The 2023 John Maddox Prize winners: defending science in the face of corporate greed

The 2023 John Maddox prizes, which commemorate the former editor of Nature (London, UK) and paragon of good scientific communication by rewarding researchers who bravely stand up for sound science in the face of personal or public persecution, have been announced. Previous prize winners include Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi (University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria), whose research helped to diffuse a potentially violent dispute between local communities and an oil company on the effects of liquid waste on fish stocks in Rivers State. Despite officials from another oil company confiscating her recordings and further representatives of the company presenting a significant threat,...