Going back to normal is not enough. A revamp is required.

The new president has the opportunity to reverse four years of anti-science policies - but he also inherits a nation divided.

With so many votes cast for Trump, some researchers conclude that they must work harder to communicate with the public.

Junior researchers need to engage with policymakers, institutions, funders and media outlets to argue against planned budget cut-backs.

A three-part podcast series explores the intimate relationship between politics and science.

How the US president and his administration have silenced scientists and meddled in their reports, with disastrous consequences.

Researchers in many countries need custom-built systems to do robust and transparent science.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's six-figure donation is a step towards addressing racial injustice in the sciences.

The shift to virtual conferences needs to be accompanied by a sensitivity to people in different time zones.

Europe's political shake-up is approaching - for researchers, key factors such as immigration and funding hang in the balance.

Unchecked ivermectin use in region is making it difficult to test anti-parasite drug's effectiveness against the coronavirus.

During a pandemic, more researchers might require support from colleagues and depend on those partnerships to collect the data they need to keep their labs operational. The article presents guidelines for collaborations.

Should academic science reconsider the definition of success?

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna share award for developing the precise genome-editing technology.

Face masks are vital to containing the spread of COVID, but lecturers and universities must find ways to be inclusive, say Olivier Pourret and Elodie Saillet.

The science supports that face coverings save lives, and yet the debate trundles on. How much evidence is enough?

Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice share the award for research on a virus that causes hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is the second major US funder to mandate that the research it pays for must be free to read on publication.

Researchers will also recommend an open-access policy that promotes research being shared in online repositories.

Amy Coney Barrett is likely to influence the court on environmental regulation and scientific expertise, say legal scholars.

Public trust in a potential vaccine is under threat. Drug companies and their academic partners must disclose protocols and results data.