A survey of scientists working in Germany reveals that most already travel to conferences in a sustainable manner and would be willing to make further changes to protect the environment.

Community nurturing is the single most important factor in determining the sustainability of an open source project such as BioJS.

The relentless expansion that threatens the sustainability of biomedical research in the US takes a heavy toll on young researchers.

Responsible agricultural practices provide a useful lens through which to consider the lives and careers of researchers.

Journals can benefit from listening to graduate students, postdocs and newly-independent group leaders.

An analysis of review, promotion and tenure documents from 129 US and Canadian universities suggests institutions could better fulfill their public missions by changing how they incentivize the public dimensions of faculty work.

The interactions between communities of microbial species and their human hosts raise questions about the nature of health and disease.

The availability of almost all articles from toll access journals in the Sci-Hub repository will disrupt scholarly publishing towards more open models.

Science hackathons can help academics, particularly those in the early stage of their careers, to build collaborations and write research proposals.

Comparing maize to its wild ancestor teosinte advances our understanding of how it and other cereal crops evolved, and also identifies the genetic variation that can contribute to important agricultural traits.