Counting the number of women and men is considered to be rather unproblematic. But how do you measure diversity?

The role of Canada's new Chief Science Advisor in evidence-based decision-making.

Blockchain could lend security measures to the scientific process, but the approach has its own risks.

Jim Kozubek on the potential problems of profiteering in biotech.

Roxane Feller, AnimalhealthEurope Secretary-General provides a fascinating insight into the global challenge of antibiotic resistance.

In 2017, scientists, regulators, and publishers clashed in a series of lawsuits, boycotts, mass resignations, and more.

Some experts say the US decision to repeal net neutrality rules could open the floodgates to a multi-speed internet in Europe.

Amidst the push from universities and funding agencies for increased interdisciplinary research, interdisciplinarity has also been the subject of a number of critiques in recent years.

Academic cultural critique is best served in blog form and there are a slew of academic blogs waiting to dish. We’ve picked 9 of the best academic blogs.

My bullying supervisor damaged my mental health. But when I decided to stand up to them, I received no support from my university.

As a new president takes office, scientists in the country and beyond should urge the administration to make science a priority, says Dexter Tagwireyi.

Even lobbyists admit that’s the plan behind the extra EU copyright for news.

Its government is virtual, borderless, blockchained, and secure. Has this tiny post-Soviet nation found the way of the future?

Climatologist Katherine Hayhoe says that scientists have no option but to fight against the politicisation of science.

Moves to create a multi-speed Internet could push science into the slow lane.

Prominent climate researcher Ken Caldeira says the House tax bill would prevent many graduate students from pursuing advanced degrees and carrying out critical research.

Terence Karran is fighting for a European agreement to enshrine researchers’ rights: a ‘Magna Carta’ for science.

What can a crowdsourced survey of sexual harassment in academe tell us about the problem?

Opinion pieces that “represent the viewpoint of an individual” and offer hypotheses without testing them are the opposite of science.

The Good Pharma Scorecard finds some big pharmaceutical companies are meeting legal standards for disclosing results—but many studies still go unreported.

Les Hatton and Gregory Warr give their two-pronged solution to the problems of peer review

A surprising amount of publicly funded research data stays private. How could that change?

Social media gets all the attention for polarization, but TV is doing more than its share.

"…cultural change rests with individual scientists, teams, and professional societies."

Leonard Freedman, president of the Global Biological Standards Institute, discusses the causes of irreproducible science and his latest effort to spread best practices.

The easiest way to undermine good science is to demand that it be made "sound."

We might hope for a better future where everyone acts professionally, but we should be realistic about the flaws of our human nature. Opinion piece by Stephen Curry.

Acceptance rates of articles is higher when first authors come from English-speaking high income countries; and articles from high income countries have higher citation rates. 

Research practices, quality in research and researcher commitment are among the topics covered in this inspiring interview.

The digital currency is slowing our effort to achieve a rapid transition away from fossil fuels.