If only it were just about money.

For astrobiologists, the first image from Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope reveals infinite possibilities of life beyond Earth, says this author.

Historical and structural problems complicate Beijing's vision of tech leadership.

Maya Gosztyla decided to rethink her approach to research papers after she had trouble keeping track of the published literature.

With no research institute in Nepal equipped to support her drought research, Hemu Kafle helped establish a new one.

Science is riddled with stories of getting scooped, data glitches and funding crises. Five researchers share stories of how they rallied.

Organizing events that can be attended in-person or online is tricky. Planning and communicating early will save headaches on the day.

The shift to 'open' working across the social sciences as a discipline group entails a welcome but demanding cultural change - but have there been false starts along the way?

Universal basic income has repeatedly been shown to help the most vulnerable groups in society. But none of the successful trials have ended with the implementation of basic income as a policy. Why?

Experiments are transforming development research - but scientists must ensure the benefits reach those most in need.

Better data and new statistical techniques could enable researchers to measure the form of inequality that seems most harmful to society - inequality of opportunity.

Ignoring the challenges of research in low-income countries only perpetuates inequity.

Researchers are already moving to countries where it is easier to operate and collaborate.

At the end of June, leaders of seven of the world's wealthiest economies will meet in Germany. We urge that they move forward quickly and collaboratively on a focused set of R&D initiatives to help solve some of the world's most urgent problems - by working together. At stake is the health and prosperity of millions, and the strength of all liberal democracies.

Environmental sustainability provides a clear route to prosperity and well-being, and people in power need to take notice.

A multidisciplinary approach is required to understand, address, and recover from pandemics, and social scientific disciplines are central to this.

The ingenuity of scientists helped accelerate the recovery from COVID-19. In close cooperation with society and policy-makers, it can lead the way to the future.

What has science diplomacy been capable of since the turn of the 21st century?

Even some climate change scientists who sit on the IPCC think the organisation needs a rethink.

Early-career scientists should have a say in developing the policies that can help them in the short term as well as benefit the scientific system in the long term, writes Adriana Bankston.

Any single analysis hides an iceberg of uncertainty. Multi-team analysis can reveal it.

A simple framework can help you to identify 'likeable freeloaders' and 'misaligned partners' - and to self-assess.

Post-industrial and neo-technological societies have rigorously separated the stories of cultural values and those of the earth's nature.

Trying to understand what private data Elsevier collects; what private data Elsevier sells; and what to do about it.

"It's a lesson I wish I'd learned before starting grad school."

The open science movement pushes for making scientific knowledge quickly accessible to all. But a new paper warns that speed can come at a cost.

Closed networks and ingrained biases can make women's collaborations a balancing act.

This article discusses the need for mainstream economics to incorporate climate change and environmental sustainability in growth analysis projections.

How has the pandemic changed public access to journal articles?

This post offers recommendations for how funding agencies and research institutions can better lead the change toward open access.