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Ministry of Foreign Affairs says "forced" consensus on climate change is not favorable to Russia.
There are increased discussions around open access and open science in journals, but what do these terms really mean? Here we try to dissect its meaning for early career scientists and professionals.
Your new manager likely doesn't have a PhD, and she's higher on the food chain because experience is more valued than a doctorate. Tips on becoming a more pragmatic professional when transitioning to a career outside of academia.
Obstacles to finalising association agreements for EU's research programme now removed, say continental observers.
Parliamentary resolution seen as culmination of a campaign against gender, race and migration scholarship.
Mass vaccination drives in several countries are providing new data on the extent to which adult vaccination protects children - but the conclusions are mixed.
"My Remarkable Journey" gives the backstory of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, the central character of the 2016 film "Hidden Figures."
The annual European Research and Innovation Days bring together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond.
Nature's in-depth study of scientists' troubles and triumphs will help us to identify and address barriers to research careers.
The promotion and marketing of unproven stem cell therapies is a global problem that needs a global solution, say experts. The authors of the paper call for the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish an advisory committee on regenerative medicine to tackle this issue and provide guidance for countries around the world.
Australian scientists develop a microscope that works with 35% more clarity, raising hope for improvements in medical imaging.
Europe’s research labs scrambled to make the best use of their resources and offered remote access for researchers during the pandemic. Some of these changes are set to become a permanent feature.
Nature examines arguments that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab in China, and the science behind them.
A myopic but seductive worldview has caught on among many influential people - and it might be hindering our ability to solve real-world problems.
Professor Heino Falcke discusses how our discovery of the black hole feeds our hunger for looking further, for collaboration, and for hope.
The science you can come across today can often appear to be full of contradictory claims.
Scientific publishing needs to stop treating error-checking as a slightly inconvenient side note and make it a core part of academic research.
A cookie-cutter strategy to reform science will cause resentment, not improvement.
Postdocs and PhD students around the world require professional training to prepare them for a possible career outside academia, finds the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Discrimination and harassment violate scientific integrity – but the damage they do goes beyond that.
The concept of 'the environment' really took hold in Africa in the 1990s. It came to the fore especially in the wake of the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was a global event that gradually made the consideration of environmental issues in development policies a global leitmotif. In Africa, the evolution of the concept of environmental protection will also be marked by the continent's vulnerability to the effects of climate change.
Lake Constance forms a natural border between Germany, Austria and Switzerland - and its ecosystem is changing. Newly arrived aggressive residents include spiny-cheek crayfish, zebra mussels and killer shrimp. Will they displace native species?
This evidence snapshot represents just the tip of the iceberg of the many studies of climate change that have seen climate change transition from a scientific curiosity to a global environmental, socioeconomic, political, and technological grand challenge.
Pressing global challenges including the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, food security and future global health crises will require collaboration.
