President Trump's War on Science
The White House and its lackeys in certain federal agencies are censoring scientific inquiry that could inform the public and government policy.
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The White House and its lackeys in certain federal agencies are censoring scientific inquiry that could inform the public and government policy.
Like many others in the scholarly community, we were very disappointed to learn about the recent acquisition by Elsevier of bepress, the provider of the popular Digital Commons repository platform.
A novel text-mining strategy that identifies articles producing biological data.
Data-driven methods have come to dominate many scientific fields, but many fields exhibit distressingly low rates of reproducibility.
With Substance and Stencila, eLife is developing the technology required to publish computationally reproducible research articles online.
Government takes back reserves amassed by the Italian Institute of Technology. “This is the largest investment in competitive funds for basic research of the last 20 years,” says Elena Cattaneo.
Regulations are deterring research that could lead to disease treatments, say scientists.
If you have a pressing need to read an academic paper that’s hiding behind a paywall, your quickest course of action may well be to use Sci-Hub.
Critics say the organization is trying to intimidate young scientists.
Most PhD students in the biological sciences will not go on to become academics.
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A recent book guides Ph.D. students and postdocs through the process of preparing for a career outside academe.
Find out how Pure is giving the Research Council of Norway access to a global pool of experts for its wide variety of projects.
PubMed is found to contain predatory journals and publishers, likely reflecting a long-term and broader problem, which only adds to the confusion about what exactly PubMed represents at this point.
The Reproducible Document Stack will allow authors to submit their manuscripts in a format that includes embedded code blocks and computed outputs, and for publishers to preserve these assets in an enhanced version of the published online article.
An overview of the type of research that has been published since launch of Wellcome Open Research.
Study finds faulty research creates a significant drop in use of prior published work.
With science needing to always be reviewed to be sure it is correct, using Post-publication peer review is useful for scientific accuracy.
With a national election this month, Germany proves that foresight and stability can power research.
Predatory journals have shoddy reporting and include papers from wealthy nations
As teachers launch personal brands and cast themselves as influencers, start-ups and tech giants alike are racing to cultivate them to spread their wares.
Michael N. Hall, John T. Schiller, and Douglas R. Lowy, winners of this year’s Lasker awards for basic and clinical medical research. "Planned Parenthood" honored as Republicans target it for funding cuts.
Sci-Hub, which is regularly referred to as the "Pirate Bay of science," faces another setback in a US federal court.