Hundreds of junk-science papers have been retracted from reputable journals after fraudsters used 'special issues' to manipulate the publication process. And the problem is growing.

You always knew demonstrating empathy is positive for people, but new research demonstrates its importance for everything from innovation to retention.

Fast Grants aimed to solve the slowness of the scientific grant evaluation procedure in several ways. This wasn’t business as usual. It was Operation Warp Speed for science.

Poll of 10 countries including US, UK, France and Germany finds people prioritising measures that are already habits.

Influential US Astro2020 panel recommends a space-based telescope operating from ultraviolet to near infra-red to be launched in the mid-2040s.

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are to join the Bill Gates Breakthrough Energy initiative, in a €820 million deal intended to put some impetus behind the scale-up of critical climate technologies developed in the EU and create markets for them.

Research and university associations from across Europe have sent a letter to the European Commission calling for the UK to become associated in Horizon Europe without delay.

Kathleen Stock announces resignation as university says 'no substantive allegations of wrongdoing' were made against her.

The association of public and government-recognized universities in Germany, the German Rectors' Conference or Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK), along with several other higher education organizations, have been urging the future government in Germany to focus on crucial issues related to student support, research, and more. 

In a bid to stave off looming disaster, scientists are trying to repurpose drugs used for malaria and other diseases, but infrastructure and recruitment challenges hinder progress.

Have scientists failed to tell the story of climate change? Do fiction writers do it better? A climate scientist and science fiction writer in conversation.

An interview with Helen Zhang on the proposal for an Academic Integrity Awareness Index.

A Nature survey reveals that many authors of the latest IPCC climate-science report are anxious about the future and expect to see catastrophic changes in their lifetimes.

The country's relaxation of measures such as masking - especially in England - is showing the limits of relying on vaccines alone.

Sponsoring someone is not a one-off act. Their success is your success, so support them throughout the process.

CBC investigation into Carrie Bourassa has drawn comparisons with case of Rachel Dolezal in US

The Health Argument for Climate Action. The 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling on them to act with urgency on the current climate and health crises. The recommendations were developed in consultation with over 150 organisations and 400 experts and health professionals. They are intended to inform governments and other stakeholders ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to highlight various opportunities for governments to prioritise health and equity in the international climate movement and sustainable development agenda. Each recommendation comes with a selection of resources and case studies to help inspire and guide policymakers and practitioners in implementing the suggested solutions.

Science Network community and partnerships manager Melissa Varga shares her rundown of recent student voter data-it's good news for democracy.

Study of Swiss agency is among the first to examine how proposals by unorthodox scientists fared.

Species was direct ancestor of early humans in Africa and discovery has led to reassessment of epoch

The Swiss research landscape suffers from a chronic underrepresentation of women. This can also be seen in the share of women applying for funding at the SNSF. But how did this share evolve over time? And have women been less successful to raise funds?

Four junior researchers with disabilities describe their career experiences to date, and how colleagues can act as allies.

Studies suggest that a reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision would be detrimental for many.

In over five years, Bornmann, Stefaner, de Moya Anegon, and Mutz (2014b) and Bornmann, Stefaner, de Moya Anegón, and Mutz (2014c, 2015) have published several releases of the www.excellencemapping.net tool revealing (clusters of) excellent institutions worldwide based on citation data. With the new release, a completely revised tool has been published. It is not only based on citation data (bibliometrics), but also Mendeley data (altmetrics). Thus, the institutional impact measurement of the tool has been expanded by focusing on additional status groups besides researchers such as students and librarians. Furthermore, the visualization of the data has been completely updated by improving the operability for the user and including new features such as institutional profile pages. In this paper, we describe the datasets for the current excellencemapping.net tool and the indicators applied. Furthermore, the underlying statistics for the tool and the use of the web application are explained.

Signatories include scientists from US, EU, India and African and South American countries.

The new president of the European Research Council (ERC) wants to see the budget doubled to increase its ability to fund excellent science and says the agency must remain independent.

Minister 'quite concerned' about delay to finalising UK's participation in €80bn Horizon Europe scheme

The mystery of COVID's origins has reignited a contentious debate about potentially risky studies and the fuzzy terminology that describes them.

Cutting-edge microscopy techniques are allowing researchers to spy on the innards of cells in all their crowded glory.

Kids under 12 years generally can't get a COVID vaccine. US authorities will rule on emergency approval for the BioNTech-Pfizer jab for 5- to 11-year-olds.