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UK Independent Space Agency Scrapped to Cut Costs

UK Independent Space Agency Scrapped to Cut Costs

Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result

How Africa-led Clinical Trials Are Shaping Vaccine Science

How Africa-led Clinical Trials Are Shaping Vaccine Science

African scientists are now designing clinical trials, steering analysis and defining the questions that matter. Africa is not just at the table; it is building it.

Fake Science, Faulty Methods, Misleading Testimony

Fake Science, Faulty Methods, Misleading Testimony

How a rogue forensics lab in Chicago got people wrongfully convicted for driving high.

Stop the University Ranking Circus - Intervention

Stop the University Ranking Circus - Intervention

In June 2024, a study called for an end to use of ranking to validate research. The researchers gave their reasons. Others have followed even while the ranking industry seems to be coming off more and more popular with students, parents and recruiters. Below is an additional voice against the practice. There is no knowing […]

The Dangerous Precedent of Political Interference in Medical Research in Canada 

The Dangerous Precedent of Political Interference in Medical Research in Canada 

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) expresses deep concern over recent statements by Ontario Premier Doug Ford regarding biomedical research involving dogs.   

To Restore Trust in Science, Scientists Should Focus on Storytelling

To Restore Trust in Science, Scientists Should Focus on Storytelling

Holden Thorp, PhD, top editor at Science, discusses the essential role of front-line doctors, the power of well-told stories, and the value of admitting error.

Conspiracy Theories As Engines of Connection for Enriched Public Debates on Emerging Technologies

Conspiracy Theories As Engines of Connection for Enriched Public Debates on Emerging Technologies

Debates on contested emerging technologies illustrate how publics make sense of science and technology by making unexpected connections between scientific insights, values, hopes and fears.

Scientists’ role in defending democracy

Scientists’ role in defending democracy

We know from other countries and contexts that aspiring authoritarians often target scientists, elevate loyalists, and suppress or sideline any who might have the knowledge, expertise, or power to challenge government transgression and failures to make science-based policy decisions. In response to such threats, the US scientific community can work to rebuild critical elements of the federal science enterprise now being dismantled or compromised, including science advisory committees and scientific assessments, which for decades have helped ensure that the best available science informs policy decisions.

Ask a Scientist: How Does Documenting Attacks on Science Stop Authoritarians?

Ask a Scientist: How Does Documenting Attacks on Science Stop Authoritarians?

Last month, UCS published Science and Democracy Under Siege: Documenting Six Months of the Trump Administration's Destructive Actions, a report that catalogs 402 attacks on science between January 20 and June 30, 2025.

Even Honest Research Results Can Flip - a New Approach to Assessing Robustness in the Social Sciences

Even Honest Research Results Can Flip - a New Approach to Assessing Robustness in the Social Sciences

When academic studies get things wrong, it is often blamed on misconduct. Yet even good-faith research can produce contradictory conclusions.

As Science Faces External Attacks, It Needs to Look Within to Defend and Reform

As Science Faces External Attacks, It Needs to Look Within to Defend and Reform

Rather than just defending the status quo, scientists should use data to understand and fix their own institutional problems

Why being open about science can make people trust it less, and what to do about it

Why being open about science can make people trust it less, and what to do about it

When people trust science, they can make better decisions, follow helpful rules and work together on big problems like health, climate change and new technology. But if people stop trusting science, it's easier for false information to spread, and harder to solve those problems.

What's Driving UK Universities to Set Up Campuses in India in a Changing Global Education Order?

What's Driving UK Universities to Set Up Campuses in India in a Changing Global Education Order?

Study Abroad News: Driven by policy changes and an increasing youth population, top UK universities like Birmingham and Southampton are establishing campuses in India. 

Male Researchers Retract More Papers Than Their Female Peers

Male Researchers Retract More Papers Than Their Female Peers

A new global study reveals that male researchers have higher paper retraction rates than their female peers. We spoke to the lead author to find out why this could be the case.

PLOS Responds to PNAS Study Detailing the Growth of Peer Review Integrity Issues

PLOS Responds to PNAS Study Detailing the Growth of Peer Review Integrity Issues

A new PNAS study uses openly available articles to map the scale of paper mill and peer review ring activity across scholarly publishing.

Science|Business Summer Reads of 2025

Science|Business Summer Reads of 2025

The EU science policy world is still digesting last month's proposals for the next €175 billion Framework Programme, plans that have set in motion years of haggling over budgets, regulation clauses and committee makeups. But as Brussels empties for August, and the research bubble decamps to the Riviera, Alps or somewhere further afield, it's a good time to take a step back and ask: what is all this policymaking and funding for? What kind of scientific and technological future do we want? 

Trump's Chief Science Adviser Faces a Storm of Criticism: What's Next?

Trump's Chief Science Adviser Faces a Storm of Criticism: What's Next?

US researchers were hopeful when Donald Trump appointed Michael Kratsios to a top science position, but many say he has contributed to the chaos. Can he turn things around?

Trump Hands Political Appointees Control over Science Funding: Here's Why Researchers Are Sounding the Alarm

Trump Hands Political Appointees Control over Science Funding: Here's Why Researchers Are Sounding the Alarm

News News: President Trump's executive order gives political appointees control over federal science grants, requiring agencies like NIH and NSF to ensure funding.

The Six Months That Shaped the Future of Horizon Europe

The Six Months That Shaped the Future of Horizon Europe

The first half of 2025 saw Brussels consumed by a debate over the future of the EU's research and innovation programme, which ended with a legislative proposal that quenched long-running rumours of Horizon Europe's demise.