Nature Physics now requires its published papers to include information on whether and how their underlying data are accessible to others.

Laureates developed basic building blocks for molecular machines

PubPeer users went from discussing papers to hunting down fraud—and have embroiled the site in the most important internet privacy case you've never heard of.

A feeling that good performance is not adequately rewarded is pervading the research world.

In a dramatic move, Trudeau says Canada will put a price on carbon

Home secretary says government will support 'best' universities

Upbeat presentation and right-sized asks appear to improve chance of success

With advanced math, the laureates helped understand unusual phases of matter such as superconductors, superfluids, and thin magnetic fields.

To support the long-term growth of eLife we are going to introduce a publication fee of $2500

Iris is an Artificial Intelligence that starts out as a Science Assistant; helping you find the science you need. Over time she will learn, slowly but surely becoming a Scientist herself.

Verdict follows conviction of deputy for advice given ahead of L’Aquila earthquake

Women and men applying for geoscience postdocs receive very different letters of support from their mentors.

Scientists are turning to a software–development site to share data and code.

New funding to support cutting-edge technology

Cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi becomes sole winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Phsyiology or Medicine for his work on autophagy

Saul Perlmutter tells that there is a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of the purpose of research 

Data sharing rules are vague and institution-specific and permit researchers to erect obstacles that give them effective veto power over use of their data.

More papers correlate with top-cited research for more-established academics, but not newly minted professors, according to a study.

Two new programs aim to help establish early-career researchers.

The Greek government is trying to stop the nationwide brain drain stemming from global financial crisis. This week, the parliament was expected to take up legislation to create the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), modeled after the German Research Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Research gets 3.7% increase as government prepares for election year.

Women publish and review less than men in American Geophysical Union journals, but have a higher acceptance rate.

The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features: free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers.

For the head of AstraZeneca’s genomics initiative, the challenge is not just getting the sequences, but in putting them to use — wisely.

Tensions between Cuba and the United States are easing. But researchers still struggle to join the scientific world.

Thomas Zurbuchen Named Head of NASA Science Mission Directorate

Peter Gluckman and James Wilsdon: This week’s summit of the International Network for Government Science Advice will take stock of progress in using evidence and expertise to inform policy.

When you open politics to the public, you get direct democracy. But what happens when you open science to the public?

We surveyed 2,000 researchers and practitioners about what they want from academic societies; here’s what they told us.

The Nobel Prize parody awards want the public to laugh and then think about the wacky scientific ideas presented.