Responses collected from around 25,000 academics reveal that 20 percent couldn’t do their work at all in the spring, but most had found ways to keep their research going.

Academics will soon be able to make articles freely available in Nature-branded journals for €9,500—with a discounted option available under a pilot program that provides review, but no guarantee of acceptance.

One of the first analyses of its kind finds a smaller proportion of men in same-sex couples earn STEM degrees than do men in heterosexual couples. It’s a different story for women.

In a year of racial tumult, Black scientists are uniting for visibility and action. 

While some academics have called for compensation for assessing other scientists’ work, publishers haven’t warmed to the idea.

Meet some of the people featured in the November 2020 issue of The Scientist.

Government leaders claim the reductions are necessary to free up assets to deal with COVID-19 and address corruption in research.

Numerous candidates with STEM backgrounds are running for federal seats, and record numbers are competing in local races across the country.

See who’s on the ballot for House and Senate seats this year.