MIT’s Kate Darling, who writes the rules of human-robot interaction, says an AI-enabled apocalypse should be the least of our concerns.

We have long believed ourselves to be the only intelligent beings on Earth – that may soon change and the consequences will be dramatic for law, politics and society in general.

Soft skills like teamwork and communication could boost undergraduates' career prospects.

Diverse approaches suit different goals.

Proposing a new kind of paper that combines the flexibility of basic research with the rigour of clinical trials.

How to prevent, diagnose, and treat the five diseases of academic publishing.

A solution to fix the replication crisis in science: why do scientists not simply sell what they learn from their research?

Scientists ought to address the needs and employment prospects of taxpayers who have seen little benefit from scientific advances.

Reading a scientific paper is not the same as understanding Shakespeare.

Data-centric science is emerging in concert with calls for increased openness in research.

In February 2017, when Elsevier were accused of selling one paid-for hybrid open access article, at first they sowed doubt about it, then three days later admitted it to be true.

It’s more than a skirmish over funding, censorship, and “alternative facts”—it’s a battle for basic decency, the people we love, and the future of our planet.

"Donald Trump is going to be the gateway drug for scientists being engaged in policy."

 Funders, scientists, and journal editors will continue to play vital roles in defining a communication system that embraces both modern technology and the human need for curation.

Squaring science with the human factor

How modern science can be put back on track for the greater good of society.

Think the current fake news issue is bad? It won’t get any better with AI.

It's not just about defending knowledge -- scientists fear cuts to funding and curbs on immigration.

A good book evokes a variety of emotions as you read. Turns out, though, that almost all novels and plays provide one of only six “emotional experiences” from beginning to end—a rags-to-riches exuberance, say, or a rise and fall of hope.

Nurturing New Black and Latino Math Whizzes

Organs are not the only item of value from the deceased.

Spending on R&D has lagged behind the rest of the OECD countries.

The Turkish government must stop university dismissals and commit itself to creating a welcoming research environment if its grand plans for science are to succeed.

Policymakers should read the contents of published papers and not just count them, says Dyna Rochmyaningsih.

The War on Science is more than a skirmish over funding, censorship, and “alternative facts”. It’s a battle for the future, basic decency, and the people we love.

In this Viewpoint, Ioannidis discusses the problem of nonreproducibility in biomedical research and proposes implementing reproducibility assessments to improve research practices.

How the humanities survive on exploitation.

Virtualitics launches software that immerses viewers in complex models of data

The debate about open access has until now focused on the gold (journals) versus the green route (manuscript self‐archival).

In this approach, the goal of a scientist is transformed from convincing an editorial board through a vertical process to convincing peers through an horizontal one.