A cafe in Japan helps writers overcome their procrastination.

It's time to decouple maternity from womanhood. Recent advances in fertility science are helping pave the way toward inclusivity.

As New Zealand considers how and whether to incorporate traditional Māori knowledge in the science curriculum, what might we learn from the experiences of Japan?

Are 25 year olds really more random than 60 year olds?

Protected areas help waterbirds thrive if they're actively conserved.

Despite its battlefield failures, Russia has dealt a surprising blow to an unexpected party: world food markets. 

Many Western nations are severing scientific links - but it's a different story in China, India and South Africa.

Politicians are novices by design, so tailoring your communications with them gives you the best chance of cutting through.

The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of scientific advice to modern policymaking. But how can the use of expertise in politics be aligned with the needs and values of the public?

Switzerland and the UK play an important role in scientific projects that bring countries together.

The US president wants huge increases for clean energy and public health, but a divided Congress might not go along with the plan.

This paper develops and studies a complex data-driven framework for human resource management enabling (i) academic talent recognition, (ii) researcher performance measurement, and (iii) renewable resource allocation maximizing the total output of a research unit.

An emerging movement aims to push researchers to pay more heed to inequities in scholarly citations.

The Coalition's decision to veto six research grants was the last straw for a sector that has felt it is under attack and saddled with an unfair funding system.

The magpies showed their smarts by helping one another remove tracking harnesses that scientists carefully placed on them.

All epidemics trigger the same cycle of panic and neglect, usually on a timescale of years. However, with the coronavirus pandemic, this cycle has spun surprisingly quickly.

As the war in Ukraine continues, science and academia have been pulled into the conflict - like it or not - in unexpected ways.

The liberal Gabriel Boric campaigned on a promise to invest in research and fight climate change, and has given scientists prominent positions in his administration.

The U.S. is nearing 1 million recorded COVID-19 deaths without the social reckoning that such a tragedy should provoke. Why?

Report on the recent SSP Publisher-Funder Task Force closed forum of funders, publishers, librarians and academics, who met to discuss how collaboration among stakeholder groups may accelerate a transition to open research.

More than the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of leadership is imperiling Biden's intent to reinvigorate American science.

This article illustrates some of the diverse environmental impacts of data storage.

Last year, nearly half of Nature authors agreed to publish anonymous referee reports. 

A leading German member of the European Parliament urged the EU to sever all scientific relations with Russia, stepping up pressure from Berlin to use science as a diplomatic weapon against Moscow.

Cosmologist Katie Mack shares tips for spotting and combating physics falsehoods online.

The data-sharing policy could set a global standard for biomedical research, scientists say, but they have questions about logistics and equity.

No matter the setting, communicating science requires understanding both audience and goal. Here's a framework for creating your science communication strategy.

The investigation into Lander’s management shows the importance of equitable leadership and strong protections.

New data show that female attendance at virtual science and engineering meetings grew by as much as 253%, and gender queer scientist attendance jumped 700%.

In Switzerland, more women than men study at universities - yet women professors are still in the minority.