The US is set to fund prizes, challenges and research projects to create so-called "democracy affirming technologies" that allow open societies to reap the benefits of innovation without sacrificing privacy or accountability.

Springer Nature has published 1,000,000 open access articles. Steven Inchcoombe discusses what they've learned during this process, and what it means for the future of open access.

Europe needs to build eleven new international research labs at a cost of €4.16 billion, according to the latest roadmap from the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), published on 7 Dec., as the European Commission called for a review of funding sources for the shared facilities.

Various studies show people have better immune responses and produce more antibodies with a combination of the AstraZeneca, BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.

On a cold, dry Tuesday in December, 1940, Rita Levi-Montalcini rode a train from the station near her home in Turin, Italy...

The travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published its annual northern lights photographer of the year collection with stunning images from 25 photographers. Coinciding with the northern lights season at the end of the year, it aims to share the beauty of this natural phenomenon

Should YouTube treat climate misinformation the same way it treats Covid-19 misinformation? A top U.S. climate expert says yes.

Experts say scheme seems designed to create valuable dataset rather than improve screening.

The research and higher education plans of the new german government include a new national technology transfer agency, better living support for students, and more job security for early career academics.

COVID researchers are working at breakneck speed to learn about the variant's transmissibility, severity and ability to evade vaccines.

The data are growing that booster jabs enhance protection - but their durability, impact and ability to quash the new variant are unknown.

The training course adds to ongoing efforts to promote greater diversity in scholarly review.

What we eat needs to be nutritious and sustainable. Researchers are trying to figure out what that looks like around the world.

Nature's salary survey finds that industry researchers are more positive about their careers. Academia must raise its game.

There are so many paths for using your expertise, energy, and passion to make this world a better place -- my reflections on 17 years as executive director of UCS, and a lifetime of public service.

Twice a year, members of the Research Data Alliance come together for a plenary meeting that brings together active working groups, interest groups, and communities of practice. Phill Jones virtually attended the 18th plenary from the comfort and (COVID) safety of his home office. These are some of his observations about research infrastructure, data standards and persistent identifiers.

About 38 million people live with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS. Since the first cases in 1981, almost an equal number have died with it. Where to now?

The UK announced a safety net to make sure Horizon Europe grant winners receive funding if association to the research programme remains on ice.

Studies of MDMA, ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelics have shown tremendous potential for therapeutic applications

Archaeologists say neolithic version of energy bars may also have been eaten at midwinter feasts

Researchers have come up with a new method for measuring the impact of an innovation.

Jen Lewendon's move from the United Kingdom for a postdoc restricted her travel and led to extended stints in quarantine. Here's what the experience taught her.

Ahead of COP26 - the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow - the Cambridge Zero Policy Forum hosted a panel discussion on the role of local authorities in tackling climate change. The online event was part of the second annual Cambridge Zero Climate Change Festival.

Gallup survey reveals the two countries have the world's highest levels of trust in scientists, with 62% saying they trust them 'a lot'.

The move is intended to encourage greater endorsement of open science and ensure research findings are beneficial to all.

The SNSF Starting Grants 2022 target researchers who wanted to apply for a 2022 ERC Starting Grant or for an SNSF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship. Consequently, there will be no Eccellenza call 2022.

Researchers are racing to determine whether a fast-spreading variant in South Africa poses a threat to COVID vaccines' effectiveness.

Flights from six countries will be banned as officials review travel measures after scientists voice concern over variant.

Carbon-neutrality institutes, and other initiatives to support a pledge to achieve net zero by 2060, are popping up like mushrooms across China.

Most scientists love what they do, but job satisfaction levels hit a new low, Nature's survey finds.