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Don't Run Biomedical Science as a Business

Don't Run Biomedical Science as a Business

Science should abandon its assembly-line mentality and rebuild for quality, not quantity, argues Michele Pagano.

Lawmakers Seek $1.1-Billion Boost for the NIH

Lawmakers Seek $1.1-Billion Boost for the NIH

Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives also rejects a White House plan to cut 'indirect cost' payments to research institutions.

Europe Pauses Funding for €500 Million Fusion Research Reactor

Europe Pauses Funding for €500 Million Fusion Research Reactor

Italian scientists eager to go for it alone on experiment to tackle ‘waste heat’ problem.

AI Zooms in on Highly Influential Citations

AI Zooms in on Highly Influential Citations

Semantic Scholar is the first scientific engine to automatically identify the subset of a paper's citations in which the paper had a strong impact on the citing work.

Next Big Science-Funding Programme Urged to Double its Budget

Next Big Science-Funding Programme Urged to Double its Budget

Influential report suggests simpler, more citizen-friendly system for post-2020 EU research funding.

Our Obsession With Eminence Warps Research

Our Obsession With Eminence Warps Research

Many decisions about whose work is recognized are at least partially arbitrary, and we should acknowledge that.

Survey Reveals Basic Research in Canada Is Falling by the Wayside

Survey Reveals Basic Research in Canada Is Falling by the Wayside

The number of researchers who work on basic science questions has dropped precipitously.

Lawmakers' Science Spending Plans Ignore Trump Cuts

Lawmakers' Science Spending Plans Ignore Trump Cuts

NASA sees a slight increase under the proposed budget while funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is cut by 13%.

Scientists in Limbo as US Supreme Court Allows Modified Travel Ban

Scientists in Limbo as US Supreme Court Allows Modified Travel Ban

Justices overturn lower court rulings on policy targeting people from six majority-Muslim countries.

Pay-to-view blacklist of predatory journals set to launch

Pay-to-view blacklist of predatory journals set to launch

Private firm says its watchlist of untrustworthy journals will be objective and transparent — but not free.