Peer review recognition company Publons is set to expand under new owners. Could this boost peer review and stop it being seen as an onerous, thankless task?

The evolution to a high-profit industry was never planned. Academics need to make the case for lower-cost journals.

As technology renders jobs obsolete, what will keep us busy? Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari examines ‘the useless class’ and a new quest for purpose

Breaking the cycle in which only highly profitable drugs reach the market is not just the responsibility of government.

Jürgen Schmidhuber says artificial intelligence will surpass humans’ in 2050, enabling robots to have fun, fall in love – and colonise the galaxy.

Science isn’t just about explosions. But can children as young as 3 understand what it’s really about?

Misconduct in academia isn’t rampant but should be taken more seriously: let’s consider independent anti-corruption units

The ability to participate in science has always been political. On International Women’s Day, scientists must decide how best to defend women’s rights

The problem of fake data may go far deeper than scientists admit. Now a team of researchers has a controversial plan to root out the perpetrators

They are finally going to be held to account for what they do with vast amounts of our money

It’s vital to improve public trust in science and expertise. But science is increasingly complex, and getting harder to explain.

As expectations of early career researchers rise ever higher, some established colleagues are failing to pull their weight.

Are we leaving behind the age of statistics, and entering a new age of big data controlled by private companies?

It’s easy for UK researchers to focus on the downsides of leaving the EU. A House of Lords report today calls for a more positive approach.