Certain aspects of scientific life do not lend themselves to working from home. Archaeologist Adrià Breu, who studies neolithic pottery at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, can’t dig for ...

Amanda Kay Montoya is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Open Science. She receives funding from the ...

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Being named as a Nobel laureate is the ultimate prize for many scientists, but how do other science prizes compare? The Nobel prizes are the most famous awards in science — and for many, the ultimate ...