Scientists are turning to a software–development site to share data and code.

New funding to support cutting-edge technology

Cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi becomes sole winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Phsyiology or Medicine for his work on autophagy

Saul Perlmutter tells that there is a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of the purpose of research 

Data sharing rules are vague and institution-specific and permit researchers to erect obstacles that give them effective veto power over use of their data.

More papers correlate with top-cited research for more-established academics, but not newly minted professors, according to a study.

Two new programs aim to help establish early-career researchers.

The Greek government is trying to stop the nationwide brain drain stemming from global financial crisis. This week, the parliament was expected to take up legislation to create the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), modeled after the German Research Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Research gets 3.7% increase as government prepares for election year.

Women publish and review less than men in American Geophysical Union journals, but have a higher acceptance rate.

The open-access journal eLife is dropping one of its most distinctive features: free publishing. From 2017, it will charge a fee of $2,500 for all accepted papers.

For the head of AstraZeneca’s genomics initiative, the challenge is not just getting the sequences, but in putting them to use — wisely.

Tensions between Cuba and the United States are easing. But researchers still struggle to join the scientific world.

Thomas Zurbuchen Named Head of NASA Science Mission Directorate

Peter Gluckman and James Wilsdon: This week’s summit of the International Network for Government Science Advice will take stock of progress in using evidence and expertise to inform policy.

When you open politics to the public, you get direct democracy. But what happens when you open science to the public?

We surveyed 2,000 researchers and practitioners about what they want from academic societies; here’s what they told us.

The Nobel Prize parody awards want the public to laugh and then think about the wacky scientific ideas presented.

Around the world, poverty and social background remain huge barriers in scientific careers.

A leading space scientist has accused the European Space Agency (ESA) of having a “problem with promoting women” that has led to men holding almost every top job at the agency.

German academics’ body points to growing evidence that EU employees are turning down posts and considering their futures

Poor scientific methods may be hereditary.

BioMed Central psychology journal will attempt to tackle publication bias by withholding research results from peer reviewers.

As part of its new 13th 5-year plan, the Chinese Academy of Sciences this month unveiled plans for a national science center...

Matthias Egger, internationally renowned epidemiologist and public health expert, will be the new president of the National Research Council of the SNSF as of 2017.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been arm-twisting journalists into relinquishing their reportorial independence, our investigation reveals. Other institutions are following suit.

The inaugural Sentinel of Science awards aim to give peer review a bit more luster by showcasing the contributions of reviewers.

Publons top overall contributors to peer review in science and research.

New study adds to evidence that student reviews of professors have limited validity.

MacArthur Fellowships, or "Genius Grants" are awarded annually to between 20 and 30 individuals who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are citizens or residents of the US.