The ERC funds curiosity-driven research without predetermined thematic priorities. Even so, ERC grantees often tackle global challenges in their research, offering innovative and sustainable solutions. With the intention to map the breadth and diversity of the research it supports, the ERC analysed the content of the projects funded under the Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation. The analysis gives a comprehensive picture of ERC frontier research across scientific fields, including interdisciplinary crossovers and collaborations.

Climate tipping points are conditions beyond which changes in a part of the climate system become self-perpetuating. These changes may lead to abrupt, irreversible, and dangerous impacts with serious implications for humanity.

Populist slogans won't cut it: the new UK government has nothing to lose and everything to gain by working constructively with scientists and universities.

Liz Truss may not honor promises by outgoing leader Boris Johnson to make the United Kingdom a "science superpower".

Scientists can take practical steps to prevent or pre-empt problems on social media.

Dame Kate Bingham aghast at civil service database changes that 'will deter' volunteers from signing up

Is science absolute? Its truths and discoveries guide us towards the nature of reality, but we must always remain open-minded to revisions.

The challenge of demonstrating the value of the humanities can never be fully accomplished by showing that the humanities serve other disciplines. 

Biobank urged to review transfer of information for medical research.

Findings show that countries in sub-Saharan Africa publish and cite open access literature at a higher rate than the rest of the world.

Lab-grown spinal cords and glowing fish larvae are among the images in an annual competition to find the best pictures taken under the microscope,

Researchers worry about being branded as partisan, but people want to hear from experts.

We hastily dispose of dead whales, ignoring the ecological significance of their carcasses.

New technology involving miniature human organs built in a lab is a step towards better treatments and ending a contentious practice.

Candidates face calls to prioritize research as the leadership contest heats up.

The SNSF has been awarding grants to research projects across all scientific disciplines since 1952. How has the amount of funding evolved over time?

With perseverance and adaptability, this scientist found his way forward.

The human species' capacity to imagine can help create new and more hopeful climate realities and boost citizen engagement, researchers maintain.

Could the universe be an elaborate game constructed by bored aliens?

Scientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.

A report says that the government's approach 'feels like setting off on a marathon with your shoelaces tied together'.

Depictions of women in STEM are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female scientists persist, and we have some way to go to vanquish them.

New study says that sugar taxation policies have the potential to meet environmental, social, and economic objectives.

As the field of 'science of science' matures, it is looking for ways to use its data-driven insights to make a tangible mark in science policy.

Scientists are concerned that the ruling coalition's landslide victory will mean continued investment in science that could be applied for military purposes.

Many higher education employees are headed for the exits, according to a new survey from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, which found that more than half of respondents said they were likely to look for other employment within the next 12 months.

What are the factors in women publishing less than men do in science? Or is the issue that women are credited less in science than men?

Shortly after celebrating the 15th anniversary of its zero waste commitment, the Tuscan city of Capannori has become a Zero Waste City.