cells and their environment in three dimensions.

A Plant Cell Atlas that shows the location and organization of molecules at cellular and tissue levels could have far-reaching consequences for plant sciences.

Increasing validity should be a priority when deciding which preclinical experiments to replicate and when performing replications.

Responses to a survey reveal how core facilities could improve and encourage good research practices.

Advances in techniques for analysing single cells and tissues have inspired an international effort to create comprehensive reference maps of all human cells - the fundamental units of life - as a basis for both understanding human health and diagnosing, monitoring and treating disease.

Geneticists should include links to and information about permanently preserved voucher specimens on genome databases and publications.