If the hydrogen-gobbling, methane-producing microorganisms existed, they would have caused their own demise

Astronomers are delving into the dark period between the light from the Big Bang fading and the birth of the first stars.

Is a stream of negativity putting people off academia? Let's acknowledge the good, as well as the bad.

Science Europe is organising a conference on Open Science. Institutional leaders, researchers at all stages of their careers, and experts from the field are invited to this event to discuss whether Open Science is ready to become the norm in research, and how to ensure an equitable transition.

The learning scientist Manu Kapur, architect of the theory of productive failure, on reframing our notion of failure, and letting kids stumble (but with purpose).

Some of the brightest scientific minds are leaving the UK, as they lose access to European funding in the wake of Brexit, SkyNews has found.

Professor Hesham El-Askary and students in his remote-sensing lab unearth insights that could shape climate change policy around the globe.

A grassroots network led by early-career scientists offers new pathways to policy careers.

As the transnational European university alliances enter their fourth year, the European Commission is pumping in an extra €384 million to keep the initiative going. But the current alliances say the goal should be long-term sustainable support. The fourth call for proposals launched this week, will back existing alliances to expand and to launch new ones, as the scheme edges towards the goal of having 60 alliances with more than 500 member universities by mid-2024.

A new French research collective set out to answer the question.

Ahead of the annual Nobel Prize Ceremony, past laureates presented Ig Nobel Prizes to unlikely discoveries that are both peculiar and profound.

Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and double winner Barry Sharpless devised way to click molecules together.

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is the fifth European to take command of the ISS. She says the space station gives her hope for peace on Earth.

Targeted financial help to support researchers in Ukraine would get cash strapped institutions in the west of the country back up to speed and have a more immediate impact on the research system as a whole.

The CERN Council established a new open science policy for the organisation with immediate effect during its 209th Session in September.

Christian Grubak from ChronosHub and Josh Brown from MoreBrains share their thoughts on the transition to open access and the needs for its formalised management and collaborative community actions

This morning, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a long-awaited AI Bill of Rights.

Nusrat Ghani faces pressing issues such as the future of funding for Britain's researchers.

Science|Business has published an exhaustive but unapproved draft Horizon Europe work programme detailing the calls for climate and mobility projects for the next two years and an early draft outlining bioeconomy, food and environment calls.

I took part in an experiment to decipher my inner thoughts.

Its enzymes degrade polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could 'revolutionise' recycling

Climate activists say Egypt should reverse its decision because of Coca-Cola's plastic pollution.

During its 209th Session in September, the CERN Council approved a new policy for open science at the Organization, with immediate effect. 

An ongoing narrative seeks to shift the blame away from the government for mismanagement of the pandemic, by depicting it as beholden to all-powerful scientists.

The White House sent a report to Congress urging that the US do a better job supporting international research collaboration - and saying that currently it is losing out to China and other competitors because of poor organisation.

What has been the impact of fake news on votes for populist parties in recent elections?

It's that time of the year, and the Brussels research community is urging policymakers to ensure there is enough money for the EU's Horizon Europe research programme in 2023.

The number of cabinet committees has been slimmed down from 20 to just six, with the National Science and Technology Council among those abolished.

Ambitious $746 million program aims to complement big neuroscience projects in Europe and the United States.

Research Information spoke to four experts in the field about the ongoing move to open science, and the challenges that have emerged in an increasingly complex open-science ecosystem.