According to a new study, active participation in lab discussions from more senior lab members is positively linked to grad students’ abilities.

For many, it’s not a question of when senior academics should leave their posts, it’s about how to distribute scarce resources such as grants and faculty positions more fairly.

Plus, more scientists nowadays spend their entire careers in supporting roles, rather than leading their own research programs.

More than 2,000 individuals favor the bargaining unit—the first at a private university in the US.

Technology and family constraints are making the “ghostdoc” more popular, but the setup is not without costs, researchers say.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Postdocs nationwide were set to have an increased minimum salary or become eligible for overtime pay until a court injunction halted new Department of Labor regulations.

Agencies and institutions strive to better prepare graduate students and postdocs for futures in academia and beyond.

Scientists share their 2016 resolutions across Twitter.