An inquiry into why research on the nature of dogs gets so much attention raises the question of whether there are actually more studies of dogs.

The Open Philanthropy Project’s mission is to give as effectively as we can and share our findings openly so that anyone can build on our work. Through research and grantmaking, we hope to learn how to make philanthropy go especially far in terms of improving lives.

Nature explores the most-cited research of all time.

A study has revealed a high prevalence of inconsistencies in reported statistical test results. Such inconsistencies make results unreliable, as they become “irreproducible”, and ultimately affect the level of trust in scientific reporting.

Chinese officials say they are seeing a payoff from their investments in higher education.

A set of guidelines could trigger positive action.

A free, open-source, online application that helps researchers create data management plans complying with funder requirements.

One of the biggest challenges for researchers is time. So when you find an abstract of interest and have just a moment to actually read, you need the full text right now. With our newest release, the ScienceOpen discovery environment incorporates open access data from Impactstory to provide researchers with more ways to read the …

How Andrew Wakefield’s shoddy science fueled autism-vaccine fears.

Survey reveals reluctance to take open peer review to the limit.

A peer review overlay for the life sciences.

Lutz Jäncke and Lawrence Rajendran talk about the crisis in the publication process and new solutions.

Thirty years ago, MSU researcher Richard Lenski added his now-famous bacteria to 12 inaugural flasks, a process he and his team of lab technicians and students have been repeating daily ever since.

Brian Wansink won fame, funding, and influence for his science-backed advice on healthy eating. Now, emails show how the Cornell professor and his colleagues have hacked and massaged low-quality data into headline-friendly studies to “go virally big time.”

Everyone who is interested in Open Science is invited to comment the first draft of an online handbook for Open Science trainers. The deadline for comments is 4 March 2018.

MSU researcher Richard Lenski's Long-Term Evolution Experiment celebrates 30 years.

Generic tips for the extra bits that go with a grant application.

Currently, the biggest challenge facing women in science in Switzerland is the striking gender imbalance that exists at the highest rungs of the academic ladder.

Despite numerous push-backs and disregard from male colleagues, these women persevered to make some of the greatest breakthroughs in scientific history, paving the way for millions of young women and girls to enter what was traditionally a male-dominated industry.

I’ve encountered even more prejudice as a researcher from the Middle East than as a woman working in Saudi Arabia, says Malak Abedalthagafi.​

OA continues to grow. But when will it be...done? When will everything be published as Open Access?

Organizations launching OA journals have many choices to make. What are their technology options?

Research is the foundation for evidence-based policies. But because of funding prohibitions, there's little US research to inform the contentious debate around gun violence and gun control.

Tool that tallies engagement with new biomedical concepts seeks to reward novelty.  Switzerland has fallen considerably since the 1990s compared to other countries.

Funders of UK research have sought to foster a research culture in which public engagement is embedded at all levels.

What follows are a mix of technologies and actual search systems that I've been looking at that have potential to go beyond what current web scale or index based discovery offers. Some merely offer a new feature or two that might be incorporated fairly easily, others are based on fundamentally different frameworks and paradigms that supplement or might eventually replace current systems.

How many scientific papers drop into the void, never to be cited by anyone, ever again? There are all sorts of estimates floating around, many of them rather worryingly high, but this look at the situation by Nature suggests that things aren't so bad.

The global #MeToo movement is slowly catching on in China, despite strict censorship on the internet. After highly-regarded Beihang University professor Chen Xiaowu was dismissed over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, students and alumni from dozens of top universities have launched on petitions demanding that school administrators establish official policies …

Open Science Training Handbook now open for comments and suggestions until 4th of March 2018.

Academics are silent workaholics - so free to work whenever we want that many of us end up working all the time.