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Lab-grown spinal cords and glowing fish larvae are among the images in an annual competition to find the best pictures taken under the microscope,
We hastily dispose of dead whales, ignoring the ecological significance of their carcasses.
New technology involving miniature human organs built in a lab is a step towards better treatments and ending a contentious practice.
The SNSF has been awarding grants to research projects across all scientific disciplines since 1952. How has the amount of funding evolved over time?
With perseverance and adaptability, this scientist found his way forward.
The human species' capacity to imagine can help create new and more hopeful climate realities and boost citizen engagement, researchers maintain.
Could the universe be an elaborate game constructed by bored aliens?
Scientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.
A report says that the government's approach 'feels like setting off on a marathon with your shoelaces tied together'.
Depictions of women in STEM are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female scientists persist, and we have some way to go to vanquish them.
New study says that sugar taxation policies have the potential to meet environmental, social, and economic objectives.
As the field of 'science of science' matures, it is looking for ways to use its data-driven insights to make a tangible mark in science policy.
Scientists are concerned that the ruling coalition's landslide victory will mean continued investment in science that could be applied for military purposes.
Many higher education employees are headed for the exits, according to a new survey from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, which found that more than half of respondents said they were likely to look for other employment within the next 12 months.
What are the factors in women publishing less than men do in science? Or is the issue that women are credited less in science than men?
Shortly after celebrating the 15th anniversary of its zero waste commitment, the Tuscan city of Capannori has become a Zero Waste City.
Since March, dozens of researchers from Ukraine have been welcomed at Swiss universities through a special scheme organised by the Scholars at Risk network and the Swiss National Science Foundation.
"Now, I see that even the woman has a life."
With the United Kingdom ever more likely to leave the European Union's science-funding programmes, an alternative has been proposed.
As a chance observation threatens to unravel several years of work, a PhD student must choose what to do next.
Faced with the challenge of advising the World Health Organization on who should be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines, an advisory group used an approach it hadn't tried before.
The Commission's Innovation Agenda, adopted last week, has been welcomed in central and eastern Europe for its high-profile acknowledgement of the innovation divide within Europe, and for nailing down the EU's most urgent innovation challenges.
The values that we ascribe to nature are vital parts of our cultures, identities, economies, and ways of life, all of which should be reflected in policy decisions surrounding our natural world, according to a new UN-backed report released on Monday.
A study of the culture in academic workplaces suggests that women and PhD students are most likely to be bullied.
As Brexit dispute deepens, grant winners are forced to reject money or move to Europe.
