An interview with Kai Chan and his strategies to seek the combination of both kinds of impacts.

Less than 15% of researchers in Japan are female. Urgent culture change is needed, argues Noriko Osumi.

Fake news has a long history, but there are new unanswered scientific questions raised by the proliferation of its most recent, politically oriented incarnation.

A new algorithm is trying to automate the process of identifying gang crimes. But some scientists warn that far from reducing gang violence, the program could do the opposite by eroding trust in communities, or it could brand innocent people as gang members.

Science thrives on curiosity, investigation, and flexibility of thought. The President thrives on the opposite.

Anonymous applications free scientists to make bold proposals, and ‘golden tickets’ free reviewers to bet on them, says Thomas Sinkjaer.

Rice was invited by the Nobel Foundation to give a presentation to all the Nobel committees on gender equality, why it is important and what can be done.

Four concrete suggestions - for Childcare, Accommodate families, Resources, Establish social networks - are directed toward research societies and conference organizers who are willing to take a leadership role in creating solutions, either incrementally or on a large scale.

Overlooking the need for paid Editorial Office staff hobbles many attempts to reform peer review.

What if it is not the concepts described by science fiction that could have the most impact, but the act of storytelling - the creation of scientific narratives - itself?