The awards for comical but practical scientific discovery also include cannibalism and self-colonoscopy.

Activists are protesting imbalanced conferences, editorial boards, and other professional activities by refusing to join.

The paper’s authors say bias may nevertheless be present in other steps of the granting process.

Climate change, research funding, race, and much more

Overestimation of effect sizes in meta-analyses is linked with early-career status, small collaborations, or misconduct records, according to a study.

An analysis of journals from the American Geophysical Union finds women are underrepresented as reviewers, likely because editors recommend them less often.

It’s time to accelerate the conversation about why the research community is still not diverse.

Researchers argue for the consideration of hormones and sex chromosomes in preclinical experiments.

An analysis of papers published in several surgical journals reveals an overwhelming reliance on male subjects and male-derived cells.