The low-tech site run by health experts collects reports of new diseases in real time. They've got a shoestring budget-and a stunning track record.

We've known about SARS-CoV-2 for only three months, but scientists can make some educated guesses about where it came from and why it's behaving in such an extreme way.

The National Science Foundation is testing a creative mix of machine learning, blockchain technology and data science to tackle a stubborn challenge: How to better evaluate more than 60,000 grant applications it receives each year.

A rebuttal to the opinion piece in Stat News, "A fiasco in the making?" 

A Wiki Project to collect Wikidata resources related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2.

The country is not aiming for 60 percent of the populace to get COVID-19, but you'd be forgiven for thinking so based on how badly the actual plan has been explained.

A simple graph illustrates the power of exponential growth in infectious times and how individuals can affect change.

Ready to stop asking yourself, what is a peer review in science? Allow us to enlighten you. Here is your complete guide!

An Observable notebook showing how containment gets harder by the day.

An informational briefing on COVID-19.

Real-time analysis of hundreds of viral genomes helps scientists understand how the virus is spreading - but overinterpretation is a real danger.

But can they overcome free riders and concerns about higher prices?

Ils signent pétitions et tribunes pour alerter sur le réchauffement climatique et la dégradation de la biodiversité, pourtant, leur incursion dans le débat public n'a rien d'évident. A l'heure des " fake news ", la communauté scientifique questionne le bien-fondé de son engagement.

A two-part thread about soap, viruses and supramolecular chemistry.

A hugely successful research system is being tested by a dispute over immigration and a deteriorating relationship with the EU.

By Rick Anderson, President of the Society for Scholarly Publishing.

From Siri to autonomous vehicles, the magic of tech innovations are wrought by human ingenuity -- and setting boundaries around these technologies is a social enterprise, with inherently cultural implications.

The coronavirus epidemic will be one of the most urgent, complex, and quickly moving stories of the year. For anyone reporting on this evolving public health crisis, here are some tips to keep in mind.

A report from joint WHO-China mission takes a detailed look at the results of response in the country hit hardest.

Physicists who were set to attend the American Physical Society's Denver conference are using virtual platforms to share their talks.

An Interior Department official has pressed scientists to include misleading climate language - including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial - into their work.

Three searchable databases provide information on global opportunities for graduate students, postdocs and junior faculty members.

The long read: For decades it has been the dominant metaphor in neuroscience. But could this idea have been leading us astray all along?

The major US library consortium OhioLINK has created a vision for the systems that libraries use for acquiring content from publishers, managing collections, and enabling discovery. An interview about this vision with executive director Gwen Evans.

An obituary for the African-American mathematician who played a key role in landing men on the moon.

Our largest encyclopedia overwhelmingly recognises the achievements of white men. For physicist Jess Wade, fighting this bias has been an uphill battle to ensure that the scientific contributions made by women and other under-represented communities aren’t lost to posterity.

Women mount stronger immune responses to infection, scientists say. And in China, men smoke in much greater numbers.