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It’s obvious that computers have become indispensable problem-solving partners. But it’s suddenly not enough to be a fluent user of software interfaces. Understanding what lies behind the computer’s seeming magic now seems crucial.
Open Science DB is a grassroots movement led by graduate students in science who aspire to make scientific research more accessible to the public.
Berners-Lee says Web access is a human right—and the technology he created needs a rethink.
As a young professor 25 years ago, Lisa J. Graumlich awoke to a career success: Her work studying tree-ring patterns to reconstruct 1,000 years of global climate history had just become headline news...
Without input from other disciplines, new technologies will fail to improve lives, report warns
Technology, greed, a lack of clear rules and norms, hyper-competitiveness and a certain amount of corruption have resulted in confusion and anarchy in the world of scientific communication.
When a German retiree proved a famous long-standing mathematical conjecture, the response was underwhelming.
Discovering that there is a way to get out from the situation which keeps us locked into the legacy publishing system.
The latest threat to academic freedom is occurring in the heart of Europe, in Hungary.
Tal Danino manipulates microorganisms in his lab to create eye-catching, colorful patterns.
How a public blockchain would fundamentally change the way we govern and do business.
Many famous scientists have something in common—they didn’t work long hours.
With so many scholarly communications tools and technologies now available, how do academics decide which are most appropriate for their research?
The revised Code addresses recent and emerging challenges emanating from technological developments, open science, citizen science and social media, among other areas.
A review showing that some metrics in widespread use cannot be used as reliable indicators research quality.
How can something exclusive, secretive, and irreproducible be considered to be objective? How can something exclusive, secretive, and irreproducible be considered as a ‘gold standard’ of any sort?
More than 30% of biomedical studies funded by the US government are later cited in commercial patents.
When I first received one of your reports, I lay on the couch hugging a cushion. Then rage set in and I wanted to prove you wrong.
Analysis of research performance through a gender lens across 20 years, 12 geographies, and 27 subject areas.
Funnel plots are a popular tool in spotting when scientists in a field leave out negative study results, but one researcher says the method is flawed.
Column by Maria Leptin, Director of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Automation has the potential to replace or alter 35 million jobs worldwide, which means universities must adapt to survive.
Papers from 2015 are a tougher read than some from the nineteenth century — and the problem isn't just about words, says Philip Ball.
