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China's Tech Rise Reshapes the Global Space Race

China's Tech Rise Reshapes the Global Space Race

China is pulling ahead in global research rankings and expanding its ambitions in space. With growing technological leadership, Beijing is positioning itself as a rival to the United States on a global scale.

Researchers Need Dedicated Tools, Not "off the Shelf" AI - LSE Impact

Researchers Need Dedicated Tools, Not "off the Shelf" AI - LSE Impact

Author surveys show researchers regularly turn to generic "off the shelf" AI tools Akhilesh Ayer argues for a more careful research-centric approach.

The Planned Closure of Research Professional News is a Loss for the Sector

The Planned Closure of Research Professional News is a Loss for the Sector

Research Professional News recently announced its impending closure. Adam Golberg considers what is lost when there is no-one to report the "research" news.

Universities Are Relying on AI-detection Software to Catch Cheating. How Well Do the Programs Work?

Universities Are Relying on AI-detection Software to Catch Cheating. How Well Do the Programs Work?

Technology companies say that their services can sniff out AI-generated writing, but their tools vary in technique and quality.

Science as Europe’s Fifth Fundamental Freedom: Joint Statement by the Leopoldina, the ERC and Four European Academies

Science as Europe’s Fifth Fundamental Freedom: Joint Statement by the Leopoldina, the ERC and Four European Academies

Europe can only deliver on its ambitions with research and innovation, proposes, among other things, establishing the free movement of knowledge as a fifth European freedom, alongside the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital.

Science, Interrupted: The Lasting Impact of Terminated Grants

Science, Interrupted: The Lasting Impact of Terminated Grants

The week ended on a Friday afternoon last spring with two emails from Northwestern University's Sponsored Research office telling a researcher that two of his National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants had been terminated.

If You Want to Publish Papers in Your Own Language, Look to Diamond OA

If You Want to Publish Papers in Your Own Language, Look to Diamond OA

Diamond OA publications contain more work in languages other than English, Johan Rooryck & Janne Pölönen argue for more national & international co-ordination.

NASA's Swift Boost Mission: Chance for Science and Defense

NASA's Swift Boost Mission: Chance for Science and Defense

Instead of letting a 22-year-old space telescope fall to Earth, NASA wants to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory with a robotic spacecraft designed to boost the telescope back into higher orbit.

Why Paying Peer Reviewers Works, According to a Journal's Editor-in-chief

Why Paying Peer Reviewers Works, According to a Journal's Editor-in-chief

A biology journal that paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.

NIH Likely to Award Fewer Grants as it Races to Spend 2026 Budget

NIH Likely to Award Fewer Grants as it Races to Spend 2026 Budget

Government shutdown, staff shortages have complicated effort to meet 30 September deadline to spend funds.

UNESCO Launches Open-Source Platform to Advance Global Open Science

UNESCO Launches Open-Source Platform to Advance Global Open Science

UNESCO has officially launched its new Open Science Platform, an open-source resource designed to improve access to UNESCO-supported research and help countries monitor progress towards implementing the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.

A Year In, the Trump Administration is Exercising "Gold Standard" Suppression of Science

A Year In, the Trump Administration is Exercising "Gold Standard" Suppression of Science

Rather than encouraging high quality science, the Trump administration is disingenuously invoking "gold standard science" as a means to suppress it.