New preprint services could bring niche scientific communities into the open.

Replicating our work took four years and 100,000 worms but brought surprising discoveries, explain Gordon J. Lithgow, Monica Driscoll and Patrick Phillips.

Effort backed by the state’s flagship universities comes as US President Donald Trump shrugs off global warming.

Fertility centres are making a massive push to increase preimplantation genetic diagnosis in a bid to eradicate certain diseases.

Funding trouble at flagship research centre reflects a broader malaise in the country’s scientific priorities that must be addressed.

Emojis, smartphone technologies and revamped guidelines would boost transparency at scientific meetings, say Shai D. Silberberg and colleagues.

Institutions in Argentina and Brazil are struggling to maintain their funding and talent.

The country wants to use a focus on research to solve its problems and build diplomatic ties in the Middle East.

One of scientists’ favourite statistics — the P value — should face tougher standards, say leading researchers.

Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives also rejects a White House plan to cut 'indirect cost' payments to research institutions.

Italian scientists eager to go for it alone on experiment to tackle ‘waste heat’ problem.

Semantic Scholar is the first scientific engine to automatically identify the subset of a paper's citations in which the paper had a strong impact on the citing work.

Influential report suggests simpler, more citizen-friendly system for post-2020 EU research funding.

Statistical study of how names are geographically distributed suggests fewer professors are hiring relatives after 2010 clampdown.

Bilateral partnership may provide new blueprint for EU east-west collaboration.

The number of researchers who work on basic science questions has dropped precipitously.

The number of researchers who work on basic science questions has dropped precipitously.