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A more interactive peer-review process can help authors build recognition, increase their impact, and win priority for their scientific work.

Science Careers looks at the pros and cons for young scientists to take part in interactive peer review processes both as authors and reviewers.
 

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

Postdoc Huajun Zhao, 42, is in custody on "a single count of economic espionage," reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
 

After the blush of first love is gone, Rachel Ruhlen digs deep to find passion for her work.

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

The New York Times quickly changes course in an online obituary of a highly accomplished engineer, after initially emphasizing her housekeeping accomplishments.

Underrepresented minorities increase their share of faculty posts at 2-year colleges, while Asians rise at 4-year institutions and in industry.

Career opportunities for scientists are evolving as cancer research becomes increasingly collaborative.

Fátima Al-Shahrour is working to interpret the genome to help select more effective drugs for cancer patients.

With good long-term funding prospects and attractive salaries, Germany has become a major contender in the global competition among nations to draw in top talent.

As maps have changed, so have mapmakers.

Science Careers talks to Eric Kaplan, co-executive producer of the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory, about his work on the show.

In Vienna, Eastern and central European scientists gathered to network and learn how to be more competitive for ERC grants.

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

A recent NSF report finds that efforts to improve the representation of women, minorities, and people with disabilities in science and engineering are slow going.

Recent political pronouncements would be laughable if they weren't potentially so harmful.

One of the last sessions at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting looked at transformative research and the factors that facilitate it—or don't.

India is pushing science forward with nationwide initiatives, offering new career opportunities for scientists around the world.

Experts discussed how mentoring differs for minorities and how it can be tweaked to ensure that scientists don't hit a "mentoring glass ceiling."