Every era has its myths and rituals, doomed to seem absurd to future generations. Today, we believe in psychology.

Scientists aren't always right, and new evidence can always emerge to disprove a theory. Still, philosophy helps explain why there is good reason for us to trust science regardless.

The lifting of pandemic restrictions on travel and increased requirements in EU research programmes for researchers to spend time abroad is drawing renewed attention to the way in which blanket EU rules for managing labour flows are getting in the way.

Feminists have generated a set of tools to make science less biased and more robust. Why don't more scientists use it?

Funders and publishers are increasingly asking researchers to account for the role of sex in experiments - a requirement that's contentious and hard to get right.

For an early start on Peer Review Week, we reached out to the SSP community to ask "Is research integrity possible without peer review?" 

The White House painted an incomplete economic picture of its new policy for free, immediate access to research produced with federal grants. Will publishers adapt their business models to comply, or will scholars be on the hook?

Funders and investigators must demand appropriate metadata standards to take data from foul to FAIR.

The UK government's plan to increase R&D spending requires a skilled workforce which its universities and research institutes will struggle to assemble, expert witnesses told the House of Lords' science and technology committee today. "The attractiveness of the UK as a destination for scientists might have decreased in recent years," said Maggie Dallman, vice president for international affairs and associate provost for academic partnerships at Imperial College London.

As one of our most powerful tools for mitigating the effects of climate change, the ocean is a critical ally, and we must do everything in our power to safeguard it.

Lack of free access to research leads to discrimination, both in academia and for us all. The new guidance from the US is a huge step in the right direction.

Editorial: We should be keeping endangered species alive rather than bringing animals back from extinction.

Artificial intelligence is making our lives easier, and for unscrupulous scientists, it could make work a lot easier too, by generating research papers.

Britain has jeopardised research and made itself far less attractive to overseas scientists.

Within the scientific community, the words "open science" have been on everyone's lips in recent years. Open science entails a great promise of a democracy of knowledge, and it is considered to be a universally good thing. 

Humans' presence on Earth led to catastrophic climate crises and threatened the planet's inhabitants. But can we say that humans are an invasive species?

Demographers must work together so that officials can produce numbers all can trust.

Democrats in the US Senate are celebrating the passage of hugely significant bill on climate change - but what impact will it have, at home and abroad?

How to ensure that policy communities can benefit from the increasing volume of research in order to deliver evidence-informed policy?

Retraction Watch has witnessed a retraction boom since its founding 12 years ago. But the scientific community must do much more.

Stories of juggling parenting and fieldwork, and argue that more should be done to help retain scientist-parents, particularly women, in academia.

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?