Berners-Lee says Web access is a human right—and the technology he created needs a rethink.

Study of doctoral students in Belgium highlights the mental health struggles that many in academia experience.

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.

Planning an Open Organization Identifier Registry.

ESF kicks off a career tracking survey of doctorate holders with nine research performing and funding organisations on board.

After years of austerity, researchers fear that the latest dramatic cut will destroy the country's science.

Without input from other disciplines, new technologies will fail to improve lives, report warns

When a German retiree proved a famous long-standing mathematical conjecture, the response was underwhelming.

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.

SpaceX launched a commercial satellite into space on Thursday with the boost of a partly used rocket, a feat that may open an era of cheaper space travel.

The European Commission, which spends more than €10 billion annually on research, may set up a “publishing platform” for the scientists it funds, in an attempt to accelerate the transition to open-access publishing in Europe.

New research shows large spillover from the lab to commercial activity.

Papers from 2015 are a tougher read than some from the nineteenth century — and the problem isn't just about words, says Philip Ball.

More than 30% of biomedical studies funded by the US government are later cited in commercial patents.

Several pricey drugs projected as best-sellers have flopped, unnerving the industry. Is the era of the biotech blockbuster over?

Behavioral and computer scientists are working together to combat the spread of bogus stories.

With the small number of tenure-track faculty positions available and the large number of Ph.D. holders in career limbo, many are advocating for increased numbers of staff scientist positions.

These are the 2017 winners of the Vizzies Challenge.

The Trump administration is proposing a $1.2 billion cut this year to the NIH (National Institutes of Health) budget, targeting research grants.

The World Health Organization says cases are climbing where immunisation coverage has dropped.

New machine-learning algorithm lets computers “talk” to one another, win cooperative games.

An analysis of more than 50 collaborations shows the secrets of success, write Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld and colleagues from the Stakeholder Alignment Collaborative.

Commission may follow Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation in establishing a rapid-publication platform.

From pilots to practice, more and more publishers are warming to open peer review.

Decision contrasts with U.S. ruling in long-standing battle over genome-editing tool

Beleaguered institution cancels presidential election two days before vote, and appoints acting chief.

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump is going to unveil a new White House agency called the "Office of American Innovation".

Surging investment in machine learning is vaulting Google into the scientific stratosphere.

The scale of "fake research" in the UK appears to have been underestimated, a BBC investigation suggests.

International student applications were down at nearly 40% of U.S. schools surveyed.