US universities need to reach across their own borders to retain global scientific preeminence.
US universities need to reach across their own borders to retain global scientific preeminence.
Computational challenges are tapping the collective wisdom of the scientific community to solve medicine’s biggest problems.
The grant-review process plays significant roles in the education of researchers and in shaping scientific progress.
A University of Alberta researcher refuses to accept a prestigious scientific award because he thought two of his collaborators should have also been honored.
Physicists and biologists are working together to understand cooperation at all levels of life, from the cohesion of molecules to interspecies interactions.
A global R&D treaty could boost innovation and improve the health of the world’s poor—and rich.
Professional dialogue between scientists and non-scientists is not easy, but when successful, it can create powerful insights and relationships.
Researchers look to the emerging phenomenon of "crowdfunding" to pay for their work
Countries with a healthy import and export of scientific talent lead the world in research and innovation.
As we stand on the brink of a new scientific age, how researchers should best communicate their findings and innovations is hotly debated in the publishing trenches.