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A desire to prove to disadvantaged students that they, too, could be successful carried Knatokie Ford through her graduate program at Harvard.

A recent analysis in neuroscience urges caution both in reading the literature and in designing your own experiments.

A more interactive peer-review process can help authors build recognition, increase their impact, and win priority for their scientific work.

Fátima Al-Shahrour is working to interpret the genome to help select more effective drugs for cancer patients.

Investigations by The Guardian newspaper uncover disparities in the rates at which whites and minorities are admitted to competitive programs at Cambridge and Oxford universities.
 

At the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston on Thursday, Mark Frankel, the Director of the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights, and Law Program at AAAS, made a case for scientists to think more deeply about their social responsibilities.

Setting up successful international collaborations is about leveling the field, especially when working with partners in developing countries.

Science Careers talks to three young investigators who contributed to this year's monumental discovery.

The benefits of public engagement justify the effort required to develop the necessary skills.

A husband-and-wife team studies the brain areas that allow us to feel what others feel.

French epidemiologist Emilie Counil studies the health implications of environmental and workplace carcinogen exposure to help inform health policies.

Sports biomechanics researcher Barry Mason works on improving wheelchair design for basketball and rugby athletes.

Scientists with the right skills and attitude find limited but increasing opportunities to pursue high-risk, high-reward research.

New group leaders need to learn how to manage people, projects, finances, and more.

As a graduate student, Denis Gebauer had to work hard to prove that his unorthodox findings on crystallization were real.

Researchers have much to gain from involving citizens as research partners.

A good mentor at each career stage can greatly enhance your professional and personal achievement.

Biologist Mary-Rose Hoja has forged a career as a consultant in strategic networking, social media, and mingling.

His unconventional training allowed theoretical condensed matter physicist Philip Phillips to tackle superconductivity using a novel and indirect approach.

Humor can be an added bonus in scientific talks, provided you know when and how to use it.