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Scientists and their supporters took to the streets in 500 marches around the world on Saturday to celebrate science and stress the importance of evidence-based policy. Here are some of the scenes in Brussels, Boston and London

Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram, makes a case for why open science is the key to innovation, economic growth and solutions to a sustainable future.

Efforts to boost e-government and smart city solutions in Romania need more strategic thinking, Stelian Brad, president of Cluj IT Cluster tells Science|Business.

The launch from Cape Canaveral was successful and Aalto-2 is on its way towards the International Space Station.

Cutting-edge electronics research in the UK has received a huge boost, thanks to grants for the University of Warwick – totalling almost £1.75 million – from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

The 2017 slate of candidates for RDA Council was approved by the RDA membership.

On Saturday, thousands of scientists are expected to take to the streets all around the world. Here, some of them explain why they are campaigning

A survey of 1,040 people who intend to March for Science shows the top four reasons are: encouraging policies based on science; encouraging the public to support science; opposing political attacks on science; and protesting cuts in science funding

As the World Health Organisation released a report showing nearly a billion people each year are getting treatment for NTDs, the pharma industry renews its pledge on drug donations

The Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) has opened up greater access to supercomputer time for researchers around Europe

The UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences calls for the establishment of an international body to advocate for rapid diagnostic tests for existing and emerging diseases

Tomorrow, the European University in St Petersburg will have its license to operate revoked. “When there are 11 state agencies scrutinising you, there might be something political behind it,” Grigorii Golosov, professor of political science, tells Science|Business

The US used more renewable energy in 2016 than 2015, according to data published this week by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Overall, energy consumption was nearly flat.

Climate experts tell Science|Business the US president’s slash and burn approach to environmental policy may embolden climate sceptics, but it will not lead other nations to curb their emission-cutting efforts

Orgalime, an association of European engineering industries, has called for an ambitious next Framework Programme (FP9), refocussing on European engineering to attract further research and investment into the sector.

‘I wasn’t sure this was a bird you could catch,’ says winning scientist Saulius Klimašauska

Catapult open for business with £1m investment in cutting-edge lab capacity to support UK drug discovery

Telenor Group and Huawei jointly announced the first 5G based E-band1 multi-user MIMO2 demo in Norway this month.