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Mexico's Scientific Community Is Facing Unprecedented Threats From the Government

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

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

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. 

British Scientists Being 'frozen Out' of EU Research Due to NI Row, Claims MP

British Scientists Being 'frozen Out' of EU Research Due to NI Row, Claims MP

Bill Cash says UK still not being made full member of Horizon Europe science programme linked to dispute over NI protocol

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

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.

Mandates Likely Work to Increase Vaccine Uptake

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.

COVID, Racism, China: Three Tests for the Next NIH Leader

COVID, Racism, China: Three Tests for the Next NIH Leader

The successor to Francis Collins will need to be steadfast, nimble and creative in how they run the world's largest biomedical research agency at a pivotal time.

Commission Completes Horizon Negotiations with Israel in Rare Association Success

Commission Completes Horizon Negotiations with Israel in Rare Association Success

The EU has wrapped up Horizon Europe negotiations with Israel and hopes to sign it up as an associated country before the end of the year, despite pressure from pro-Palestinian academics and objections in Brussels to the country's settlement policies. While the association was expected, the breakthrough comes as uncertainty clouds the status of the UK and Switzerland, two other major potential partners of the research framework.

Breast Cancer in Africa: A Growing Dilemma

Breast Cancer in Africa: A Growing Dilemma

As the world marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, DW examines the rising rates of breast cancer in Nigeria, Uganda and Malawi. Lifesaving information is often scarce, and many patients lack access to adequate treatment.

Scholar-led.network: New Support for Scientific Publication Projects

Scholar-led.network: New Support for Scientific Publication Projects

The scholar-led.network is an alliance of Open Access stakeholders that was constituted at the beginning of 2021 as a “digital focus group” in the context of the project “open-access.network”.

COP26: 'Hate Tells Scientists Their Work is Important'

COP26: 'Hate Tells Scientists Their Work is Important'

Prof Phil Jones says climate scientists must be protected from abuse.

How Extreme Weather and the Pandemic Have Exposed Fatal Flaws in Science Communication

How Extreme Weather and the Pandemic Have Exposed Fatal Flaws in Science Communication

While there is great progress to be proud of, extreme weather and the pandemic have exposed fatal shortcomings in how science is communicated and interpreted.

Earth is Reflecting Less Light. It's Not Clear if That's a Trend

Earth is Reflecting Less Light. It's Not Clear if That's a Trend

A decrease in Earth's reflectance shows our planet is absorbing more solar radiation, but it's not clear if the trend will last.

5 Cool Things to Know About NASA's Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

5 Cool Things to Know About NASA's Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

NASA's Lucy is the first spacecraft to head to the two giant clumps of space rocks that tag along in Jupiter's orbit.