Campaign-trail debates about research reduced to a sideshow as Ukraine, government finance, health and energy dominate.

The departure of Jean-Eric Paquet, the head of the European Commission's directorate general for research and innovation, has not been officially confirmed as yet, but the Brussels rumour mill is already churning out potential replacements.

Marine Le Pen is promising to repeal unpopular changes to research institutions. But the wider impact of her presidency would be catastrophic.

A variety of analytic tools can clarify public health priorities and predict the health impact of policy solutions.

Climate policies could be the next target for right-wing populist parties as the cost of energy soars, researchers into the links between climate policy and political parties warn.

Pithy bumper sticker memes can't do justice to the need for understanding and judging scientific studies … especially when, as often, public policy is at play.

But goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C will fail without immediate action, scientists warn.

NATO has launched a new research programme called DIANA to bring industry, start-up companies and academia together to research new dual-use technologies that address both societal problems and national security issues. The Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) is focusing on technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data processing, quantum-enabled technologies, autonomy, biotechnology, novel materials and space.

The European Research Council (ERC) has asked successful applicants based in the UK to move to an EU institution within the next two months, or else give up their grants. 

An ambitious EU initiative aiming to create a cyber-replica of Planet Earth for climate-impact simulations may not include British or Swiss organisations - and some researchers in the project say that's a problem.

Russia's invasion is the latest threat to the stability of world food supplies. Researchers must act now to halt the cycle of repeated food crises.

Nigeria is set to begin national performance trials for genetically modified  TELA maize. As the West African nation makes another leap towards greater pest-resistance and productivity, particularly for small-scale farmers.

Scientists chained themselves to the White House fence, blocked bridges and occupied buildings. Dozens were arrested.

As a format it's slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science better.

The research community in Europe has rallied behind the Stick to Science campaign, set up in February to push for a rapid resolution to the exclusion of Switzerland and the United Kingdom from EU research and innovation programmes.

Too often, science public communication programmes are didactic in nature. To help generate genuine engagement, the EU-funded DITOs project launched two-way discussions to inspire the public and influence policy.

The EU and US have reached an agreement in principle on facilitating data flows, including research data, across the Atlantic. Steady data sharing has been hampered since the EU's Court of Justice struck down the old rules due to concerns about US government surveillance in July 2020.

Crucial climate change research in the Artic is in jeopardy after the operation of the Arctic Council that coordinates the work was put on hold following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Lab leader roles are proving more elusive as trainees seek opportunities elsewhere, two studies find.

An American journalist leaves Russia as war breaks up the international collaboration key to climate research in the Arctic.

The UK has followed much of the rest of Europe and announced its own scientific sanctions against Russia, leaving the US, which has still not issued any centralised guidance, increasingly isolated in its inaction. After reviewing its Russian links, the UK has said its research and innovation funding organisations will not start any new projects with Russia. Payments to existing projects "with a Russian dimension" have been paused pending an assessment of which ones "benefit the Russian regime."

Sometimes it's best to refuse offers and focus on the right projects to benefit your career.

If you're vaccinated, boosted, and wearing an N95, you're protected-no matter what others are doing.

Speeding up development of new vaccines won't help much in the next pandemic, unless world leaders work faster to roll out vaccination globally.

In order to get funding from the National Institutes of Health, researchers now need a plan for sharing and managing their data. 

Municipal waste incinerators only report hazardous air pollutants-like dioxin, mercury, and lead-to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) every three years, and PFAS compounds are not yet listed in this category. 

The desert graveyard where the ancient Chinchorro decorated and buried their dead is now a Unesco World Heritage site

When JET, the Joint European Torus, announced a breakthrough in the production of fusion energy in February, the celebrations could be heard across Europe. Although based in the UK, the project belongs to a much wider fusion research community.

An interview that offers a discussion on the role of peer review in uncovering scientific fraud from the perspective of a historian of science.

In After Lockdown: A Metamorphosis, Bruno Latour explores how the experience of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to better understand our connections with other living beings, in ways that might be conducive to confronting our climate crisis. This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to explore the philosophical meanings of lockdowns, Gaia theories and climate politics.