Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government tapped Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan, a molecular biologist and head of India’s Department of Biotechnology, to fill the post of science adviser.

A proposed policy would bar the E.P.A. from considering research that doesn't release its raw data for review, blocking some significant work.

Money matters. But for supporters of the 2020 U.S. census, money isn’t everything.

A new study of 728 campaigns from a crowdfunding platform finds that women and students tend to do better.

Explore the top universities in parts of the Middle East and North Africa based on data collected by Times Higher Education

Rates of anxiety and depression among PhD and master’s students exceed those in general public.

Employers favor new college graduates with moderate academic success but not high achievement, study finds. New male graduates' grades don't seem to have much impact.

EU leaders’ rejection of British government requests for associate membership of EU agencies and programmes after Brexit has been met with widespread dismay.

President Donald Trump today signed into law a $1.3 trillion spending package that largely rejects deep cuts to research agencies proposed by the White House and, in many cases, provides substantial increases.

Government overhaul prompts fears that funding will drop for basic research.

According to a new survey, most Americans agree women are critical to scientific discovery.

Study is based on 20,860 sketches drawn by children over 5 decades.

Science and Technology Committee publishes report on Brexit, science and innovation calling for an early deal for science and research with the EU - to be in place by October 2018 or earlier if possible.

Following a massive editorial protest, Scientific Reports is admitting its handling of a disputed paper was "insufficient and inadequate," and has agreed to retract it.

American Chemical Society: Chemistry for Life.

13 European associations of universities release a statement in which they call upon the EU institutions to double the investment in research, innovation and education, in the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework.

Rather than simply complaining about the lack of women, the researchers at EPFL decided to walk the talk by launching GirlsCoding.

A wave of retirements offers a chance to recruit female directors and open up new research avenues.

UK to remain part of the EU single market and customs union, as well as EU programmes, between 29 March 2019 - the date it leaves the block - and 31 December 2020, the end of the transition period.

Despite the high priority that is placed on STEM in schools, efforts to expand female interest and employment in STEM are not working as well as intended. Ways to better support young women include interactive projects, and mentoring from parents and community members. "We need to teach girls that it is all right to sit with the discomfort of not knowing the right answer right away."

That's a myth, as Daniele Fanelli of the London School of Economics suggests in this week’s PNAS.

It wasn’t scientists who discovered the thin, purple, east-to-west travelling glow in the northern night sky, but people with cameras and a nerdy passion for auroras.

The physicist and author of A Brief History of Time has died at his home in Cambridge. His children said: We will miss him for ever.

With Vladimir Putin set to earn another presidential term, researchers wonder whether his government will reverse decades of decline.

Like Darpa, Jedi will aim to deliver developmental milestones along the path to strategically important technologies, including through prototyping. It will sit between academia and industry and fund projects lasting no more than two years.

Explore the top 200 most international universities in the world using data from the Times Higher Education World University Rankings: EPFL and ETHZ in the lead.

The scientists, from the UK, Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth countries, warn that stronger measures are needed to keep global warming under 2 degrees.

Around half of researchers already publish their work with open access, according to a comprehensive survey carried out by the Main Library of the University of Zurich. Besides a number of positive results, the survey also revealed a need for more information.

The largest share of open-access articles belongs to a new category described as “bronze”: articles are available on websites hosted by their publisher - either immediately or following an embargo - but are not formally licensed for reuse.

The MIT will work with a private firm to develop technology for producing energy from nuclear fusion within the next 15 years.