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Can pretenured scientists blog about science without damaging their careers? It depends.

Physician-scientist Rebecca Jackson's enthusiasm for research is matched only by her passion for Ohio State football.

For all the naïve and gullible graduate students out there, here is a handy guide to what those speakers are really saying.

Two chemists uncover the story of the Knox brothers, who had distinguished careers in chemistry at a time when that was a very difficult thing to do for African Americans.

Recent reports from the National Academies see no break in the clouds over the scientific labor market.

Ph.D. student Aaron O'Connell was able to induce and measure quantum effects in the motion of a micrometer-sized mechanical oscillator.

Scientists working in and around the United Kingdom's National Health Service can have a direct impact on public health.

A rhetorician reports the results of his research on communicating with the National Science Foundation.

Research suggests that many able women view careers in hard science as inimical to important values.

Research suggests that women and minority scientists can prevent negative stereotypes from impacting their careers.

Future physician-scientists should ask three questions when choosing a residency: What field? What type of residency? Which program?

In science, you have to be careful to be ethical.

Regulations seem to discourage academic scientists from partnering with industry, but such collaboration is essential to translational research.

Research integrity is the sum of all the routine decisions that scientists make every day.

Research suggests that social structure, not personal ethics, determines the frequency of scientific misconduct.

Every science-based company has a set of values or a mission statement. Many talk about respecting employees and valuing innovation—two key criteria in Science’s Top Employers Survey. But the top companies in Science’s survey ensure that these abstract principles are embodied in concrete ways.

The 50-year partnership of Donald and Ada Olins is based on good communication and a shared passion for chromatin structure.

Our Experimental Error columnist asks, "Who are the people in your fume hood?"

With the German Government now five years into a major program for investment in scientific research and innovation, we take a look at the new career opportunities that have opened up.