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First trained as a biology and geology teacher, Portuguese researcher Nuno Henrique Franco looks to improve science by improving animal welfare.

Shouldn't scientists blow more things up? Introducing the first humor column about being, and becoming, a scientist.

Based in Alaska, a nonprofit research institute founded and run by a group of independent researchers has permitted decades of scientific work.

Early-career scientists who want their research to inform policymaking need to learn how to navigate the public arena and communicate effectively.

On the theory that everyone's an expert on their own environment, scientists are figuring out how to tap the experiences and observations of nonscientists.

Human geographer Joshua Cinner studies how people and coral reefs interact, information that informs coral reef–management decisions.

Engineers, biologists, mathematicians, physicists, and chemists can all contribute to the development of medical devices and assistance technologies.

A passion for learning led University of California, Berkeley, virologist Fenyong Liu across the Pacific and into top American labs.

Scientists' strong propensity to pair up romantically, research shows, can either help or hurt their careers.

Advances in neuroimaging technology have fueled an explosion of research -- and research careers -- exploring how the brain processes social information.

Although academia and industry differ in many ways, the two environments are ultimately more similar than they are different.

The rules and conventions of authorship are ever-changing and rarely clear, but early-career scientists need to master them.

A few scientists are going to great lengths to make everything they do in the lab transparent, often in real time.

With assists from technology -- sometimes high and sometimes low -- these scientists are overcoming obstacles and getting their work done.

Research finds that scientists' career-related preferences are far wider than stereotypes suggest -- and that industry is likely to be an excellent choice for many.

Despite layoffs, pharmaceutical companies are hiring researchers to strengthen their early drug-development programs.

An early success in growing indium gallium nitride quantum dots put the career of material scientist Rachel Oliver on a fast track.

Your parents may have told you that you're special, but the job market requires some humility.

Recovery Act funding will give a boost to a field focused on containing health care costs while maintaining quality.

Malgorzata Jedryczka's airborne detection system for crop pathogens has blossomed into a national, industry-sponsored program.