New Human Embryo Models Spark Needless Controversy
Recent news of complex embryo models revived debates over stem cells and human cloning. But biology says there’s nothing to worry about.
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To Save Society from Digital Tech, Enable Scrutiny of How Policies Are Implemented
To Save Society from Digital Tech, Enable Scrutiny of How Policies Are Implemented
Well-designed policies alone cannot prevent social harm from new technologies. Instead, watchdogs must have tools to scrutinize how such policies are implemented, paving the road for digital accountability.
How Centuries of Sexism Excluded Women from Science - and How to Redress the Balance
How Centuries of Sexism Excluded Women from Science - and How to Redress the Balance
Physicist Athene Donald's research was dismissed as 'cookery'. Now she's written a primer on how to fight back.
China's Use of Formal Science and Technology Agreements As a Tool of Diplomacy
China's Use of Formal Science and Technology Agreements As a Tool of Diplomacy
China's government uses a variety of diplomatic tools to pursue its foreign policy aims including negotiating and signing formal bilateral science and technology.
Spanish EU Presidency to Spearhead Strategic Direction for Research and Innovation Policy
Spanish EU Presidency to Spearhead Strategic Direction for Research and Innovation Policy
Europe, closer: with that statement of intent Spain has kicked off its six-month stint leading the EU. For science this means a focus on expanding the reach of research and innovation and at the same time advancing with North Africa and Latin America.
Animal welfare: Methods to improve policy and practice
New methods are emerging to quantify human and animal welfare on a common scale, creating new tools for policy.
Science Activism Is Surging, Marking A Culture Shift Among Scientists
More scientists seem empowered to advocate for a wide range of policy issues.
Is 'Wokeism' Slowly Killing Scientific Merit? Look to the Latter for the Real Threat to Science
Is 'Wokeism' Slowly Killing Scientific Merit? Look to the Latter for the Real Threat to Science
While some worry "wokeist" ideology could corrupt scientific merit, it could be our problematic understanding of the latter that poses an even greater threat to science, two philosophers argue.
Sweden's Researchers Outraged at Decision to Axe Development-Research Funding
Sudden move could derail collaborations that have taken decades to build, scientists say. International-development researchers in Sweden are in turmoil after the country’s government decided to cut all further public research funding for the field.
Scientists Used ChatGPT to Generate an Entire Paper from Scratch - But Is It Any Good?
'Industry Scientists Are Often Misunderstood: Here’s Why I Chose This Path'
'A Huge Relief': Scientists React to Hopes of UK Rejoining EU Horizon Scheme
'A Huge Relief': Scientists React to Hopes of UK Rejoining EU Horizon Scheme
Scientists including the physicist Brian Cox have reacted with a mixture of caution, anger and relief that the UK appears set to rejoin the EU’s flagship £85bn Horizon science research programme after a protracted Brexit row.
Science Activism is Surging - Which Marks a Culture Shift Among Scientists
Political mobilization among scientists has been growing in recent years. Two social scientists break down what this looks like and how it represents a culture shift among the scientific community.
Horizon Research Deal with EU Awaits Sunak's Signature
BBC News understands a deal has been negotiated over UK association with the Horizon programme.
Supreme Court Rulings Will Reduce Diversity in STEM and Set Back Scientific Progress
400 Years Ago, Philosopher Blaise Pascal Was One of the First to Grapple with the Role of Faith in an Age of Science and Reason
400 Years Ago, Philosopher Blaise Pascal Was One of the First to Grapple with the Role of Faith in an Age of Science and Reason
Blaise Pascal, a mathematician and a Catholic theologian, born 400 years ago,
left a deep and lasting influence on the world that can be felt today.
What Is The Russian Navy Doing With All These Military Dolphins? Here's The Science
Dolphins might not be the first animal you think of when it comes to putting together a battle-hardened team of warriors, but the Russian military is reportedly recruiting bottlenose dolphins to defend the Sevastopol naval base in the Black Sea.
Why Our Hair Turns Gray-And How Scientists Could Reverse the Process for Good
For starters, avoid tearing your hair out when frustration strikes, because it might just come in gray.
Beyond the Hype: How AI Could Change the Game for Social Science Research
Beyond the Hype: How AI Could Change the Game for Social Science Research
Large language models are becoming increasingly capable of imitating human-like responses, creating opportunities to test social science theories on a larger scale and with much greater speed.
New Research Explores How 'green Infrastructure' Policy is Applied in Sweden
New Research Explores How 'green Infrastructure' Policy is Applied in Sweden
Researchers have explored the creation and implications of Sweden's 'green infrastructure' policy, an approach identified by the European Commission as a potential strategy to protect biodiversity and create healthy, resilient ecosystems.
Preserving Citizens' Economic Well-being: Evaluating Risks and Policy Solutions for Climate Change, Digitalisation, and Biodiversity Loss Financial-related Threats
Preserving Citizens' Economic Well-being: Evaluating Risks and Policy Solutions for Climate Change, Digitalisation, and Biodiversity Loss Financial-related Threats
By researching and anticipating financial risks, a team of few scientists assesses the financial challenges posed by climate change, digitalization and biodiversity loss. Today, we spoke with them to learn more about their research.
GPT-3 (Dis)Informs Us Better than Humans
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we create and evaluate information, and this is happening during an infodemic, which has been having marked effects on global health.
Building an Equitable Global Science System
Over the course of the past 70 years, academic journal articles have become commodities and researchers in the majority of the world have been margina...
Science History: Yue Xiong's Great Leap
Yue Xiong is a microbiologist who emigrated to the United States from China to complete his doctorate in 1989. He is the chief scientific officer of pharmaceutical company Cullgen and was a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This article follows Yue Xiong’s quest for education and is based on an interview from the Science History Institute’s oral history archive conducted in 2000 by historian William Van Benschoten.
United States to End Race-Based University Admissions: What Now for Diversity in Science?
United States to End Race-Based University Admissions: What Now for Diversity in Science?
The US Supreme Court has struck down colleges’ and universities’ right to use race as a factor in deciding which students they admit.
The Security Crackdown by Canadian Government is Hampering Research Collaboration with China
The Security Crackdown by Canadian Government is Hampering Research Collaboration with China
The Canadian government's stepped up security for foreign research collaborations has created a climate of fear in which some scientists have stopped submitting grant applications and others have quietly severed ties with collaborators in China.
Brussels' Research Bubble Has High Hopes for New Commissioner Nominee
Research policy experts are breathing a sigh of relief that Brussels is about to get a new research commissioner who has credentials suggesting she's up to the task, after the European Commission president picked Iliana Ivanova to take over the running of the EU's €95.5 billion Horizon Europe R&D programme. Ivanova is a Bulgarian member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and a former member of the European Parliament. Her experience as an EU auditor is seen as a positive sign.
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