Researchers are establishing a framework that protects the way Indigenous data is collected and used around the world, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

For far too long, medicine has ignored the valuable insights that patients have into their own diseases.

Having withdrawn from his reelection bid and acknowledged the possibility that former President Donald Trump may succeed him, President Joe Biden has worked with Democrats and his federal agencies to lock in a legacy that won’t be easy for Trump to erase.

Authors are increasingly paying to publish their papers open access. But is it fair or sustainable?

Amid one of the most severe political crises ever in the South American country, the scientific community sees no end to the prolonged decline of national science

Online guide from UK Government Office for Science is targeted at academia and industry

Governments want to better facilitate Holocaust research amid rise of antisemitism in Europe.

Civil rights activists report that any criticism of the war in Ukraine is being stifled. Militarisation and ideological indoctrination are also increasing.

Risk-sensitive innovation (RSI) leverages interactions between technologies to reduce specific risks across a technology portfolio. To be of practical use, RSI requires the ability to anticipate or identify impacts and intervene in the relative timing of technological advancements.

Deep budget cuts are sowing chaos—and creativity

Collaboration requests are now being scrutinised much more closely – and in some cases rejected

An international body has voted to make the change and to further consider the ethics of scientific names

Science minister confirms commitment to Ukrainian academics at London meeting

European Students’ Union wants direct participation embedded in governance structures of EU education initiatives

Call to study glacial geoengineering stirs up “civil war” among polar scientists