EMBL Council selected Edith Heard as the organisation's fifth Director General. Heard's mandate is scheduled to begin 1 January 2019.

A House of Representatives spending panel wants to spare the National Science Foundation (NSF) from most of the 11% cut that was proposed by President Donald Trump for its 2018 budget.

David Spiegelhalter, president of Royal Statistical Society, says sloppy attitude to statistics leads to misleading claims and draws parallels to rise of fake news

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

Stanford professor says $15 million lawsuit victory will not engender sympathy for publishing giant

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

Project probing whether high-impact papers can be replicated releases latest results

Patients can plead their case for damages even in the absence of scientific evidence, European Court of Justice rules

Misinformation about well-being is particularly rife, and particularly dangerous.

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

The journal published guidelines on Thursday aimed at reducing scientific misconduct and at making studies easier to check and replicate.

Dr Evan Goldstein introduces his project.

Feeding high-quality evidence into policy making remains difficult, but is essential for improving public interventions.

Britain’s relationship with the European Union has been a fruitful one when it comes to higher education. By operating within a larger European network, UK universities have become increasingly competitive in world terms.

No Defendant has appeared or answered the Complaint.

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