BioRxiv is a pre-print repository for life science researchers who can now easily share their unpublished work with the research community.

Publisher makes papers available again while countrywide negotiations over open access and price continue.

The online encyclopedia has been fact checking the Internet for more than 15 years. Now it wants to bring its skeptical eye to the masses.

Textbooks aren't selling like they used to, but a new business model that has led to increased access to course materials and lower costs at some universities is beginning to take shape.

Amid anti-immigrant rhetoric, overseas applications drop by up to 30%

Institute board snuffs out Christian Bréchot’s hopes for a second term.

To advance scientific communication and open access publishing. The partnership will also ensure open access to research funded by the Gates Foundation and published in the Science family of journals.

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a biotech billionaire, launched a 'moonshot' to vanquish cancer. But an investigation found the hype far outruns the progress.

Publisher restores access as negotiations for a nationwide licence continue.

Hackers are building up robust systems to monitor changes to government websites. And they’re keeping track of data that's already been removed.

The French National Center for Scientific Research is setting an example for supporting and tracking female scientists—but even with such pioneering efforts, progress is slow

The Research Council of Norway is awarding funding to six new projects under the new Centre for Digital Life Norway, which will bring the total number of projects associated with the centre to 12.

Though no money is committed yet, major science funders back idea of an aggregator of preprints

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is working with an international group of research funders to explore the value and feasibility of establishing a Central Service for preprints. This is a unique opportunity to encourage sharing of preprints in the life sciences and to support the development of a core infrastructure to ensure the benefits of pre-printing are fully realized.

We now allow researchers to cite preprints in their grant applications.

Coalition of scientists and research agencies argue for a one-stop shop server.

An expert group appointed by the government has proposed to change the procedures on how research funding from the Research Council of Norway is distributed and to cut the administrative budget of the research council by NOK80 million (US$9.6 million).

Lawmakers expected to pass bill requiring all grants to be in “the national interest”.

The establishment of university-affiliated incubators is often followed by a reduction in the quality of university innovations, according to a new study co-authored by a Baylor University entrepreneurship professor.

Ambitious effort aims to tackle some of the most important problems in cancer biology.

EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas praises scientists for finding their voice.

Now we know the identity of the chief executive of UK Research and Innovation, the science community will be anxiously watching his first steps.

Any science enthusiast doing genetic engineering outside of a licensed facility might face a fine of €50,000 or up to three years in prison.

Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel has said US President Donald Trump's move to censor environmental data is 'reminiscent' of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's control of science in the USSR.

April 22: a call to support and safeguard the scientific community.

There are more academic publishers out there than ever before. In 2014 there was an estimated 28,100 active scientific journals, but while the large majority of these journals are highly respected, there has also been a sharp rise in the number of predatory journals.

22 April demonstrations planned for more than 100 cities around the world

Nearly 100 founders and leaders of biotech companies express their deep concern and opposition to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017.

Each scientist and engineer chosen will receive an average of up to $300,000 per year for 5 years for life sciences research.

Two countries vie to invest more of their economy into research than anyone else.