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How to Include Indigenous Researchers and Their Knowledge

How to Include Indigenous Researchers and Their Knowledge

Researchers from Native American and Indigenous communities explain how colleagues and institutions can help them to battle marginalization.

My International Career Journey As a Disabled Scientist

My International Career Journey As a Disabled Scientist

How Christopher Rensing's diagnosis with a physical disability spurred him to form a microbiology research group.

Lowest Paid in UK Have Suffered the Most Financially in the Pandemic, Report Finds

Lowest Paid in UK Have Suffered the Most Financially in the Pandemic, Report Finds

Joseph Rowntree Foundation says lockdowns have hit incomes of those in insecure work the hardest

Tribal Elders Are Dying From the Pandemic, Causing a Cultural Crisis for American Indians

Tribal Elders Are Dying From the Pandemic, Causing a Cultural Crisis for American Indians

The virus has killed American Indians at especially high rates, robbing tribes of precious bonds and repositories of language and tradition.

Disappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World

Disappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World

Brazil says CoronaVac has an efficacy rate just over 50 percent, much lower than previously announced. More than 380 million doses have already been ordered.

Archaeologists in Pompeii Discover Ancient 'snack Bar'

Archaeologists in Pompeii Discover Ancient 'snack Bar'

For the first time, archaeologists have excavated an entire thermopolium - a hot food and wine shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food. The frescoed shop gives a rare insight into Greco-Roman life.

Coronavirus and the Mink: Death in a Fur Coat

Coronavirus and the Mink: Death in a Fur Coat

The mass killing of Danish minks shines a spotlight on a highly dubious industry. It also shows how little we value the lives and deaths of so-called farm animals.

Science Advocacy Groups Join Calls for Trump's Removal

Science Advocacy Groups Join Calls for Trump's Removal

A number of science advocacy groups have joined calls for President Donald Trump to resign or be removed from office in the wake of his role in inciting a violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.