Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare
A case in Nevada has spurred new concerns that people who have recovered from the infection may still be vulnerable. That's unlikely, experts say.
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The Importance of Face Masks and the Tragedy of Downplaying Them
Let's start all over again about face masks. The noise about them is a Judas Priest blare. Can we turn down the volume for a moment?
Tardigrades' Latest Superpower: a Fluorescent Protective Shield
Scientists identify a species that appears to absorb potentially lethal UV radiation and emit blue light.
Researchers Crack Question of Whether Couples Start Looking Alike
Study instead suggests people are initially attracted to those with similar features to themselves.
Hidden Camera's Hugging Tiger Wins Wildlife Photo Award
A camera-trap image of an Amur tiger takes the grand prize at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020.
'Jet Fighter' Godwit Breaks World Record for Non-stop Bird Flight
Bar-tailed godwit flies more than 12,000km from Alaska to New Zealand in 11 days.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Illustrates the Need for Open Science
We need more transparency in how scientific knowledge is created and communicated, especially in the context of a pandemic where science should guide important decisions affecting millions of people.
Transnational Mobility Networks and Academic Social Capital Among Early‐Career Academics: Beyond Common‐Sense Assumptions
Transnational Mobility Networks and Academic Social Capital Among Early‐Career Academics: Beyond Common‐Sense Assumptions
This study examines the composition of academics’ networks at different points in their career and discuss the role of transnational ties within them.
Google Employees Are Free to Speak Up. Except on Antitrust.
A company operating in the shadow of government regulators has some very particular rules about what workers can say about it.
Open Conversation About OA Books. Live session on October 20th
Open Conversation About OA Books. Live session on October 20th
The Open Access Tracking Project (OATP), initiated in 2009, is a crowd-sourced social-tagging project that runs on open-source software. It captures news and comment on open access (OA) to research in every academic field and region of the world.
People with Poor Numerical Literacy 'more Susceptible' to Covid-19 'fake News'
People with Poor Numerical Literacy 'more Susceptible' to Covid-19 'fake News'
Cambridge University study also suggests older people less likely to believe coronavirus misinformation.
Coronavirus Pandemic Data Explorer
This chart shows which countries are making progress to end the pandemic everywhere and which are not.
#bropenscience is Broken Science
Kirstie Whitaker and Olivia Guest ask how open ‘open science’ really is.
Wikimedia 2030: Together with Libraries to the Largest Knowledge Infrastructure in the World
Wikimedia 2030: Together with Libraries to the Largest Knowledge Infrastructure in the World
The international Wikimedia movement, best known for its community-based online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, marked its 15th anniversary by setting its sights on the year 2030 and defined strategies, values and goals in an open process. Wikimedia Germany’s Nicole Ebber and Holger Plickert have answered some questions about the transformation, how Wikimedia wants to become the largest knowledge infrastructure in the world and what connections they see to libraries.
Initiative Pushes to Make Journal Abstracts Free to Read in One Place
Publishers agree to make journal summaries open and searchable in single repository.
Another Casualty of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Trust in Government Science
Another Casualty of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Trust in Government Science
Politics has thoroughly contaminated the scientific process in 2020. The result has been an epidemic of distrust, which further undermines the nation’s already chaotic and ineffective response to the coronavirus.
The Next Generation Discovery Citation Indexes : A Review of the Landscape in 2020
Commission Appoints Independent Search Committee and Invites Nominations and Applications to Fill the Post of the Next President of the European Research Council
Commission Appoints Independent Search Committee and Invites Nominations and Applications to Fill the Post of the Next President of the European Research Council
Commissioner Mariya Gabriel today welcomes seven experts as members of the Search Committee for the next President of the ERC.
Journal- or Article-based Citation Measure?
In academia, decisions on promotions are influenced by the citation impact of the works published by the candidates. The authors examine whether the journal impact factor rank could be replaced with the relative citation ratio, an article-level measure of citation impact developed by the National Institutes of Health.
Female Academics Saw Their Own Experiences with #manterrupting in This Week's Vice Presidential Debate
Trump's Antibody Treatment Was Tested Using Cells Originally Derived from an Abortion
Trump's Antibody Treatment Was Tested Using Cells Originally Derived from an Abortion
This week, President Donald Trump extolled the cutting-edge coronavirus treatments he received as "miracles coming down from God." If that's true, then God employs cell lines derived from human fetal tissue.
Covax: Covid Vaccine Global Effort Gets China's Support
Beijing joins initiative against 'vaccine nationalism' in contrast to US, which is not part of alliance.
The COVID-19 Crisis Has Confirmed That a Strong Knowledge System is Key to a Just, Peaceful and Sustainable World
The COVID-19 Crisis Has Confirmed That a Strong Knowledge System is Key to a Just, Peaceful and Sustainable World
COVID-19 has highlighted the need to work with researchers all around the world at the same time that it has also exposed the inequalities in the global research and knowledge system.
'It's Been So, So Surreal.' Critics of Sweden's Lax Pandemic Policies Face Fierce Backlash
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