Academy commission's probe of domestic journals causes "conflict and tension".

Ivy Anderson and Jeff MacKie-Mason, who co-chair the team overseeing UC's publisher negotiations strategy, have provided the following response to a recent open letter in which a number of commercial and society journal publishers voiced their opposition to a policy, rumored to be under discussion by the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy, that would require federally funded research be made freely available to the public immediately upon publication, rather than within 12 months as current policy stipulates.  The University of California believes the public should have access to publicly-funded research, freely and immediately upon publication. We are deeply …

A tool that focuses on papers - not researcher behaviour - can help readers, editors and institutions assess which publications to trust.

The UK prime minister's adviser Dominic Cummings wants scientific approaches to inform government - but researchers worry his view is simplistic.

For years, scientists poured their hearts into work to develop vaccines. And, for years, they saw promising work smash up against unscalable walls.

Widely expected Plan S-style order hailed as 'major boost' to global movement

Researchers are at the very heart of the EOSC. So, what do our researchers say one year after the launch of the initiative? How do they think will they benefit from the EOSC? What are and what can be their roles? Let's see what physicist Toma Susi has to say.

Protect time for deep thinking - it is crucial for productivity in a world of constant interaction, urges Heidi Rehm.

Science chats with two experts about what future paleontologists-or perhaps even visiting aliens-might find.

If you're working on a research project in biology, you'll need citations in the life sciences. But what is life science? Here's a guide for researchers.

Hospitals trial intelligent machines to improve cancer detection and results so far are promising.

In a stinging rebuke of the Trump administration’s handling of science, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advisory panel has found major shortcomings in the agency’s pursuit of key regulatory rollbacks.

A Nobel laureate is being praised for retracting a scientific paper that was not reproducible.

As a climate scientist I am wondering if the Earth system has now breached a tipping point

Let 2020 be the year in which we value those who ensure that science is self-correcting.

Computers that are trained to recognize patterns and interpret images may outperform humans at finding cancer on X-rays.

How has peer review fared in the 2010s? We outline some key trends that have helped to define, challenge and progress the peer review system over the decade.

Alan Cooper was dismissed as the leader of a prestigious genomics centre, following an investigation.

The vaccine, developed by Merck, protects against Zaire ebolaviruses, the species of the virus that has been the most common cause of Ebola outbreaks.

Letters blast rumored shift to immediate open access for taxpayer-funded studies

Navigating the turbulent waters of the doctoral voyage

Irina Dumitrescu's tips for 'upward toxicity' was THE's most-read article of 2019. But it doesn't have to be this way, says John Tregoning

Articles in high-impact journals are by definition more highly cited on average. But are they cited more often because the articles are somehow "better"? Or are they cited more often simply because they appeared in a high-impact journal?

The 2010s have seen breakthroughs in frontiers from gene editing to gravitational waves. The coming one must focus on climate change.

Balancing Dominic Cummings' agenda with industrial strategy approach, and deciding on geographical focus for increased investment, seen as key challenges

An analysis of submissions to two top journals showed that scientists in the U.S. were highly likely to be working during holidays.

World's second-biggest publisher says proposals to accelerate switch to open access would not be sustainable for many titles

Ten people who mattered in science in 2019 according to nature.

NIH gets 7%, NSF only 2.5%, as Congress ignores Trump's proposed cuts.