International research collaborations could end in wake of US President Donald Trump’s decision.

Academics have scoured Facebook pages in the name of science. But the troves they’ve amassed are sometimes unsecured and now pose a privacy risk.

Springer Nature, the publisher of science magazines Nature and Scientific American, cancelled its 3.2 billion euro stock market flotation planned for Wednesday on weak investor demand, dealing a heavy blow to Germany's vibrant IPO season.

The Wellcome Trust vows to pull grants if researchers or institutions do not abide by its new misconduct policy.

For programmers, this is a blockbuster announcement in the world of data science.

Virtual- and augmented-reality tools allow researchers to view and share data as never before. But so far, they remain largely the tools of early adopters.

Fourteen climate researchers, including six from U.S. universities, have been selected for French President Emmanuel Macron’s “Make Our Planet Great Again” initiative. The scientists applied to move to France to carry out climate science projects in the country’s top research laboratories.

At the invitation of Horst Hippler, chair of the German conference of university rectors and the Projekt DEAL initiatives, representatives from multiple countries met in Berlin to share their views and tales of the ongoing negotiations on open access.

Information about participants in the unprecedented “All of Us” study is protected from inquiries by law enforcement, officials said.

An analysis shows that extending the age limit for grants boosts the number awarded to women, but more must be done to achieve parity, say Ying Ma and colleagues.

MEPs and research lobby groups say 100 billion EUR is good but not enough. Parliament ‘will fight’ for 120 billion EUR.

Magdalena Skipper, who is currently editor-in-chief of the open-access journal Nature Communications, will become the eighth editor of Nature. She will take over from Philip Campbell, who will move to the newly created post of editor in chief at publisher Springer Nature on 1 July.

Study suggests doctorates are now seen as a test of character rather than intellect.

A Commission factsheet puts the R&I total at €114.8 billion from 2021-2027 – or just about 10 percent of the overall EU budget. But even that number leaves out many other research activities scattered around the Commission.

A crucial component of the Gender Gap in Mathematical, Computing, and Natural Sciences project is the compilation of self-reported data from scientists via a global, multilingual, and multidisciplinary survey. 

More than two thousand researchers have signed a petition to boycott a new Nature journal over the fact it will be available only by subscription.

Overall, the most elite ranks of Europe’s Most Innovative Universities have held steady from last year. The list was compiled in partnership with Clarivate Analytics, and is based on proprietary data and analysis of patent filings and research paper citations.

In January 2018, Spanish Government published the State Plan for Research, Development and Innovation 2017-2020 that includes important news on open access to scientific publications and research data. 

First female editor in Nature's nearly 150 year history.

The European Commission outlined a €100 billion budget for its new research programme, running between 2021 and 2027. The figure includes €97.6 billion for Horizon Europe, that’s an increase of almost 30%.

A group of 23 U.S. government agencies, including the NSF, have joined to produce the Interagency Strategic Plan for Microbiome Research, which outlines the objectives, structure and principles for coordinated research in this important field of study.

Nature has just announce plans to create a Machine Intelligence imprint, and researchers in this normally open access field are not happy. Over two thousand have signed a statement saying they won’t publish in it.

A single academic paper, published by three Australian researchers in 2007, has been cited by Wikipedia editors over 2.8 million times - the next most popular work only shows up a little more than 21,000. And the researchers behind it didn't have a clue.

The isolated nation publishes fewer than 100 scholarly articles a year - but as political tensions thaw, researchers hope for greater collaboration.

Response to a proposed rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a 24 April 2018 press release.

Institutions including Oxford and Cambridge under scrutiny as the number of academic misconduct cases surges.

As Inder Verma soared at Salk Institute, women say a parallel tale of unwelcome advances and comments unfolded.

Images from Landsat satellites and agricultural-survey programme are freely available to scientists - but for how long?

Europe aims to catch up to China and United States in global artificial intelligence “arms race”

One hundred institutions have signed on to create more opportunities for these students, but will the initiative limit growth opportunities for smaller colleges?