Everyone hates them and they're rarely essential, say Adaira Landry and Resa E. Lewiss. So why are we still getting the calendar invites?

The sentiment is widely shared in Brazil’s scientific community, where many feared a second term for Bolsonaro might be catastrophic for issues they care about, including support for science, climate policy, and deforestation.

Most Americans think government investments in scientific research are "worthwhile investments for society over time", according to a survey on public perceptions of science.

At the Chinese Communist Party's 20th congress, Xi laid out his vision for science and innovation to drive the country's growth.

The impact of the war in Ukraine is reverberating through research infrastructures, with rising energy costs and shortages of equipment manufactured abroad hitting these important shared facilities and forcing some to temporarily close their doors.

US and EU officials agreed to expand R&D collaboration on cancer, climate change, green aviation and other fields, signaling a further warming of transatlantic science relations.

 This study discusses the implications of research metrics as applied to the transition countries based on the framework of ten principles of the Leiden Manifesto. They can guide Central Asian policymakers in creating systems for a more objective evaluation of research performance based on globally recognized indicators. 

Science, technology and innovation research is not focused on the most pressing problems: taking climate action, addressing complex underlying social issues, tackling hunger and promoting good health and wellbeing.

A new open access charter by Lero, the SFI research centre for software, aims to make publicly-funded research in Ireland openly available.

Targets specific locations is something that activists and experts have been pushing for in terms of pollution reduction.

The Clinton administration's outreach to meteorologists persuaded some television weathercasters to include climate as part of their day-to-day presentations and others to follow suit over time, improving Americans' understanding of the climate crisis.

A newly discovered type of transferable DNA structure with a sci-fi name appears to play a role in balancing atmospheric methane. In Star Trek, the Borg are a ruthless, hive-minded collective that assimilate other beings with the intent of taking over the galaxy. Here on nonfictional planet Earth

A major new international study finds that global science research serves the needs of the Global North, and is driven by the values and interests of a small number of companies, governments and funding bodies.

eLife will emphasise the public peer review of preprints, restoring author autonomy and promoting the assessment of scientists based on what, not where, they publish.

A guest-edited collection of features, comment and analysis examines researchers' experiences of racism, the impacts of systemic racism and how science can and must change.

Ph.D. students who belong to minoritized groups experience challenges with interpersonal understanding and social ties. 

Two studies of citations in physics highlight factors contributing to this gender disparity.

People are more likely to land high-paying jobs through friends of friends than through their close friends or family, study finds.

University associations, legislators, students and other stakeholders release a declaration on ways to recruit and retain early-career researchers in academia.

One question for Jennifer Carlson, a sociologist at the University of Arizona.

When space debris collides with other space debris, it creates thousands more pieces of junk, a phenomenon known as the Kessler syndrome.

You might have been told off for staring out the window at school, but psychology shows us it's one of the best ways to spark new ideas and have epiphanies.

New Zealand and the European Commission announced they will enter formal negotiations on joining Horizon Europe, the EU's €95.5 billion research and innovation programme. Along with Canada, New Zealand was the first highly industrialised country to start exploratory talks with the EU on becoming an associated country in Horizon Europe. In the previous research programme, Horizon 2020, New Zealand participated as a 'third country' a status that does not offer the full benefits of association.

The European Research Area (ERA) Forum is about to enter its implementation phase, after mapping out priorities across twenty R&I policy actions proposed by the European Commission.

Agricultural engineering professor Ben Runkle has co-authored a report by leading ecosystem scientists and policy experts, calling for a scientific approach to nature-based climate solutions in the United States.

From next year, the National Health and Medical Research Council will give half of its investigator grants for mid-career and senior scientists to women and non-binary applicants.

The Science family of journals will soon allow authors to publicly share manuscripts more widely without incurring fees.

The European Commission is about to embark on assessments of the EU's research programmes, guided by a joint consultation with stakeholders opening in November. Three tasks on the agenda are a new strategic plan for the current €95.5 billion Horizon Europe research framework; evaluation of the first half of Horizon Europe; and the final assessment of the previous research programme, Horizon 2020.

Fundamental science is a gamble. Scientists set out on projects in pursuit of knowledge, hoping to answer questions that no one has answered before. But in 2007 the EU decided it would give billions to the pursuit. Fifteen years on, the European Research Council (ERC) can justly claim to be doing well. Last week, three scientists who have received ERC funding won Nobel prizes.