There was a collective sigh of relief when it was announced that the UK would commit to Association for Horizon Europe. We knew the details had to be worked out

What role do experiences with climate change and extreme events play in shaping environmental attitudes and to what extent can they explain the recent rise in environmental concerns and willingness to vote for Green parties across Europe?

A new Canada Foundation for Innovation survey finds that while young people generally trust science, action is still needed to improve literacy.

How health experts became targets on Facebook & Co.

The US House of Representatives has passed its America COMPETES Act, which includes money for science funding agencies. Scientists are cautious, but hopeful.

We launched an abnormally fast source of emergency science funding during COVID-19. The results revealed flaws in current science funding models.

The latest round of attacks on prominent US scientists from public figures and elected officials may require the formation of a new type of organization to ensure our safety and productivity.

Drivers and pedestrians in the Netherlands faced injury risks similar to those in the U.S. in 1970. Since then, American streets have become far more dangerous. What happened? 

Our fifth annual round-up of the tools that look set to shake up science this year.

Key takeaways about the administration's progress on scientific integrity so far.

After becoming a Scholarly Kitchen Chef back in July 2019, I have never stopped being amazed by the numerous dynamic issues and developments that scholarly publishing is dealing with. As a biologist by training, 'diversity' is the word that comes to mind.

Artificial Intelligence in Digital Health (AIDHeal) is a network from the metropolitan Berlin-Brandenburg region that aims to address the severe shortage of expertise in the areas of data science, machine learning and digital health in Germany.

After Harvard chemist's trial, scientists report ripple effects for federal funding and research itself.

As the US president's first year in office ends, Nature assesses whether he's kept his promise to make evidence-based decisions.

Growing competition means U.S. must decide where to excel.

In a fresh report, federal researchers recommend ways to strengthen scientific integrity and preserve public trust in government.

Images of men wearing a blue medical face mask perceived as being the most attractive.

Within a year of the shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual meetings transformed from an auxiliary service to an essential work platform for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Universities rapidly accelerated adoption of virtual platforms for remote conferences, classes, and seminars amidst a second crisis testing institutional commitment to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. To address these concerns, we began the Diversity and Science Lecture series (DASL), a cross-institutional national platform where junior life scientists present personal stories, professional progress, and advice for their peers.

Young scientists provide advice to a researcher, who feels left behind after a difficult pandemic experience. 

How can libraries help to prevent tracking in science, thereby protecting the data of the researchers and, in an idealistic sense, scientific freedom?

This blog discusses the importance of connecting with different audiences when writing funding bids, based on previous experience as a funding manager at the UK Research Councils. 

Born 200 years ago in Germany, the adventurer-archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann was obsessed with finding the kingdom of Troy described in Homer's "Iliad."

The pilot organizers of Hudson's basic income pilot hope that gathering five years of results will show how much human potential extra money can unleash.

The SNSF's National Research Council decides whether or not to fund applications. The 89 evaluation panels handle the preparatory work on which it bases its decisions, assessing several thousand applications each year.

Billionaires in space, an end-date for deforestation, facing up to racial bias in healthcare - we asked scientists to share the most important developments of 2021.

Universities see room for reasonable new legal restraints on foreign-funded scientists but fear overreach as final deal comes into shape.

The last few years have been a period of rapid market consolidation in scholarly publishing. Here, a look at the ongoing demise of the independent research society publisher, as more and more continue to sign on with larger publishing partners.

As Switzerland celebrates and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the federal referendum on women’s suffrage, the Swiss Science Council takes the opportunity to look back at its own history.

UK faces a grim winter if vaccines offer poor overall protection, but if the virus has weak powers to evade immunity, hospital cases can be contained.

The intense secrecy and security of the world of nuclear science has been used to minimize or overlook the work of its women scientists.