A support group for mothers is a model for practical, inexpensive steps to ease women’s transition to motherhood—and hopefully retain them in science.

Agronomic sciences should follow the lead of genetics and other disciplines in sharing data.

It is a violation of publishing ethics to use the peer review comments of one journal to mature a manuscript and submit to another with a higher impact factor.

The Microbiota Vault takes a holistic approach to preserving Earth’s microscopic diversity.

As artificial life forms become more sophisticated, we propose a simple list of criteria to determine whether synthetic biological organisms and robots are living beings.

Research organizations should start sharing with the public information, stories, photos, and videos on how animals are cared for and used in science.

A drive for revenue is damaging basic science.

Rockets can transport humankind to Mars, but only the scientific and medical community can ensure our survival.

The information we’ve gathered showed us that warthogs can be used as disease sentinels, avoiding the need to resort to testing valuable or endangered animals.