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European Commission hopes special arrangement will draw more US scientists to its research programme. US researchers will no longer have to sign contracts agreeing to share IP

Research commissioner Carlos Moedas reaffirms his commitment to free-to-view access to scientific research funded by the public purse

The fate of the European Space Agency's Mars probe becomes more grim by the hour, but the mothership is in orbit and poised to examine the Red planet’s atmosphere for evidence of methane

Rotterdam, Stockholm, Munich among 10 digital hubs with a unique European flavour, according to new Science|Business report

UK company demonstrates nationwide transmission of data via the electricity grid. The technology will provide a new means of managing smart grids

Now two years old, Brussels’ talent-spotter is slowly turning into one of Europe’s most recognised start-up engines, with bets on a wide range of intriguing ideas

European trio share award for making the world’s smallest machines

To keep scientific talent flowing into the country, the British government must not make a complete break with the EU, says Carsten Welsch, head of physics at Liverpool University

Nuffield Council on Bioethics launches a review of the potential use of powerful editing tools in human reproduction and livestock, warning policymakers about the easy-to-use technology falling into the hands of ‘garage geneticists’

Scientific advisers and policymakers meet en masse in Brussels to discuss how to close the gap between how they think and work

Rights to freely search journal databases will improve the situation for some public sector researchers, but excluding start-ups from the proposal means it will be harder for them to grow and raise funds from investors

New Zealand's chief science adviser Peter Gluckman says the demand for expert advice keeps on growing, despite an apparent dismissal of evidence in politics today

Climate Commissioner says the giant ITER project has made important managerial ‘turnarounds’, after the European Parliament refused to sign off the 2015 accounts earlier this year

Leak shows Brussels officials preparing new ideas to turn ‘acorns into mighty oaks’ and ease the pathway to growth for start-ups

Twelve-person advisory panel will make recommendations on how the new body should function