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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

LGBTQ+ populations in the United States continue to experience disparities in health and health care. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) reaffirms and updates much of its long-standing policy on LGBTQ+ health.

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What Are the Three Main Political Parties Promising on Science at the UK Election?

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What Are the Three Main Political Parties Promising on Science at the UK Election?

The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have all recently outlined plans for research in their manifestos.

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Scientists Identify Safe Havens We Must Preserve to Prevent 'the Sixth Great Extinction of Life on Earth'

Scientists Identify Safe Havens We Must Preserve to Prevent 'the Sixth Great Extinction of Life on Earth'

If we act now, scientists say, we can prevent human-caused extinctions wiping out our planet’s wildlife.

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How Science Fiction Helped Me Become a Better Science Communicator

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How Science Fiction Helped Me Become a Better Science Communicator

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Diseases with Higher Burden in Asia and Africa Lack Research Funding

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Diseases with Higher Burden in Asia and Africa Lack Research Funding

These neglected tropical diseases typically affect populations in the poorest parts of the world

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Negotiations Advance Towards Global Intergovernmental Science-policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention

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Negotiations Advance Towards Global Intergovernmental Science-policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention

Governments gathered in Geneva have advanced in the process to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention

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Slovenia to Join European Space Agency

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Slovenia to Join European Space Agency

Esa leader hails “milestone” for agency and country alike

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Cyberattacks Are Hitting Research Institutions With Devastating Effects

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Cyberattacks Are Hitting Research Institutions With Devastating Effects

Hackers are targeting universities and research institutes with ransomware, leaving staff and students without the ability to work.

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'It Can Feel Like There's No Way Out' - Political Scientists Face Pushback on Their Work

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'It Can Feel Like There's No Way Out' - Political Scientists Face Pushback on Their Work

In a year in which numerous countries are going to the polls, many election-watching scientists are under pressure.

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EU Commission Blames Low R&D Investment for Economic Stagnation

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EU Commission Blames Low R&D Investment for Economic Stagnation

The European Commission is blaming the EU's economic stagnation on low investment in research and innovation, in the European Semester report, the bloc's main policy tool for coordinating economic and fiscal policy across the 27 member state, which was published on Wednesday.

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Embracing the Social in Social Science

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Embracing the Social in Social Science

As science inextricably intermixes with society, the social sciences are essential to building trust in the scientific enterprise.

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Do Universities Anchor Innovation or Just Organise It?

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Do Universities Anchor Innovation or Just Organise It?

Universities are often invoked as vital drivers of local economic growth, innovative technologies and businesses. However, as James Evans discusses their influence on local innovation may be overestimated in comparison to the role they play in organising and helping these businesses develop.

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How's This for a Bombshell - The US Must Make AI Its Next Manhattan Project

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How's This for a Bombshell - The US Must Make AI Its Next Manhattan Project

A new essay on the rise of superintelligent machines pivots from being a warning to humanity to a rallying cry for an industrial complex to bolster American military defence

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Science-Policy Bodies Spearhead Solutions to Planetary Crises

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Science-Policy Bodies Spearhead Solutions to Planetary Crises

At the United Nations Environment Assembly in 2022, 190 Member States agreed to establisha new body that would provide policymakers with robust

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Australia’s Horizon Europe talks called off without association

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Australia’s Horizon Europe talks called off without association

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Putting China’s science surge in proper perspective

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Putting China’s science surge in proper perspective

Reports of China’s rising scientific dominance over the US and West should be taken with a big grain of salt.

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Scientists Might Have Found a Way to Overcome One of the Biggest Problems with AI

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Scientists Might Have Found a Way to Overcome One of the Biggest Problems with AI

Scientists may have created a way to help overcome one of the biggest problems with popular artificial intelligence systems.

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How Science-policy Bodies Are Driving Solutions to Planetary Crises

How Science-policy Bodies Are Driving Solutions to Planetary Crises

What are science-policy panels and why are they important in the battle against the triple planetary crisis?

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US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs

US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs

Legislation advancing in the Senate and House would restrict Chinese and Russian citizens from using national labs of the Department of Energy.

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Misinformation Might Sway Elections - but Not in the Way That You Think

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Misinformation Might Sway Elections - but Not in the Way That You Think

Rampant deepfakes and false news are often blamed for swaying votes. Research suggests it's hard to change people's political opinions, but easier to nudge their behaviour.

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Make EU Research and Innovation a "Collective Priority", Draghi Says

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Make EU Research and Innovation a "Collective Priority", Draghi Says

The EU must make research and innovation a "collective priority", Mario Draghi said on Friday as he outlined some of the key points from his highly anticipated report on EU competitiveness, set to be submitted to the Commission next month.

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How Climate Change is Hitting Europe: Three Graphics Reveal Health Impacts

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How Climate Change is Hitting Europe: Three Graphics Reveal Health Impacts

A growing body of research reveals the deaths and diseases linked to rising temperatures across the continent.

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Far-right Gains in European Elections: What They Mean for Climate Goals

Far-right Gains in European Elections: What They Mean for Climate Goals

A shift to the political right in Europe could make it harder to bring in more ambitious green policies, but key net-zero commitments should remain.

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EU Election Unlikely to Rock the Research Boat

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EU Election Unlikely to Rock the Research Boat

The results of the EU elections will not cause an "earthquake" for research and innovation policies, as the largest political group, the European People's Party (EPP), is on course to maintain its dominance.

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Why AlphaFold 3 Needs to Be Open Source

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Why AlphaFold 3 Needs to Be Open Source

The powerful AI-driven software from DeepMind was released without making its code openly available to scientists.

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Research Funders Have No Excuse to Shun Volatile Countries

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Research Funders Have No Excuse to Shun Volatile Countries

Buffers against economic and political turbulence can be built into project support, says Hannah Ngugi

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German Research Organisations Criticise 'Discriminatory' Israel Boycotts

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German Research Organisations Criticise 'Discriminatory' Israel Boycotts

The Alliance of German Science Organisations has criticised research boycotts of Israel, saying they are "discriminatory", "misguided" and "counterproductive".

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Cybersecurity Centre Gets Ready to Direct EU Research

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Cybersecurity Centre Gets Ready to Direct EU Research

Following its formation in 2021, the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) is on the verge of operating autonomously and is poised to take on the management of Horizon Europe grants in this area.

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Science Can Differ, Complicating Animal Welfare Issues

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Animal Rights

Science Can Differ, Complicating Animal Welfare Issues

While you may be able to prove a point while using scientific information, people with differing opinions can often prove their points by using another set of scientific information.

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China's Top Science Institute Restructured to Focus on Research Frontiers

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China's Top Science Institute Restructured to Focus on Research Frontiers

Chinese Academy of Sciences undergoes organisational overhaul as Beijing pushes original innovation in bid to become tech superpower.

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

What Are the Three Main Political Parties Promising on Science at the UK Election?

What Are the Three Main Political Parties Promising on Science at the UK Election?

Scientists Identify Safe Havens We Must Preserve to Prevent 'the Sixth Great Extinction of Life on Earth'

Scientists Identify Safe Havens We Must Preserve to Prevent 'the Sixth Great Extinction of Life on Earth'

How Science Fiction Helped Me Become a Better Science Communicator

How Science Fiction Helped Me Become a Better Science Communicator

Diseases with Higher Burden in Asia and Africa Lack Research Funding

Diseases with Higher Burden in Asia and Africa Lack Research Funding

Negotiations Advance Towards Global Intergovernmental Science-policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention

Negotiations Advance Towards Global Intergovernmental Science-policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution Prevention

Slovenia to Join European Space Agency

Slovenia to Join European Space Agency

Cyberattacks Are Hitting Research Institutions With Devastating Effects

Cyberattacks Are Hitting Research Institutions With Devastating Effects

'It Can Feel Like There's No Way Out' - Political Scientists Face Pushback on Their Work

'It Can Feel Like There's No Way Out' - Political Scientists Face Pushback on Their Work

EU Commission Blames Low R&D Investment for Economic Stagnation

EU Commission Blames Low R&D Investment for Economic Stagnation

Embracing the Social in Social Science

Embracing the Social in Social Science

Do Universities Anchor Innovation or Just Organise It?

Do Universities Anchor Innovation or Just Organise It?

How's This for a Bombshell - The US Must Make AI Its Next Manhattan Project

How's This for a Bombshell - The US Must Make AI Its Next Manhattan Project

Science-Policy Bodies Spearhead Solutions to Planetary Crises

Science-Policy Bodies Spearhead Solutions to Planetary Crises

Australia’s Horizon Europe talks called off without association

Australia’s Horizon Europe talks called off without association

Putting China’s science surge in proper perspective

Putting China’s science surge in proper perspective

Scientists Might Have Found a Way to Overcome One of the Biggest Problems with AI

Scientists Might Have Found a Way to Overcome One of the Biggest Problems with AI

How Science-policy Bodies Are Driving Solutions to Planetary Crises

How Science-policy Bodies Are Driving Solutions to Planetary Crises

US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs

US Lawmakers Aim to Limit Citizens of China and Russia from Accessing DOE Labs

Misinformation Might Sway Elections - but Not in the Way That You Think

Misinformation Might Sway Elections - but Not in the Way That You Think

Make EU Research and Innovation a "Collective Priority", Draghi Says

Make EU Research and Innovation a "Collective Priority", Draghi Says

How Climate Change is Hitting Europe: Three Graphics Reveal Health Impacts

How Climate Change is Hitting Europe: Three Graphics Reveal Health Impacts

Far-right Gains in European Elections: What They Mean for Climate Goals

Far-right Gains in European Elections: What They Mean for Climate Goals

EU Election Unlikely to Rock the Research Boat

EU Election Unlikely to Rock the Research Boat

Why AlphaFold 3 Needs to Be Open Source

Why AlphaFold 3 Needs to Be Open Source

Research Funders Have No Excuse to Shun Volatile Countries

Research Funders Have No Excuse to Shun Volatile Countries

German Research Organisations Criticise 'Discriminatory' Israel Boycotts

German Research Organisations Criticise 'Discriminatory' Israel Boycotts

Cybersecurity Centre Gets Ready to Direct EU Research

Cybersecurity Centre Gets Ready to Direct EU Research

Science Can Differ, Complicating Animal Welfare Issues

Science Can Differ, Complicating Animal Welfare Issues

China's Top Science Institute Restructured to Focus on Research Frontiers

China's Top Science Institute Restructured to Focus on Research Frontiers