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Professor Antonio Loprieno Takes over As Chair of SAPEA

Professor Antonio Loprieno Takes over As Chair of SAPEA

New head of Science Advice for Policy by European Academies is the President of ALLEA, and a fellow of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.

Welcome to Germany-The Country Where Most Academic Careers Expire Soon After They Start - ECHER

Welcome to Germany-The Country Where Most Academic Careers Expire Soon After They Start - ECHER

Germany's academic system is admired all over the world. It is almost entirely publicly funded, while studying at most of its higher education institutions is free of charge. However, the working conditions enjoyed by a vast majority of German academic staff do not seem to live up to the stellar reputation German science has internationally.

Impact Factor Abandoned by Dutch University in Hiring and Promotion Decisions

Impact Factor Abandoned by Dutch University in Hiring and Promotion Decisions

Faculty and staff members at Utrecht University will be evaluated by their commitment to open science.

Is One Vaccine Dose Enough if You've Had COVID? What the Science Says

Is One Vaccine Dose Enough if You've Had COVID? What the Science Says

Research shows that a previous coronavirus infection plus one dose of vaccine provides powerful protection - but concerns linger.

Study Investigates Links Between Personality and Vocal Characteristics

Study Investigates Links Between Personality and Vocal Characteristics

Everyone has at some point been charmed by the sound of a person's voice: but can we believe our ears? What can a voice really reveal about our character?

Quality Shines when Scientists Use Publishing Tactic Known As Registered Reports, Study Finds

Quality Shines when Scientists Use Publishing Tactic Known As Registered Reports, Study Finds

Papers accepted by journals before results are known rate higher on rigor than standard studies.

National Academy of Sciences Ejects Biologist Francisco Ayala in the Wake of Sexual Harassment Findings

National Academy of Sciences Ejects Biologist Francisco Ayala in the Wake of Sexual Harassment Findings

Prominent evolutionary biologist is the second to be removed from prestigious group for sexual misconduct.

Moral Judgments About an Activity's COVID-19 Risk Can Lead People Astray

Moral Judgments About an Activity's COVID-19 Risk Can Lead People Astray

People use values and beliefs as a shortcut to determine how risky an activity is during the pandemic. Those biases can lead people astray.

Introducing a Novelty Indicator for Scientific Research: Validating the Knowledge-Based Combinatorial Approach

Introducing a Novelty Indicator for Scientific Research: Validating the Knowledge-Based Combinatorial Approach

In this study, a novelty indicator to quantify the degree of citation similarity between a focal paper and a pre-existing same-domain paper from various fields in the natural sciences is applied by proposing a new way of identifying papers that fall into the same domain of focal papers using bibliometric data only. 

Cloud Spraying and Hurricane Slaying: How Ocean Geoengineering Became the Frontier of the Climate Crisis

Cloud Spraying and Hurricane Slaying: How Ocean Geoengineering Became the Frontier of the Climate Crisis

Around the world, dozens of ingenious projects are trying to 'trick' the ocean into absorbing more CO2. But critics warn of unforeseen consequences

'Communities Know Best': Climate Solutions in The South Bay Start With Listening | KQED

'Communities Know Best': Climate Solutions in The South Bay Start With Listening | KQED

Leaders in the South Bay are trying out a radical new approach to designing climate solutions.

Stinging Secret: Research Reveals How Venom from Australian Caterpillars Could Be Used in Medicines

Stinging Secret: Research Reveals How Venom from Australian Caterpillars Could Be Used in Medicines

University of Queensland researchers have found a bacteria-killing compound in the toxins of mottled cup moth caterpillars

Petition Urges Jeff Bezos to Blast into Space - and Stay There

Petition Urges Jeff Bezos to Blast into Space - and Stay There

Change.org effort that says 'billionaires should not exist' has gathered tens of thousands of signatures

The Widespread and Unjust Drinking Water and Clean Water Crisis in the United States

The Widespread and Unjust Drinking Water and Clean Water Crisis in the United States

Proper water and sanitation access remains an issue for many in the United States. Here the authors estimate and map the full scope of water hardship, including both incomplete plumbing and water quality across the country.

Better Together: Collaborative Spaces Can Inspire Scientists of All Ages

Better Together: Collaborative Spaces Can Inspire Scientists of All Ages

An area where researchers can gather and informally discuss ideas is the best way to produce innovative inventions, argues Ethan N. Gotian.

Oxford University Explores Anti-parasitic Drug Ivermectin As COVID-19 Treatment

Oxford University Explores Anti-parasitic Drug Ivermectin As COVID-19 Treatment

The University of Oxford said on Wednesday it was testing anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as a possible treatment for COVID-19, as part of a British government-backed study that aims to aid recoveries in non-hospital settings.