Here's an extraordinary recording of Albert Einstein from the fall of 1941, reading a full-length essay in English.

The Golden Goose Award officially recognizes scientists in the U.S., whose federally funded basic research has led to innovations or inventions which have a significant impact on humanity or society.

Discussion about open-access publishing and the future of scientific communication and peer-review at the Open Science Summit 2012.

Inside portrait of the research crowd-funding platform Microryza, at their office/home in San Francisco.

Open Government Data-Pilotportal

A team of researchers who found that people think they are more attractive when drinking alcohol, have scooped an Ig Nobel prize for their work. The researchers from France and the US confirmed the "beer goggle effect" also works on oneself.

With only one in five National Health and Medical Research Council ( NHMRC) grant applications successful, and a similar rate for Australian Research Council ( ARC) Discovery grants, it's little wonder researchers are looking to alternate forms of funding - one of which being crowdfunding.

H-index, citations, self-citations and other figures about Switzerland, based on Scopus data.