In the world of scientific research today, there’s a revolution going on – over the last decade or so, scientists across many disciplines have been seeking to improve the workings of science and its methods. To do this, scientists are largely following one of two paths: the movement for reproducibility and the movement for open science. Both movements aim to create centralized archives for data, computer code and other resources, but from there, the paths diverge. 

Some of the leading candidates might work better for the richest people in the world, simply on account of how they're made.

New policy comes after serious quality control questions were raised about the data relied on by a study in the medical journal

Elon Musk made big promises at Tesla's highly anticipated event. But a prototype never appeared, and it was unclear what the company had actually achieved.

The Times spoke to two dozen experts who said decisions made now would spell the difference between a difficult future and something far worse.

Immunization has always been a proxy for wider fears about social control, a history reminds us.

If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?

Recent advances are bringing cancer vaccines much closer to reality, giving patients another weapon in their arsenal of cancer treatments, according to Dr Madiha Derouazi, CEO of Amal Therapeutics and one of three winners of the 2020 EU Prize for Women Innovators.

The government and vice-chancellors have a duty of care, yet in too many colleges, Covid security is mere hygiene theatre.

Months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, some people are still battling crushing fatigue, lung damage and other symptoms of 'long COVID'.

Leading academics respond to government plan to end link between charter mark and research funding, amid fears that equality issues will be sidelined.

Gongs also awarded for research into vibrating earthworms, French kissing and bellowing alligators.

Mother in Science is launching the first global survey to measure the impact of having children on career progression, scientific productivity and career choices of women in STEMM, and to identify the specific motherhood-related factors driving gender imbalance in STEMM employment.

The editor of Science has abandoned staid academic-speak to take on falsehoods in the White House-decorum be damned.

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Christina Termini from UCLA presents a list of 100 Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America that all researchers can look to for inspiration.