What does it take for a single cell to become a functioning organism—and what does it take for a scientist to thrive amid the systems that govern the research enterprise?

Survey data document US visa types and burdens of time, cost and mental health among international postdocs.

Survey data document US visa types and burdens of time, cost and mental health among international postdocs.

Through flexibility, problem-solving and the generosity of colleagues, I shepherded students through fieldwork remotely.

His successful insurgent campaign for New York mayor was not driven primarily by moral appeal but by sustained fieldwork, says Mayank Chugh

Leptin receptor-expressing hypothalamic neurons (LepRHypo) are key regulators of energy balance, yet a comprehensive, cell type-resolved, chromatin accessibility map of these neurons is lacking. We pr...

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is requiring its scientists to post their research articles as preprints under an open license that allows

Foreign-born research scholars on temporary visas are essential to the U.S. scientific workforce and economy, yet they face systemic challenges shaped by restrictive immigration policies. While schola...

Disappearing public datasets and funding cuts undermine US research. Can open science practices help researchers find stability?

Anti-science policies, funding cuts, scientific censorship and the US withdrawing from international commitments are worrying members of the ReForm Lab at the College of William & Mary.

Many individual researchers are frustrated by the response - or the lack of a response - from universities to a growing crisis.

News, perspectives and resources to help navigate the early stages of your neuroscience career

Worldwide, science is under attack by anti-scientific movements. The new US administration has thrown the entire academy into chaos, threatening global health. This article is a call for the open scie...

Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...