Fear of Missing out Boosting Global Acceptance of Covid Jab, Survey Suggests
International study finds change in attitudes possibly driven by anticipated regret of not having vaccine.
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The Moon Has a Comet-Like Tail. Every Month It Shoots a Beam Around Earth.
"It almost seems like a magical thing," said one of the astronomers involved in studying the lunar phenomenon.
SNSF Career Tracker Cohorts (CTC) - Newsletter 2021/1
SNSF Career Tracker Cohorts (CTC) - Newsletter 2021/1
This newsletter takes a closer look at the effect of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the participants of the CTC surveys in fall 2020.
COVID is Amplifying the Inadequacy of Research-Evaluation Processes
COVID is Amplifying the Inadequacy of Research-Evaluation Processes
Systems for assessing scientists' work must properly account for a lost year of research - especially for female researchers.
The Changing Role of Funders in Responsible Research Assessment: Progress, Obstacles and the Way Ahead
The Changing Role of Funders in Responsible Research Assessment: Progress, Obstacles and the Way Ahead
A responsible research assessment would incentivise, reflect and reward the plural characteristics of high-quality research, in support of diverse and inclusive research cultures.
Mapping Government-Academic Engagement Initiatives Internationally
We are exploring forms of engagement between academic research and governments: what has been tried, by whom, to what effect, and using which mechanisms.
International Megatrial of Coronavirus Treatments is at a Standstill
Effort found four drugs had little benefit, now on hold until new drugs are chosen to test.
Watch the Winners of This Year's "Dance Your Ph.D." Contest
Watch the Winners of This Year's "Dance Your Ph.D." Contest
The Dance Your Ph.D. contest has been challenging scientists to explain their research through dance for 14 years now. The competition got a new COVID-19 category this year.
2021 Call for application (Doc, Postdoc in France)
Find out more about the current edition of the French national program.
Plan S Impact Survey
cOAlition S values the opinion of all researchers. We want to understand if and how Plan S affects your publishing practices and your views on Open Access.
New Technique Reveals Centuries of Secrets in Locked Letters
M.I.T. researchers have devised a virtual-reality technique that lets them read old letters that were mailed not in envelopes but in the writing paper itself after being folded into elaborate enclosures.
Eating Meat 'raises Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes and Pneumonia'
UK researchers find link between regular meat intake and nine non-cancerous illnesses.
The Vaccine Rollout Makes It Clear: the Randomness of Nationality Still Determines Our Lives
The Vaccine Rollout Makes It Clear: the Randomness of Nationality Still Determines Our Lives
Not one Covid jab had been administered in 130 of the world's poorer countries by mid-February, says the Guardian editor, author and presenter Kanishk Tharoor.
Why Virus Variants Have Such Weird Names
B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but what's the alternative, other than stigmatizing geographical names?
How to Get Started in Quantum Computing
Tempted to try your hand at a new technique? These tools will help you on your way.
The $450 Question: Should Journals Pay Peer Reviewers?
Payment advocates expect quicker, better reviews but opponents fear unsustainable costs.
New UK Science Body Could Be Used As 'cover for Cronyism'
Advanced Research & Innovation Agency will be exempt from existing procurement rules for 'maximum flexibility', says government
Plan to Create UK Version of DARPA Lacks Detail, Say Researchers
The process of setting up a funding agency for high-risk research in the United Kingdom is under way. But questions remain about how it will benefit science.
Opinion | The Secret Life of a Coronavirus
An oily, 100-nanometer-wide bubble of genes has killed more than two million people and reshaped the world. Scientists don't quite know what to make of it.
Major Physics Society Won't Meet in Cities with Racist Policing Record
The American Physical Society's new criteria for conference venues seem to be unique among scientific societies.
ELife and Stencila Announce Roadmap for Bringing Reproducible Publishing to More Authors
ELife and Stencila Announce Roadmap for Bringing Reproducible Publishing to More Authors
The next phase of the Executable Research Article project will focus on reducing barriers to the authoring and publication of reproducible research papers.
Immobilized by the Pandemic | Moving Forward in Academia | Nccr - on the Move
Immobilized by the Pandemic | Moving Forward in Academia | Nccr - on the Move
Academic mobility is often a prerequisite for professional development and career advancement - but what happens at a time when this mobility simply isn't possible?
Dear Grant Agencies: Tell Me Where I Went Wrong
I don't expect to get every grant I apply for, but the least agencies could do is give me a little feedback, says Juan Manuel Parrilla Gutierrez.
It's Not Just Oceans: Scientists Find Plastic is Also Polluting the Air
New research links Delhi's thick smogs to burning of plastics
Atlantic Ocean Circulation at Weakest in a Millennium, Say Scientists
Decline in system underpinning Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on US east coast
Electricity Needed to Mine Bitcoin is More Than Used by 'Entire Countries'
Bitcoin mining - the process in which a bitcoin is awarded to a computer that solves a complex series of algorithm - is a deeply energy intensive process
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