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Researchers have developed a tool to assess wildlife markets for risks of zoonotic outbreaks. It can help governments decide on courses of action, with strict veterinary requirements potentially more effective than bans.
A marine biologist at the University of British Columbia estimates that last week's record-breaking heat wave in B.C. may have killed more than one billion intertidal animals living along the Salish Sea coastline.
"It was insane": Placer County floodplain restored by beavers in just three years
For centuries, a Eurocentric worldview disregarded the knowledge and strength of the African empire.
The British Academy, jointly with the University Council of Modern Languages, will next week convene a new Strategic Committee for Languages in Higher Education.
Open access book usage data - how close is COUNTER to the other kind?
At a recent meeting, a debate was held on the motion: Preprints are going to replace journals. The author was asked to oppose the motion and this post is based on their arguments.
Smartphones, sensors and consumer habits reveal much about society. Too few people have a say in how these data are created and used.
Why did a certain band eliminate brown M&M's from their dressing room? And what does that have to do with the formatting requirements at some journals? This article explains.
A wide range of perspectives brings unique insight to societal problems.
NIH data hint at the extent of bullying and emotional abuse, but barriers to tackling the issue remain high, says Joanna Buscemi.
In unprecedented comments ahead of federal elections in September, Anja Karliczek applauds university that shuttered its institute.
Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Ann Michael (DeltaThink) discuss some of the more complex aspects of the OA landscape, such as funder mandates, Plan S, and transformative agreements.
Conservators seek ways to stop cultural artifacts from oozing and crumbling to dust.
But critics worry the metrics remain prone to misuse.
There are many possible pathways towards a carbon-neutral future — and achieving it by 2050 is possible but requires urgent action.
Science, and especially social sciences and humanities, have always had a broad range of impacts on society — impacts which are not easily measured using traditional academic indicators.
Studies are skewed towards resilient places and people: improve data, metrics, inclusion and more.
By adopting the Open Research Data (ORD) Strategy, swissuniversities has taken a further step towards Open Science and follows on the existing Open Access strategy.
Lots of things are wrong with paying for peer review.
The Black in X network mobilized last summer to bring attention to racism in STEM. This week, they're holding their first conference to talk about what's next.
The world's first flying race car, the Airspeeder Mk3, has completed its maiden flight and is on track to compete in a first-of-its-kind racing series later in 2021.
Separate collisions of a neutron star and a black hole are detected in a short space of time.
To help planners adapt to a warming world, find ways to make predictions practical.
Policy makers and lobbyists in Brussels want to explicitly limit access for scientists in countries that flout academic freedom and intellectual property rights.
