New music download patterns appear to closely resemble epidemic curves for infectious disease, study finds

Scientists welcome the move, but say the funder should have gone further by also reconsidering grant applications previously ruled ineligible.

Far from being inferior, smaller universities can outstrip elite ones in research training and promoting inclusivity.

Millions of people around the world have received the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. Now the team behind BioNTech is receiving Germany's biggest award for medicine.

Switzerland has unveiled details of a funding scheme through which Horizon Europe applicants will still be able to carry on with their projects, despite the country's uncertain status in the EU research programme.

Medical research and practice have long assumed a narrow definition of the 'default' human, badly compromising the care of anyone outside that category. How can this be fixed?

For women in science and engineering, careers in the academic world tend to appeal for their flexibility and potential to make a difference. 

The First Time A Public School Is Number One.

Anyone who'd rather have COVID-19 than get vaccinated is taking two gambles: that immunity will stick around, and that symptoms won't.

Tools and bones in Moroccan cave could be some of earliest evidence of the hallmark human behaviour.

Although the gap is narrowing, prestigious prizes are still more likely to go to men, finds an analysis of gender bias in the world's top science awards.

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation and its founding sponsors today announced the winners of the 10th annual Breakthrough Prizes, awarding a total of $15.75 million to an esteemed group of laureates and early-career scientists.

Disadvantaged students struggle as private institutions offer discounts and community colleges hope for rebound.

Hayder Aljayyash was sentenced to 20 months after breaking into University of South Wales' systems.

Will the plethora review options for preprints usher in a new age of duplicate peer review?

A rigorous study finds that surgical masks are highly protective, but cloth masks fall short.

Nature highlights three key infographics from the week in science and research.

A sudden rule change by the Australian Research Council-to ban grant applications that cite preprint material-has deemed 32 early and mid-career researchers ineligible to receive critical funding.

Critics of scientific publishing had hoped for a bigger shake-up from the global crisis.

To deliver the transition to a carbon-neutral economy, researchers must rethink funding, global cooperation and how they communicate with policymakers. 

More than 80% of scientific papers stemming from Horizon 2020 funded projects were published in open access journals, according to the European Commission in a new report.

The drastic shake-up of the country's science system is intended to boost innovation, but there are concerns about political interference in the new centralized agency.

Grass-roots action against bad behaviour has spurred reform - and should keep going.

The European People's Party (EPP) is calling on the Commission and member states to fund emergency placements for Afghan researchers and academics at European higher education and research institutions. One of the EPP's lead MEPs, Christian Ehler, said scientists in Afghanistan risk being persecuted by the Taliban, after the islamist group took over the country when the US military and its allies pulled out.

The space race is heating up, but many legal issues are still open to debate.

Space tourism began in 2001 with Italian-American millionaire Dennis Tito. Decades later, it's still a preserve of the rich and essentially white.

Geographical inclusion in scholarly publishing needs to do more than just drawing the Global South closer to the Global North.

Prof Paul Davies suggests viruses may form vital part of ecosystems on other planets

Uncritical and misinformed imitation of physics or biology is a misconception of collaboration.

The most popular cryptocurrency wastes energy by design. Why is that, and could it ever be greener?