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German libraries and universities want all German-authored papers to be freely available worldwide.
Cost-neutral extension of the existing Springer contracts by one year.
The philosophy behind the Registered Report format is that the intrinsic value of science is in the rigor of the method, not the appeal of the results.
He has long been a thorn in scientists’ sides. Today, Latour wants to help rebuild trust in science.
One prominent research journal just updated its description to explain why it won’t be perfect—and that’s great.
Many of the important papers penned by the chemistry laureates are not freely accessible.
In order to tempt nuclear scientists from countries such as Iran or North Korea to defect, US spy agencies routinely send agents to academic conferences – or even host their own fake ones.
Take-down notices “imminent” as lawsuit is filed alleging widespread copyright infringement.
In some subjects, the impact factor of journal articles is as good a reflection of research quality as judgements by a panel of experts.
Scholarly publishing giants Elsevier and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have filed a lawsuit in Germany against ResearchGate, a popular academic networking site, alleging copyright infringement on a mass scale.
New law would allow commercial planting of transgenic varieties in Uganda.
Recommendations by G7 to rewarding and incentivize Open Science practices and infrastructures for optimal use of research data.
Hany Farid discusses how to detect image manipulations — and the increasing sophistication of forgers.
If officials don't act soon, research institutions could start shutting down next year.
The G7 countries have agreed to explore ways of cooperating to fund research and innovation activities.
The American Chemical Society seeks a broad order that includes millions of dollars in damages and demands action from Internet service providers and search engines.
International mobility and collaboration are linked to stronger research.
A clear correlation between a nation's scientific influence and the links it fosters with foreign researchers exists.
Concern over the use of public data spurs guideline update.
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish, who led the famed LIGO experiment.
External report criticizes lack of exploratory research.
The American physicists Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish were honored for dreaming up and realizing the experiment that confirmed the existence of gravitational waves.
Save time and protect critical code with 'continuous integration' services.
Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson receive £825,000 prize for developing method for generating 3D images of life-building structures.
Three U.S. scientists won the 2017 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for opening up a new era of astronomy by detecting gravitational waves, ripples in space and time foreseen by Albert Einstein a century ago.
Three U.S. scientists share the 2017 award.
