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

Forming collaborations between academia, industry, government agencies, and private organizations can offer benefits to all parties.

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.

In an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Donny Wong shares some key insights into how to successfully make the transition from a grad school bench to a corporate office.

Achieving independence as a researcher is a balancing act, requiring planning, on-the-job training, and diplomacy.

Our columnist continues to explore the craggy, often arbitrarily boldface landscape of the scientific resume.

In almost every work environment the ability to influence others is an essential job skill.

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

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

Identifying and addressing self-confidence issues can help early-career scientists make swifter progress.

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

Across Europe, policy makers and research institutions are finding ways to boost science in an uncertain economy. By Chris Tachibana

A social scientist discusses how career pressures affect how postdocs work and relate in the lab.

A leading attorney and a serial entrepreneur explain how to avoid potholes when reviewing consulting agreements with biomedical companies.

The need for new treatments and a better understanding of brain disorders offer researchers an abundance of career opportunities. By Emma Hitt

Proficiently publishing scientific articles is among the attributes that determine academic success.

Figuring out what you know—and what you need to know—is essential in training for a science career.

Biopharmas that have fared well despite global economic turmoil have done so using various strategies—and by valuing and respecting the scientists who work for them.

Respondents to this year's Annual Postdoc Survey share their advice for staying competitive in today's job market.