An international team of researchers wants to find people who are genetically resistant to SARS-CoV-2, in the hope of developing new drugs and treatments.

Biophysics Colab brings review and curation to biophysical preprints on Sciety

If all countries had a climate policy like Switzerland's, global temperatures could rise by 4°C by the end of the century.

Higher education is one of the most casualised sectors of the UK economy, and for many it means a struggle to get by.

Despite 30 years of climate diplomacy, urgent and aggressive action is needed to halt global warming. Nature explains what success looks like, and what's on the line.

A new history of the race to decipher DNA reveals Shakespearean plots of scheming.

Difficulty in conceiving a baby should not be allowed to wreck a woman’s scientific career

Scientists around the world fear the Mexican government is trying to send a message to those who would dare question it.

Nearly everything about how Americans "care" for their lawns is deadly, but these machines exist in a category of environmental hell all their own.

These articles raise awareness of science policy topics that directly affect marginalized scientists and communities, and provides possible solutions by which to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in science policy as laid out by the next generation of leaders in the field. 

English is the lingua franca of science - but as a result, science published in languages other than English often goes unread.

Revisiting a 2018 primer on the business side of publishing. The defining property of traditional publishing is editorial selection. That is what publishing is about.

While you were worrying about other things.

While there is great progress to be proud of, extreme weather and the pandemic have exposed fatal shortcomings in how science is communicated and interpreted.

Prof Phil Jones says climate scientists must be protected from abuse.

John Jay Hopkins's visit to Japan in 1955, as an informal emissary of "Atoms for Peace," must have seemed surreal to everyone.

Diplomats and scientists often live in different worlds and don't have open access to each other's community.

Without Ian MacLachlan’s innovative delivery system, Moderna and Pfizer couldn’t safely get their mRNA vaccines into your cells. So why does hardly anyone acknowledge the Canadian biochemist’s seminal contributions - or pay a dime in royalties?

Chris Rapley, a professor of climate science at University College London, disagrees with the museum's "ongoing willingness to accept oil and gas company sponsorship"

The high cost of studying deep-sea ecosystems means that many scientists have to rely on funding by mining companies - which poses an ethical hazard.

As UK universities prepare to welcome new undergraduates, a study suggests ways to level the playing field between white and minority-ethnic science students.

Two researchers. Three years. One pandemic.

Read the 2021 International Science Policy Memo Competition winning articles on intersectional science policy

The members and alumni of the Global Young Academy (GYA) urge governments, universities and scientific organisations to take immediate action to secure the lives and careers of Afghanistan's scholars and students. A particular focus is necessary to protect women, children, and at-risk groups.

An exploration of major advances across the sciences that have transformed our understanding of the world and our universe, and our lives.

The PREreview team is very excited to announce the publication of the Open Reviewer Toolkit, three guides to help with the unbiased composition and assessment of research manuscripts' review. The guides are openly available for download on Zenodo under CC-BY 4.0 license.

In the 100 years since Science News started reporting on it, science has offered up plenty of unexpected discoveries.

Hundreds of scientists had worked on mRNA vaccines for decades before the coronavirus pandemic brought a breakthrough.

This post draws on a recent analysis of different impact evaluation tools to explore how they constitute and direct conceptions of research impact. 

This stunning visualization breaks down all the major world languages, based on their total native speakers and country of origin.