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Actions on Retractions: An Interview with Jodi Schneider
In today's post, Alice Meadows interviews Jodi Schneider of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign about the work she's leading to reduce the inadvertent spread of retracted research.
Academia's Ableist Mindset Needs to Change
Four junior researchers with disabilities describe their career experiences to date, and how colleagues can act as allies.
One of the Most Egregious Ripoffs in the History of Science
A new history of the race to decipher DNA reveals Shakespearean plots of scheming.
David Frost Says EU Close to Breaching Brexit Deal over Science Programme
David Frost Says EU Close to Breaching Brexit Deal over Science Programme
Minister 'quite concerned' about delay to finalising UK's participation in €80bn Horizon Europe scheme
The Shifting Sands of 'gain-of-function' Research
The mystery of COVID's origins has reignited a contentious debate about potentially risky studies and the fuzzy terminology that describes them.
The World Was Woefully Unprepared for a Pandemic. Let's Be Ready for the Next One
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board is calling for a coherent action plan to counter future health emergencies
The Secret Lives of Cells - As Never Seen Before
Cutting-edge microscopy techniques are allowing researchers to spy on the innards of cells in all their crowded glory.
COVID Vaccines for Kids Are Coming
Kids under 12 years generally can't get a COVID vaccine. US authorities will rule on emergency approval for the BioNTech-Pfizer jab for 5- to 11-year-olds.
Tips for Collaborating with Scientists, from a Philosopher
Make language inclusive and agree on your aims in advance.
Astronomers Spot First Possible Exoplanet Outside Our Galaxy
Saturn-sized planet candidate has been identified in Whirlpool Galaxy 28m light years away
Infertility and the Leaky Pipeline
Difficulty in conceiving a baby should not be allowed to wreck a woman’s scientific career
Mexico's Scientific Community Is Facing Unprecedented Threats From the Government
Scientists around the world fear the Mexican government is trying to send a message to those who would dare question it.
Opinion | The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Leaf Blowers
Nearly everything about how Americans "care" for their lawns is deadly, but these machines exist in a category of environmental hell all their own.
Challenges to Democracy in Europe: Insights Into a Complex and Turbulent Political Climate
Challenges to Democracy in Europe: Insights Into a Complex and Turbulent Political Climate
Results from some of the innovative EU-funded research that help us to better understand the major political issues of the day and provide recommendations for policymakers, citizens and other organisations to better respond to the threats facing European democracy.
Special Topics Issue on Intersectional Science Policy
These articles raise awareness of science policy topics that directly affect marginalized scientists and communities, and provides possible solutions by which to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in science policy as laid out by the next generation of leaders in the field.
Why Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are So Hard to Kill
Behind the struggle to stop governments propping up the coal, oil and gas industries.
The Secret to South Korea's COVID Success? Combining High Technology with the Human Touch
The Secret to South Korea's COVID Success? Combining High Technology with the Human Touch
To combat COVID and future pandemics, governments need to heed the lessons of social interventions and not just the technological ones.
Research That's Not in English Often Goes Unread - Leaving Massive Data Blind Spots
English is the lingua franca of science - but as a result, science published in languages other than English often goes unread.
Citizen Scientists Help Assure Quality of Coastal Biodiversity Monitoring
Citizen Scientists Help Assure Quality of Coastal Biodiversity Monitoring
Study shows collaboration between civil society and academia achieving progress toward the goals of the UN Ocean Decade
Mandates Likely Work to Increase Vaccine Uptake
Rather than causing a backlash, vaccine mandates promote vaccination uptake, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania.
If You Go Down to the Woods: Joining the Dots in EU Forestry Research
If You Go Down to the Woods: Joining the Dots in EU Forestry Research
The EU's forests would benefit from better knowledge translation and closer links between wood production and biodiversity research and innovation.
Transforming the Transformative Agreement
Brigitte Shull from Cambridge University Press looks at the lessons learned so far from transformative agreements and how they continue to evolve.
Revisiting: How Traditional Publishing Works
Revisiting a 2018 primer on the business side of publishing. The defining property of traditional publishing is editorial selection. That is what publishing is about.
Recognition in Peer Review
A look at recognition in peer review, what's offered now and what's on the horizon. How does this affect the process?
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