Universities across Europe are grappling with digital problems, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced campuses to shut down and move research and teaching online. Digital capabilities are not distributed equally across European universities, and deficiencies have delayed implementing systems for online teaching. Bandwidth and student access to computers is also an issue.

Changes in annual expenses and publishing volume at eLife show it is possible to run a selective journal with a mid-range publication fee.

COAlition S publishes a call for an informed study containing an analysis and overview of collaborative non-commercial (aka “Diamond”) publishing journals and platforms. The study is financially supported by Science Europe. The objective is to identify ways to support publishing initiatives wishing to implement Diamond business models.

When asked why the United States didn't import coronavirus tests when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ran into difficulty developing its own, government officials have frequently questioned the quality of the foreign-made alternatives. But NPR has learned that the key study they point to was retracted just days after it was published online in early March.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joins global library associations in urging publishers to maximize access to digital content during the emergency conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unprecedented time for the academic enterprise, and humanity will benefit from an unprecedented response by publishers in support of research and learning.

In this report, th e authors use a semi-mechanistic Bayesian hierarchical model to attempt to infer the impact of these interventions across 11 European countries.

A growing suite of tools allows teams of researchers to work collectively to edit scientific documents.

Alyssa Frederick defended her thesis remotely before the coronavirus outbreak began. Here's how.

In the first of two articles about laboratory closures triggered by COVID-19, scientists affected by the shutdowns outline the tools they are using to run their research groups remotely.

A few modest adjustments to the planning and delivery of talks can help scientists share ideas with their peers more effectively, say Scott St. George and Michael White.

A humorous look at how the human brain consistently reacts to crisis in a similar manner -- by hording toilet paper.

Living in our new world of videoconferencing makes it worth reconsidering a funny video on the perils of conference calls.

The C.D.C. director says new data about people who are infected but symptom-free could lead the agency to recommend broadened use of masks.

Four ways to help those around you be better informed about the pandemic

A data visualization charts the positions in the sky of the Hubble Space Telescope’s plethora of cosmic targets.

Never before, scientists say, have so many of the world's researchers focused so urgently on a single topic. Nearly all other research has ground to a halt.