In Germany, negotiations between scientific publishing company Elsevier and a consortium of hundreds of universities, technical schools, research institutes, and public libraries stalled in December 2016. As a result, more than 60 institutions have lost their online access to Elsevier's journals effective 1 January, although some can still access archived articles published before that date. The price of the journals is only part of the problem.

The world's largest scholarly journal, PLOS ONE, is seeing fewer and fewer researchers publish their work in it as the open-access publishing market evolves.

Fixing problems in the academic job market by reducing the number of PhDs would homogenise the sector, argues Tom Cutterham.

The MRC welcomes the inclusion of preprints in publication lists contained within grants and Fellowship applications.

This map shows that across Africa, India, Central America and parts of the Middle East, people are more likely to believe that one of the “bad effects” of science is that it “breaks down ideas of right and wrong”.

Reading popular science articles causes non-scientists to overrate their expertise, research finds

One of the watchwords of politics in 2016 was the epidemic of “fake news” — a catch-all term encompassing propaganda, misinformation, disinformation and hoaxing — impinging on the presidential campaign. But let’s not overlook its spread in the spheres of science and medicine.

Health care policy, space and evolution led the way.

Gary McDowell, Misty Heggeness and colleagues present census data showing how the biomedical workforce is fundamentally different to those of past generations – academia should study the trends, and adapt.

Young scientists angry at budget cuts say they have been denied permanent jobs.

As the year ends, the Science desk of The New York Times asked its reporters to look back at the news they reported on that was the most memorable. These are their selections, with a focus on archaeology, biology, physics and space.

Fake news and "post-truth," which may have played a role in the 2016 elections, are also problems in science publishing and science journalism.

Eight ways labs benefit from the popular workplace messaging tool.

These scientists made important contributions to physics, biology, astronomy and more

The astrophysicist's groundbreaking research on spiral galaxies provided evidence of invisible dark matter. She was a pioneer in an era when women were excluded from many astronomy programs.

Gingrich, the former House speaker and adviser to the president-elect, said "this is going to be a very science- and technology-oriented administration."

Postdocs nationwide were set to have an increased minimum salary or become eligible for overtime pay until a court injunction halted new Department of Labor regulations.

Having a science-minded voice in the new president’s ear could potentially mediate some of Trump’s anti-science attitudes.

Libraries pursue alternative delivery routes after licence negotiations break down.

Despite the typical stigma of retracting a scientific paper, Nathan Georgette is doing just fine — serving as a model to those many decades his senior.

How the scientist who founded the science of mistakes ended up mistaken.

Mick Mulvaney suggested Zika science is uncertain, so we shouldn’t bother to fund it.

Political compromise settles immigration row that could have severed Swiss–EU research agreements.

Recommendation engine Instrumentl aims to speed grant searching.

Poor experimental design and statistical analysis could contribute to widespread problems in reproducing preclinical animal experiments.

Information graphics and the fight for science in Trump’s America

Rush Holt, former Congressman, physicist and CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), explains how scientists should move forward under the Trump Administration.

Ten people who mattered this year.

Mobile researchers get higher citation rates and are also more productive than the average.

Earlier this year, the Montreal Neurological Institute announced an ambitious commitment to the principles of open science. The Neuro will be eschewing patents for its discoveries and doing all it can to make its research findings widely available. While there have been other large-scale open science initiatives the Neuro is the first major research institute of its kind to make such a wide-ranging commitment to open science.