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NASA's newest rover recorded audio of itself crunching over the surface of the Red Planet, adding a whole new dimension to Mars exploration.
PLOS generally refutes the assertion that OA via the UKRI policy is economically damaging, regarding the FTI Consulting report: "Economic assessment of the impact of the new Open Access policy developed by UK Research and Innovation".
A short overview of the different color scales (diverging, sequential, categorical) that you can use to visualize your data.
Doctors are applying a torrent of COVID-19 research to patient care, from first symptoms to recovery
We asked doctors, scientists, public health experts and health advocates to take a look back - what would they redo, if they could?
The Big Four all lean on the encyclopedia at no cost. With the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the volunteer project will change that-and possibly itself too.
A group of mathematicians invents a fictional researcher as a form of protest, but ethicists argue that the campaign is misguided.
The newly announced California/Elsevier transformative agreement will test the financial sustainability and the financial desirability of the multi-payer model.
A group of volunteers is preparing to live in complete isolation deep in a cave in southwest France for 40 days as part of a wide-ranging study into human behaviour.
Although women now make up a narrow majority of students, few make it to the academic upper echelons in Switzerland. Change is coming about... slowly.
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A Nature poll shows that a year of online research conferences has brought big benefits, but blending them with in-person meetings in future will be a challenge.
A few days ago, the head of UK Research and Investment, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said the Government's target of having 2.4% of GDP spent on research and development (R&D) by 2027 was 'very challenging'. Here, Adão Carvalho of the Department of Economics at the Universidade de Évora in Portugal considers the poor record of such past […]
Projects tackling some of world's major problems - including the climate crisis - are set to be cancelled or cut back after budget cuts.
It's human nature to spot patterns in data. But we should be careful about finding causal links where none may exist, says statistician David Spiegelhalter
Although women now make up a narrow majority of students, few make it to the academic upper echelons in Switzerland. Change is coming about... slowly.
Graduate student advocacy groups were central to designing the program, which provides a semester of funding if a trainee needs time to find a new mentor.
The European Commission is trying to block countries outside the European Union from participating in quantum computing and space projects under Horizon Europe, its new research funding program.
A new study of the city's program that sent cash to struggling individuals finds dramatic changes.
On March 4, 1969, the Union of Concerned Scientists held its first public event at MIT with the goal of disrupting teaching and research to give way to a different kind of teaching-reflecting on the misuse of scientific knowledge. It's relevance is continued.
This review highlights where academics’ performance needs support and how the work environment can be improved to bolster publication productivity.
Working together seems like a good idea - especially when working toward a noble goal. However, little has been reported to date about the success and efficiency (or lack thereof) of such partnerships as a practical matter.
In recent decades new innovations in peer review have been developed to address issues of bias and inefficiency. These innovations are multifarious, but many of them relate to openness of peer review, reviewer incentives, and technological enhancements, such as the use of artificial intelligence.
Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth's land and water. Native people, often among the most effective stewards of nature, have been disregarded, or worse, in the past.
An analysis of 32 countries finds differences between national guidance and Europe-wide code.
