Blockchain could strengthen science’s verification process, helping to make more research results reproducible, true, and useful, due to its capacity to make digital goods immutable, transparent, and provable.
Mike Schaefer, from the University of Zurich, investigates what factors make for a successful crowdfunding project.
The increase of the fraction of papers authored by women is slowest in the most prestigious journals.
How can more scholars and journals embrace preprints to make research freely accessible? This slideshow co-created by Scholastica and Authorea addresses this question and more.
When I first heard that Bob Dylan had won the Nobel Prize in Literature, I was immediately jealous of the scientists who had won this year.
Jim Smith is a Professor of Developmental Biology at the Francis Crick Institute.
Taking an unconventional route after studying for a doctorate should not be seen as a failure, says Fiona Whelan
A new database at EMBL-EBI gives a home to all of the data supporting a study.
Results of a survey of Wellcome researchers to find out what they think about open research, how they practice it, and some of the barriers they face.
A new book provides new insights into the nature of political bias with regards to evidence and critically considers what an ‘improved’ use of evidence would look like from a policymaking perspective.
An MP’s dismissive tweet that scientists have ‘no experience of the real world’ highlights a chasm in mutual understanding.
Government support for startups is underrated, says Mariana Mazzucato.
Cull of papers follows similar discoveries in 2015.
The creators of the Open Syllabus Project hope that sharing data can both improve and reward teaching.
Many biologists are founding their own firms as venture capitalists show increased interest in science.
A vibrant scientific culture encourages many interpretations of evidence.
Upheaval in the former superpower is bad for research and the wider world.
Funders and publishers have something in common: for better or worse, we have the ability to influence the behavior of researchers.
A recently published book offers guidance for scientists’ career planning.
Genome editor CRISPR could put mutant mice in everyone's reach
A collectionof YouTube’s most popular and emerging science channels.
Papers are like “lottery tickets,” researchers conclude
