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

Starting this week, we're delivering more Science Careers throughout the week.

A roundup of Science Careers articles exploring international research experiences and what makes them successful.

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

Recent reports on the scientific and technical workforce come to different conclusions.

The best and most popular stories of 2011, as chosen by readers and editors

"No, You're Not an Impostor" and other hits from 2008, selected by Science Careers editors.

Norman Matloff says that passing the Senate's immigration reform bill would be a "historical watershed event," and not in a good way.

We expanded our coverage of student issues in 2007.

Science Careers editors selected the articles they thought best described 2009, a year many scientists would just as soon forget.

It was a difficult year for careers in science but another good year for Science Careers.

Jones believes that senior scientists have "lost a sense of accountability to the next generation insofar as all of our interests in them are self interests ... so that
our career can get advanced but not necessarily
their career."

Postdocs' prospects are dimmed by the new Administration's many competing priorities and a lack of understanding at the highest levels of the scientific work-force glut.

Ruth L. Kirschstein's life of research and service provides a powerful example for young scientists.

Postdoc-turned-politician Peter Ferguson hopes to bring his scientific insight to Canada's federal Parliament.

Another needless death at a university research facility points up the scandal of lax safety standards in academe.

The Chemical Safety Board's report on the Texas Tech explosion is essential reading for anyone in charge of an academic lab.

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

”Nothing is more important than supporting the new investigators early. … In the press of budget adjustment, we do not jeopardize the seeds of the future.” --Elias Zerhouni

"Flooding the market with additional workers ... is going to make engineering even less attractive as a field than it already is. ... The smart ones will be even more likely to opt for a career in law, medicine, or management." --Tom Cross