Job insecurity and the impact it is having on family life.

To claim credit for a discovery, we publish it in a peer-reviewed journal; to get a job in academia or money to run a lab, we present piles of these published papers to universities and funding agencies. Publishing is so embedded in the practice of science that whoever controls the journals controls access to the entire profession. It is, therefore, worth examining to whom we have entrusted the keys to the kingdom of science.

The quality of scientific publications will benefit from a revolution in the peer review models.

Women are still underrepresented in terms of authorships, including first and/or last authorships (whichever is more prestigious), coauthorships, and in the granting of scientific prizes.

Science fraud draws attention, but most scientists think it’s a far lesser threat to their field than the many times researchers cut corners.

In an era of online discussion, debate must remain nuanced and courteous.

An opinion piece on Open Access by Sir Timothy Gowers

From clarity to confusion, Rebecca Pool looks at the highs and lows of data sharing in scholarly publishing

If politicians can lie without condemnation, what are scientists to do? Kathleen Higgins offers some explanation.

The Big Data era, the impact of data science and its impact biological research and healthcare: interview with Phil Bourne.

‘Irreversible’ damage to UK science from a hard Brexit will eclipse any harm caused in the US by a Trump presidency, says new Nobel laureate

But grave challenges remain before the promise of individually tailored medicine becomes reality.

The number of Ph.D. graduates from underrepresented groups grew by 9x since 1980, but the number of assistant professors from those groups grew by just 2.6x.

What is lost when disadvantaged students are forced to commodify their backgrounds for the sake of college admissions?

Without access to large companies' datasets or the expertise to analyse them, research is confronted with a replication crisis and is vulnerable to commercial motivations.

Theoretical models of how science works provide valuable insights, says Philip Ball.

The winners in Trump's America were likely to be the defence industry, oil and energy, private prisons, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Not health. What should be the response of the public health community?

Physicists and scientific computing experts prepare for an onslaught of petabytes.

Will F1000Research and Wellcome Open Research be replacing journals and editors?

In a fractured world, the humanities are key to an understanding of others.

For 40 years, the Office of Science and Technology Policy has closely counseled the President, but its role in the new administration is unclear.

Researchers naturally want their work to make a difference, but the sad fact is that it often has little influence beyond academia

Early signs from the Trump transition team suggest a worrying assault on the role of science in policymaking. How should the scientific community respond?

Driving progress and building on success at the National Institutes of Health

The traditional mode of publishing scientific research faces much criticism – primarily for being too slow and sometimes shoddily done. Maybe fewer publications of higher quality is the way forward.

The Trump administration is outlining policies that put our response to climate change in deep jeopardy and threaten to change the fundamental direction of science in the U.S.

Nine experts reflect on where researchers should direct their efforts during the next US administration.

Technology has evolved so much so that it now offers simple solutions to cut trough the paperwork and make the scientific process more efficient, more collaborative and altogether smarter.

Top science and tech talent could choose to set up in other countries that are more hospitable to their work.

Neuroscientist Ana Mingorance’s experience highlights some pointers for successfully making the move to industry.