The number of researchers who work on basic science questions has dropped precipitously.

NASA sees a slight increase under the proposed budget while funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is cut by 13%.

The highest-earning academics aren’t necessarily those who do the most research.

Justices overturn lower court rulings on policy targeting people from six majority-Muslim countries.

Some doubt that the publishing giant will see any money from the pirate site.

Private firm says its watchlist of untrustworthy journals will be objective and transparent — but not free.

Now that the major players have agreed to the giant European Open Science Cloud, it’s time to get the project moving.

Funding agencies announce harsh penalties and stronger policing efforts.

The party of France’s recently elected president won an absolute majority in its first general elections, with an agenda that included strong support for research.

Flood of online manuscripts generates confusion about terms for distribution and reuse.

Asking the scientific system to fix itself from the bottom up could place an unacceptable burden on junior scientists.

NIH plans to set up a separate fund for early- to mid-career investigators.

With algorithms in hand, scientists are looking to make elections in the United States more representative.

Researchers refuse to sit on evaluation panels after government bans international participation.

Private firm says its watchlist of untrustworthy journals will be objective and transparent — but not free.

Confidential feedback from many interacting reviewers can help editors make better, quicker decisions.

Nature will publish more details on experiments described in life-sciences papers.

Containerization technology takes the hassle out of setting up software and can boost the reproducibility of data-driven research.

Efforts to promote and enforce shared research have made progress in China, but there is much room for improvement.

Cornerstone of modern science immortalized in concrete.