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The US president's actions have exacerbated the pandemic that has killed nearly 200,000 people, rolled back environmental and public-health regulations and undermined science and scientific institutions. Some of the harm could be permanent.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is the second major US funder to mandate that the research it pays for must be free to read on publication.
Researchers will also recommend an open-access policy that promotes research being shared in online repositories.
Amy Coney Barrett is likely to influence the court on environmental regulation and scientific expertise, say legal scholars.
Public trust in a potential vaccine is under threat. Drug companies and their academic partners must disclose protocols and results data.
Five international students and postdocs reflect on a turbulent year triggered by the Trump administration's visa restrictions.
Researchers warn that vaccines could stumble on safety trials, be fast-tracked because of politics or fail to meet the public's expectations.
Immunization has always been a proxy for wider fears about social control, a history reminds us.
Months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, some people are still battling crushing fatigue, lung damage and other symptoms of 'long COVID'.
Europe's flagship science agency will be crucial to a post-coronavirus world. Slashing its budget will be a senseless act.
Researchers stress need for antenatal care, as emerging data link disrupted pregnancy services to increase in stillbirths.
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of herd immunity has become a topic of much debate. This Comment examines the factors that determine it, discusses how far we have come and considers what it will take to reach herd immunity safely.
The pandemic has worsened the plight of postdoctoral researchers. Funders need to be offering more than moral support.
Authorities' increased scrutiny of Chinese researchers' background causes concern about unfair accusations.
A suite of tools can help researchers to manage citations for grants and papers, and share those references with colleagues.
Inequities and other social realities must be factored into diagnoses and tracing of COVID-19.
Most detailed report yet about the impact of giant satellite clusters says damage to observations is unavoidable.
Missing documentation and obsolete environments force participants in the Ten Years Reproducibility Challenge to get creative.
China’s science ministry is set to introduce its most comprehensive rules so far for dealing with research misconduct. The measures, which come into effect next month, outline what constitute violations and appropriate punishments. But critics say that enforcement will continue to be a problem.
We want to hear how researchers and students are managing the start of term.
Valuing diversity leads to scientific excellence, the progress of science and, most importantly, it is simply the right thing to do. We must value diversity not only in words, but also in actions.
It's been described as the 'tip of the iceberg' when it comes to unethical practices in Russian academia.
An algorithm developed to spot abnormal patterns of citations aims to find scientists who have manipulated reference lists.
Universities and those who work there must reimagine spaces, behaviour and processes to promote a sense of belonging for everyone.
