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In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-vaccine activism in the USA accelerated, forming an alliance with political groups and even extremists. An organized, well-funded anti-science movement now threatens all childhood immunizations.
Unprecedented floods and droughts bring new challenges for risk reduction with implications for efficient governance and investment in integrated management.
After two years of negotiations, the US Congress finally passed legislation to massively increase science and technology research and enhance competitiveness in the semiconductor industry.
A new ethics framework urges researchers to promote greater equity in global collaborations.
Retraction Watch has witnessed a retraction boom since its founding 12 years ago. But the scientific community must do much more.
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More respondents under 44 than over 65 are enthusiastic about the publishing model.
'Data leakage' threatens the reliability of machine-learning use across disciplines, researchers warn.
There have been many initiatives to combat the distorting effect of research assessment exercises. The latest looks like it might work.
Stories of juggling parenting and fieldwork, and argue that more should be done to help retain scientist-parents, particularly women, in academia.
As the field of 'science of science' matures, it is looking for ways to use its data-driven insights to make a tangible mark in science policy.
Scientists are concerned that the ruling coalition's landslide victory will mean continued investment in science that could be applied for military purposes.
This Perspective delivers an introduction to syndemic thinking, and provides insights into how epidemics interact and what scientists, clinicians and policymakers can do with this information.
Impacts on research are being felt more widely than just in Ukraine and Russia.
Community engagement enabled Jessica Eise to boost the relevance of her research. Here are her six tips for how to do this.
With the easing of the global COVID-19 pandemic, conference organizers now have the option to return to in-person conferencing once again.
With the United Kingdom ever more likely to leave the European Union's science-funding programmes, an alternative has been proposed.
Assessing the environment in purely monetary terms can harm people and the planet.
Maya Gosztyla decided to rethink her approach to research papers after she had trouble keeping track of the published literature.
With no research institute in Nepal equipped to support her drought research, Hemu Kafle helped establish a new one.
Science is riddled with stories of getting scooped, data glitches and funding crises. Five researchers share stories of how they rallied.
Faced with the challenge of advising the World Health Organization on who should be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines, an advisory group used an approach it hadn't tried before.
Organizing events that can be attended in-person or online is tricky. Planning and communicating early will save headaches on the day.
A study of the culture in academic workplaces suggests that women and PhD students are most likely to be bullied.
Jonathan Park's scientific interests changed after caring for a cancer patient. He ended up bidding an amicable farewell to Mark Gerstein, a supportive supervisor who had taught him a lot.
Urbanization took place rapidly over recent decades and is expected to continue in the future, producing a series of environmental issues, including heat stress.
