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"We felt very well established in what we were working on in our postdocs and really excited about new opportunities and looking for ways to make those new opportunities come into being." - Alexis Templeton

This ScienceCareers.org feature highlights the sites, sounds, tastes, and ambience of some of our readers' and writers' favorite conference locations, from quaint towns to cosmopolitan cities.

Many foreign-born scientists have made the United States their home because the country provides some of the best training and career opportunities worldwide. But life as a foreign scientist is not without its challenges.

Psychologists share tips for figuring out what's sapping your enthusiasm—and how to get it back.

Paternity leave helps fathers and mothers advance their careers; too bad it's not more common.

Managing an intimate relationship at work requires awareness of potential pitfalls and a delicate balance of privacy and openness.

To help him write his dissertation, computer scientist Fred Stutzman created an app that blocks online distractions.

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

Answering these six questions can help you choose your career path without having to make major course corrections.

Identifying and addressing self-confidence issues can help early-career scientists make swifter progress.

Australian postdoc Charmaine Tam shares tips on how to make it through this early phase of a research career.

University of Oxford chemist Carol Robinson returned to academia after an 8-year break and went on to win the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award.

Noah Wilson-Rich started a company to support his work in bee immunity.

According to science historian Jon Agar, Margaret Thatcher's scientific training had a significant influence on her political career