An inefficient peer review process, the fact that renting a research paper for 48 hours can cost over $30, and the fact that scientists are spending more time applying for research grants than ...

Julie Gould is a freelance science writer in London. How do you learn leadership skills as a researcher, and how well is science served by its current crop of leaders? These are just two of the ...

Cong Lu has long been fascinated by how to use technology to make his job as a research scientist more efficient. But his latest project takes the idea to an extreme. Lu, who is a postdoctoral ...