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A complete public catalogue of brain recording data from a single laboratory has revealed new scientific findings, and has also shed light on aspects of the scientific process, such as statistical power and publication bias.

Having a formal onboarding procedure for new lab members can lead to a happier and more productive working environment.

Ensuring that public feedback on preprints is focused, appropriate, specific and transparent (or FAST) will help to develop a thriving culture for reviewing and commenting on preprints.

As she closes the door on her time in academia, a neuroscientist faces unexpected grief.

The natural history of the model fern Ceratopteris richardii provides opportunities for unique studies and makes it an important system to include in comparative work.

It is important that any strategy that seeks to move towards gender parity in science and medicine includes actions to address male advantage and overrepresentation as well as female disadvantage and underrepresentation.

Research on human sleep and circadian physiology exhibits a bias towards male subjects, creating a sex data gap which holds potential real-world impact and requires concerted effort to close.

The gender gap in publication productivity has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with potential implications for the careers of women working in research.

Peer reviewing helped a graduate student to finally gain a sense of belonging within the research community.

The coquí frog is of interest to researchers in fields as diverse as development biology, social behavior and the biology of invasive species.