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Remains of man found in Latvia had DNA fragments and proteins of bacterium that causes plague

A new study of grants awarded to early-career researchers by Europe's premier science agency is reviving an old controversy over the way governments decide which scientists get research money, and which do not.

Instead of flying in, collecting samples and leaving, scientists should treat local people as partners, and think fair instead of charitable when it comes to authorship.

AAAS continues its commitment to the subscription model to praise from cOAlition S. Are there lessons for other publishers?

Scientists at German universities are speaking out against precarious working conditions. Job insecurity and a lack of support are also problems at universities in other countries.

A survey of US medical scientists also found that more women than men have thought about leaving since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Too few resources exist to help early-career scientists deal with the stresses encountered in today's 'publish or perish' culture.

Women represent nearly 50% of active scientific authors in Portugal. Over the past two decades, the country achieved the largest percentage increase in the EU in women's representation - an impressive nine percentage points, putting Portugal at the leading edge of closing the gender gap in research.

Medical researchers are beginning to shift their focus away from COVID-19 - but the pandemic could continue to affect studies focused on other diseases.

New head of Science Advice for Policy by European Academies is the President of ALLEA, and a fellow of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.

Faculty and staff members at Utrecht University will be evaluated by their commitment to open science.

Research shows that a previous coronavirus infection plus one dose of vaccine provides powerful protection - but concerns linger.

Wider take-up by academics requires both relevance to specific disciplines and accessibility across disciplines, says Camille Kandiko Howson.

Effort aims to identify what's ethical and legal-and what's not.

Prominent evolutionary biologist is the second to be removed from prestigious group for sexual misconduct.

Remains with combination of Neanderthal and early human features date back 100,000 years.

An external analysis of 15 years of stories finds men quoted more than twice as often as women.

How scientists are perfecting the art of boiling down their work into a short, sharp hit.

Switzerland has been excluded from a provisional list of third countries eligible for Horizon Europe funding.

A global movement of younger researchers is making its mark. Science must listen and learn from its next generation.