Broken links, clunky formats, and outdated platforms have both authors and publishers turning to alternative solutions.

A brief guide to some of the most commonly used general-purpose repositories

The IoT can link up many facets of research—from laboratory equipment to ideas—but scientists must be ready for the questions its implementation could raise.

A few kilograms of DNA could theoretically store all of humanity’s data, but there are practical challenges to overcome.

Researchers devise numerous strategies to encode information into nucleic acids.

The tool cannot predict a person’s face from DNA, say researchers—including some listed as coauthors on the publication. 

The latest stats on volunteers’ efforts in recent months to preserve environmental information generated by federal science agencies

A conversation with computer scientist Yaniv Erlich

How to make the most of this rapidly developing technique and a look at what's on the horizon

The newly amended legislation frees up health data, reversing an earlier provision that made it difficult for broad use of such information in research, registries, and biobanks.

Scientists estimate that, in the next 10 years, the data needs of genomics will outpace those of astronomy and some social media.

Aging research would greatly benefit from consistently making annotated life span data available.

The Internet search giant joins a number of other companies offering cloud computing and genome storage.

Policies instituted by the National Institutes of Health have led to more data sharing in the life sciences, according to a new report.

Nature’s publisher launches a new peer-reviewed, online-only journal that will accept descriptions of data sets.

From research results to electronic health records, biomedical data are becoming increasingly accessible. How can scientists best capitalize on the information deluge?