Read recent Spectrum coverage about autism’s apparent rise in prevalence — and some of the potential explanations for it.

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 11 September.

Postdoctoral positions are relatively short, so starting out on the right foot can make all the difference. Researchers offer their advice for making that happen.

Scientists at different career stages offer advice for new postdoctoral researchers — that and more in this month’s issue of Spectrum launch.

Researchers took to social media to discuss a new tool for recording brain activity in freely moving mice and a study linking a mutation in the gene MBD5 to epilepsy and intellectual disability. That and more in this week’s Community Newsletter.

Some researchers are pushing back — with mixed results.

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 4 September.

Researchers on social media reacted to a new version of the Neuropixels probe and a study of sex differences in the brain. That and more in this week’s Community Newsletter.

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 28 August.

This week on social media, researchers discussed a genome-wide association study of the human cerebral cortex, how astrocytes integrate calcium signals, and more.