A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2°C.

Renewing agreement would be in “mutual interest”, Commission says

Academics say there has been no serious response from FAO to their complaints of "serious distortions" in report

Some journal articles on the Taylor & Francis website now bear a pop-up notification stating the papers are "currently under investigation."

Studies have increasingly shown the widespread use of generative AI in research publications. Faced with the consequent uptick in the number of publications, Simone Ragavooloo argues that editors and reviewers should embrace AI tools to undertake the heavy lifting of statistical and methodological review and to allow them to focus on areas that require human expertise.

Drawing on a bibliometric study, Hongyu Zhou, Lin Zhang and their co-authors explore how and why life sciences researchers cite the social sciences and how this relationship has changed in recent years.

Weak startup system leaves Europe struggling to exploit elite funder’s work, says Jay Prakash Nagar.

With several portfolios of new EU commissioners touching on universities’ territory, there’s reason to be optimistic, writes Jan Palmowski

The former Italian prime minister wants more breakthrough innovation, using a radically different model.

Initiative will coordinate research to “deliver significant health benefits”

Journalists can help scientists earn the public’s trust by pointing out when scientists are being responsive to alternative hypotheses and the public’s values.

As government spending on Ukraine war surges, other areas suffer

A new report by the Hungarian Young Academy shows around 40% of early career researchers have experienced some form of negative consequence of the EU funding ban.

After meeting with counterparts in Washington DC, the US’s new SECURE Centre could be a model for Germany to follow.