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Tested, and Found Wanting

Tested, and Found Wanting

Half of clinical trials do not have their results published. Those behind the TrialsTracker, a web tool created by the Evidence-Based Medicine Data Lab, at Oxford University, hope to change this.

California Rules U.S. Corporate Research

California Rules U.S. Corporate Research

Every state wants to be home to the next Google or Facebook. But it’s no coincidence that those companies are located in California. The latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) show that three of every 10 corporate research dollars are now spent in California.

Beyond Trump vs Clinton: A Scientist’s Guide to the US Election

Beyond Trump vs Clinton: A Scientist’s Guide to the US Election

The congressional races and state ballot measures that could shape US science.

Conference Navigates Gap Between Science and Government

Conference Navigates Gap Between Science and Government

More than 600 professionals from the worlds of science and politics converged in Brussels late last month to mine internationally accumulated expertise on how best to connect scientific evidence with government decision-making.

International Strategy for Research and Innovation

International Strategy for Research and Innovation

A communication setting out a new strategy for international cooperation in research and innovation, in particular with a view to implementing Horizon 2020.

Federally Funded Research Results Are Becoming More Open and Accessible

Federally Funded Research Results Are Becoming More Open and Accessible

Significant strides in improving public access to scholarly publications and digital data help usher in an era of open science.

Susan Lindquist, Accomplished and Beloved Scientist, Has Died at Age 67

Susan Lindquist, Accomplished and Beloved Scientist, Has Died at Age 67

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is a non-profit, independent research and educational institution known as a world leader in biomedical research.

Young, Talented and Fed-up

Young, Talented and Fed-up

Scientists starting labs say that they are under historically high pressure to publish, secure funding and earn permanent positions — leaving precious little time for actual research.

Nature Special Issue on Young Scientists

Nature Special Issue on Young Scientists

The research enterprise sometimes keeps scientists from pursuing the best ideas: intense competition forces researchers to prioritize publishing papers over tackling important questions. A special issue explores the problems facing early and mid-career scientists, and how to solve them.