Nature highlights three key graphics from the week in science and research.
fall well below the basic cost of living
at almost every institution and department in the United States, according to crowdsourced data. Only a few universities offer a minimum salary above the cost of living, but most institutions fall well short, as this graphic shows. With economies across the world grappling with rising inflation, the data highlight that many students are struggling. Low PhD salaries could undermine US efforts to increase diversity in science, if only better-off students can afford to pursue a PhD.
. The disease has killed an estimated 15 million people since it emerged at the end of 2019, but its total impact is much bigger because its influences include the acute effects of a SARS-CoV-2 infection and, for some, the lasting symptoms of long COVID. This graphic shows that the disease took a heavy toll across 16 European countries, although its impacts varied for different nations., 5529–5541 ; country-level data: S.