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It's a tough brief to fill, but geneticists with mathematical and computing skills find jobs easy to get. Virginia Gewin reports.

Satellite transmitters help Cristina Miranda to understand the movements and habitats of endangered hawksbill sea turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The international effort to address the health crisis in the developing world is providing a wealth of career opportunities. Virginia Gewin reports.

Amie Fornah Sankoh studies how viruses commandeer plant communication at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.

Indigenous Canadian ecologist Jennifer Grenz abandons colonial restoration dogma to reshape land systems according to community needs.

Two years after the end of the controversial China Initiative, academics describe being treated like spies, a loss of talent and a chilling atmosphere that is stifling science.

Conservationist Loyiso Dunga aims to guard kelp, a crucial resource in South African waters that is home to invertebrates, fish and mammals.

A crop of websites is making networking among scientists easier than ever. Virginia Gewin logs in.

Vaccines are no longer 'worthy but dull'. A heady mix of funding and breakthroughs is bringing this once-quiet area to life, says Virginia Gewin.

Concerns about food shortages, land use, climate change and biodiversity have created a huge need for interdisciplinary researchers focused on agriculture. Virginia Gewin investigates the opportunities.

Plant breeders are turning their attention to roots to increase yields without causing environmental damage. Virginia Gewin unearths some promising subterranean strategies.

Geomicrobiologist Karen Lloyd explores the roles of microorganisms that dwell in the planet’s most remote regions.

British Columbia aims to become a leader in clean-energy technology. Virginia Gewin tracks progress.

Graduate students who head abroad to study face any number of challenges if they hope to prosper. Virginia Gewin provides a study guide.

Nanomedicine has started to gather momentum in recent years, and cutting-edge jobs abound for those with the right training. Virginia Gewin takes a closer look.

Industry's urge to build on breakthroughs in neurotechnology could be a boon for business-minded scientists, says Virginia Gewin.

Snow hydrologist McKenzie Skiles takes to her skis in rural parts of the United States each spring to track dust’s impact on water resources.

Geologist Fernanda Avelar Santos finds that fishing gear and packaging are creating a new type of pollution.

Researchers in the developing world navigate many roadblocks when partnering with the global north, but the benefits can be wide-reaching.

The Ramalingaswami Re-entry fellowship is among a number of schemes set up to attract talented scientists back to India. Diaspora and returning researchers share their career decisions.

Microbial ecologist Gerdhard Jessen studies how climate change might affect microorganisms in deserts, hot springs and hydrothermal vents.

Tom Cameron works with local oyster growers to restore native oysters to their natural habitat in the United Kingdom.

Eletra de Souza’s research aims to help decrease lethal strikes in Brazil.

Nanoparticles carrying chemotherapeutic drugs could help people with cancer escape some of the drugs’ side effects, hopes Silvia Giordani.

Savannah Braden monitors how fruits ripen and rot to reduce food waste.

A career leap into the unknown can be unsettling, but you can take steps to ease the transition.

Hugo Campos develops resilient, high-yield crop varieties to battle food insecurity.

PhD student Gianluca Torta contributes to green recycling by extracting rare-earth metals from industrial landfill for reuse in electric motors.

How horses and cows are enticing skylarks and starlings back to an island meadow.

Molecular immunologist Audrey Teh is passionate about converting plants into pharmaceutical producers.

Julián Fernández Barcellona provides affordable, space-based connectivity for companies looking to monitor remote assets in real time.

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe researches how physical changes to soil affect how much carbon is released into the atmosphere.

Jasmin Graham has a passion for predators and promoting inclusive science.

Noam Shomron includes antiques and his own paintings of wildlife in the decor for his genomics lab.

Gladys Ngetich spends time with a deafening experimental rig as part of her PhD to improve jet engine turbines.

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon uses his office art to inspire himself in boosting collaboration and creativity.

Hector Aguilar-Carreno is working from home to direct his team’s promising work on a COVID-19 vaccine.

Californian projects show how community engagement can break down urban–rural barriers in the United States.

Julia Casanueva enhances the sensitivity of the Virgo interferometer to better detect distant stellar explosions.

Paula Littlejohn researches how nutrients in early life affect long-term health.

Teams should comprise all gender identities to spark the most innovative endeavours, say researchers.

How a technology position helps an ecologist to boost his impact

Roles on the screen largely reinforce the message that scientists are white men.

Palaeoclimatologist Chenxi Xu traces the sources of water in annual growth rings to identify periods of heavy rainfall or drought over centuries.

Evolutionary ecologist Germán Orizaola Pereda analyses how species have been affected, 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident.

Loredana Bessone instructs astronauts on living in space, walking on the Moon’s surface and choosing rock samples for analysis.

Andie Ang helps to build rope bridges in Singapore and is working to launch primate exchanges with other nations to keep imperilled species safe.

UK geoscientist Christopher Jackson will be the first Black researcher to deliver a Christmas lecture at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

For more than a decade, Josh Griffiths has been trapping the elusive venomous mammals to survey the status of their population.

Female scientists continue to be under-represented across academia.