Immunization has always been a proxy for wider fears about social control, a history reminds us.

Months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, some people are still battling crushing fatigue, lung damage and other symptoms of 'long COVID'.

Researchers stress need for antenatal care, as emerging data link disrupted pregnancy services to increase in stillbirths.

Open letter flags results that appear to be duplicated and calls for access to the underlying data on the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved for widespread use.

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of herd immunity has become a topic of much debate. This Comment examines the factors that determine it, discusses how far we have come and considers what it will take to reach herd immunity safely.

An advocacy group calls for funders and institutions to launch flexible grant and fellowship schemes and equity programmes.

The pandemic has worsened the plight of postdoctoral researchers. Funders need to be offering more than moral support.

Authorities' increased scrutiny of Chinese researchers' background causes concern about unfair accusations.

A suite of tools can help researchers to manage citations for grants and papers, and share those references with colleagues.

Inequities and other social realities must be factored into diagnoses and tracing of COVID-19.

Most detailed report yet about the impact of giant satellite clusters says damage to observations is unavoidable.

Political meddling and years of neglect of public-health data management mean the country is flying blind.

China’s science ministry is set to introduce its most comprehensive rules so far for dealing with research misconduct. The measures, which come into effect next month, outline what constitute violations and appropriate punishments. But critics say that enforcement will continue to be a problem.

We want to hear how researchers and students are managing the start of term.

It's been described as the 'tip of the iceberg' when it comes to unethical practices in Russian academia.

An algorithm developed to spot abnormal patterns of citations aims to find scientists who have manipulated reference lists.

Activists praise the actions, but now seek deeper cultural change.

The immunization is the first approved for widespread use but could be dangerous because it hasn't been tested in large trials, say researchers.

The US National Science Foundation's new focus on computer science could also put already-under-represented groups at a disadvantage, critics say.

This coronavirus is here for the long haul - here's what scientists predict for the next months and years.