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Some researchers think science should be small again.

The make-up of a lab is crucial to success in publishing its research — and now, scientists are exploring how to compose the best research group possible.

The fascinating story of the discovery of nuclear fission began with an error that earned Enrico Fermi (see picture) a Nobel Prize for the apparent but incorrect discovery of the transuranic elements. Careful repetition and extension of the experiments finally led to the correct interpretation by Hahn, Meitner, Strassmann, Frisch, and Bohr as an effect from nuclear fission of the “small impurity” of  (0.7 %) contained in natural uranium.

When presenting evidence to policymakers, scientists and other experts need to engage with the policy process that exists, not the one we wish existed.

Where once scientists used to be solitary creatures, today science is a highly collaborative affair, and the latest research in ecology is no exception.

Jesse Singal argues that the critique by Gilbert et al on the Reproducibility Project isn’t as muscular as it appears at first glance.

Science self-regulation allows detecting more quickly and accurately methodological flaws, fraudulent results and conflicts of interest that may affect the credibility of the discovery. However, it also opens room for disproportionate reactions.

A snaphot of Science Careers articles about careers in academia. 

Tianhui Michael Li and Allison Bishop write about the overemphasis on calculus in high school and college math courses. Statistics, linear algebra and algorithmic thinking are more valuable in the digital age.

Ben Goldacre on why a ban on researchers speaking to politicians and policymakers fails the taxpayers who fund them

The Royal Society’s new campaign highlights the importance of life outside the laboratory

New startups like this one are trying to disrupt traditional academic publishing.

Reanalysis of last year's enormous replication study argues that there is no need to be so pessimistic.

The psychology establishment is fighting back against an attack on its reliability. But it might be letting emotion get in the way.

Universities need to expand international engagement to remain competitive, according to a report by Digital Science.

Reflecting on the plight of the early career scholar prompts Xenia Schmalz to draw up a research manifesto.

Deutschland hat keine Rohstoffe, daher braucht es das beste Wissenschaftssystem. Gleich nach der Wahl müssen wichtige Entscheidungen getroffen werden.

The effects of federal budget cuts provide an opportunity to revisit the funding structure of the National Institutes of Health.

European collaboration is not far behind that in the United States, but there is still work to be done on cross-border funding and financial inequalities, says Paul Boyle.

The main factors determining the success of crowdfunding campaigns, and a comparison with the use of traditional funding sources.

Efforts to promote interdisciplinary research that addresses complex interactions between humans and their environment have become commonplace in recent years, but success is often elusive.

Science stands as an ideological force insofar as it offers the answers to a variety of fundamental questions and concerns; as such, those who pursue scientific inquiry have been shown to be concerned with the moral and social ramifications of their scientific endeavors.

Many biases affect scientific research, causing a waste of resources, posing a threat to human health, and hampering scientific progress. These problems are hypothesized to be worsened by lack of consensus on theories and methods, by selective publication processes, and by career systems too heavily oriented toward productivity, such as those adopted in the US.

On how scientific publishers are struggling to maintain their stranglehold over scientists.

Three years after the OSTP directive, policies to make data and publications resulting from federally funded research publicly accessible are becoming the norm.

Technological change is accelerating today at an unprecedented speed and could create a world we can barely begin to imagine.

How Sci-Hub breaks the paywall and how did academic journals get so expensive?