A stint at CERN exposed Mara Teresa Dova to longstanding collaborators and mentors, culminating in a successful bid to join a landmark project.

Lab bullies cause lasting damage to both individuals and institutions, say Morteza Mahmoudi and Chris Jackson.

A conference conversation between gut microbiome researcher Jeffrey Gordon and physcian Tahmeed Ahmed forged an award-winning international partnership.

Scientists from these communities mark the start of Pride Month by describing how colleagues and collaborators can better support them in lab and fieldwork settings.

Two researchers with direct experience of online abuse describe its impact, coping strategies, and how it compares to other types of harassment.

Hassoni Alodaini and Fares el Hasan experienced long, difficult and dangerous journeys in search of a safe place to continue their research careers.

Scientists based in resource-poor regions describe how they tackle salary uncertainty, power outages and equipment shortages.

Representatives of US whistleblower organisations deliver their verdict on a strategy to protect federal scientists and their research.

Scientist entrepreneur Jeff Hawkins explains how our knowledge of the brain can help us to better understand artificial intelligence.

Ukrainian scientists reflect on their countrys invasionby Russia, how to halt a postwar brain drain, and how collaborations with Russian colleagues have suffered.