Three of Meral Camcı’s fellow academics are imprisoned for criticizing the government; more arrests may follow.

The Wellcome Trust publishes details of Open Access spend and analysis of whether they get what they pay for.

Transgender people are the most affected.

Other scientists also say the need to get a permit for applied ‘dual-use’ research may constrain academic freedom.

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China has released its first national standards governing the treatment of laboratory animals, and scientists hope the guidelines will improve both conditions for animals and China’s prospects for international research collaborations.

Apple announced today the launch of CareKit, a new open source software platform that allows people to develop their own health care apps.

Decision by US National Science Foundation could hamper research on conservation biology, climate change and invasive species.

Roscosmos will receive a 30 percent cut amid country's economic problems.

Johns Hopkins and MedImmune team up to train scientists

Survey finds that 24% of research projects get new titles, up from 10% in 2012

Female first authorship has increased since 1994 but plateaued from 2009 to 2014

This week’s budget contained the usual announcements about new research facilities. But behind the welcome news, concerns continue to mount

Old-fashioned ways of reporting new discoveries are holding back medical research. Some scientists are pushing for change

A new forum hopes to bring Africa’s scientific researchers together

Mobile health apps are becoming more capable and potentially rather useful

Inspiration from influential European academics on Open Access & what still needs to be done

Scientists and journalists share similar skills and challenges in digital storytelling, especially when it comes to researching an unfamiliar field. Current tools for searching information from the academic world in particular can be difficult and time-consuming. PubMed and Google Scholar, for example, present searches linearly—a long list of things to sift through. And if you [...]

It is now easier to obtain a clear and transparent overview of the thousands of scientific research projects funded by the SNSF. Its P3 database has been redesigned to display information interactively.

Scientists are designing cells that can manufacture drugs, food and materials and even act as diagnostic biosensors.

Peter Maloca from University of Basel is one of the winners of the Wellcome Image Awards 2016.

A new study shows that p-values have become more popular — and more meaningless — over time.

It could be possible to publish quickly online without alienating oneself from the traditional journal system.

The solution to a 300-year-old mystery has landed Oxford University Professor Sir Andrew Wiles the top international prize for mathematics.

A proposal for a more peer review based funding of Swedish research prepared by the Swedish Research Council has been rejected by a majority of Swedish universities.

Under-representation of women in science greater in Switzerland than in Europe.

A BRAIN drain has stripped Australia of one in four of its scientific leaders and 671 research positions as our best and brightest head overseas.

The MIT Media Lab has launched a new kind of academic journal that embodies its "antidisciplinary" ethos.

Female researchers now account for 37 per cent of first authors in medicine’s top journals, says US study

If you had a university degree back in 1972, you were likely to earn 20% more than those without one. Today, that number has soared to 70%. But not all degrees will give you the same retu...