The agency says it is shifting to a new strategy but not from its goal of helping younger scientists compete for NIH support.

Facts are the science world’s stock-in-trade, but in an era of fake news it is ever more important to build public trust by avoiding exaggerated claims and jargon.

Feeding high-quality evidence into policy making remains difficult, but is essential for improving public interventions.

Britain’s relationship with the European Union has been a fruitful one when it comes to higher education. By operating within a larger European network, UK universities have become increasingly competitive in world terms.

No Defendant has appeared or answered the Complaint.

Justices overturn lower court rulings on policy targeting people from six majority-Muslim countries.

The journal published guidelines on Thursday aimed at reducing scientific misconduct and at making studies easier to check and replicate.

Project probing whether high-impact papers can be replicated releases latest results

Patients can plead their case for damages even in the absence of scientific evidence, European Court of Justice rules

David Spiegelhalter, president of Royal Statistical Society, says sloppy attitude to statistics leads to misleading claims and draws parallels to rise of fake news

Stanford professor says $15 million lawsuit victory will not engender sympathy for publishing giant

Misinformation about well-being is particularly rife, and particularly dangerous.

The highest-earning academics aren’t necessarily those who do the most research.

New procedures give president final say in academy's elections.

NASA sees a slight increase under the proposed budget while funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is cut by 13%.

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