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Crossref: Come and Get Your Grant Metadata!
Crossref: Come and Get Your Grant Metadata!
Metadata for the (currently 26,000) grants that have been registered by our funder members is now available via the REST API. This is quite a milestone in our program to include funding in Crossref infrastructure and a step forward in our mission to connect all.the.things. This post gives you all the queries you might need to satisfy your curiosity and start to see what's possible with deeper analysis. So have the look and see what useful things you can discover.
Do Nature Reserves Work? It Depends on the Management
Protected areas help waterbirds thrive if they're actively conserved.
Measuring the Health Outcomes of Social, Economic, and Environmental Policies
Measuring the Health Outcomes of Social, Economic, and Environmental Policies
A variety of analytic tools can clarify public health priorities and predict the health impact of policy solutions.
Science: When to Question and when to Trust
Pithy bumper sticker memes can't do justice to the need for understanding and judging scientific studies … especially when, as often, public policy is at play.
Nigeria Begins National Performance Trials for GM Maize
Nigeria is set to begin national performance trials for genetically modified TELA maize. As the West African nation makes another leap towards greater pest-resistance and productivity, particularly for small-scale farmers.
Global Biodiversity is in Crisis, but How Bad is It? It's Complicated
While the planetary boundary framework provides one way of understanding biodiversity or biosphere integrity loss, there are many other measures of biodiversity loss — and all point toward the fact that we are continuing to dangerously destabilize life on Earth.
No Agreement on the Horizon − a No-win Situation for the UK, the EU and European Research - HEPI
No Agreement on the Horizon − a No-win Situation for the UK, the EU and European Research - HEPI
In the second year of the Horizon Europe programme, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are not formally associated with the largest research and innovation funding programme in the world.
Community science rides the escalator of public engagement
Too often, science public communication programmes are didactic in nature. To help generate genuine engagement, the EU-funded DITOs project launched two-way discussions to inspire the public and influence policy.
New US Rules on Sharing Healthcare Research Data Are a Giant Leap for Open Science
New US Rules on Sharing Healthcare Research Data Are a Giant Leap for Open Science
In order to get funding from the National Institutes of Health, researchers now need a plan for sharing and managing their data.
Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl In Household Waste May Be Going Airborne
Municipal waste incinerators only report hazardous air pollutants-like dioxin, mercury, and lead-to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) every three years, and PFAS compounds are not yet listed in this category.
Open Science Publishing Strikes a Rich Seam with 'Open Research Europe' Publishing Platform
Open Science Publishing Strikes a Rich Seam with 'Open Research Europe' Publishing Platform
With a goal of making scientific knowledge more freely available to researchers and the public, Open Research Europe (ORE) has spent the first year of its existence establishing its profile and winning over the scientific community.
Meteorite's Fall to Earth Retraced with Dashcam Footage
The unconventional method could help astronomers better track meteorites that fall to Earth during the daytime.
The True Cost of Undervaluing Our Forests
The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth - its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
US Administration Shares Vision for Commercial Fusion
As the US Administration unveiled its "bold decadal vision" to accelerate fusion energy, the Department of Energy has announced up to USD50 million of federal funding to support US scientists conducting experimental research in fusion energy science at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities at home and overseas.
Public Vs Scientists: Views Diverge Widely on Important Issues
A survey asked members of the public, on the one hand, and scientists on the other, about a range of scientific and health issues often in the news.
Crocodiles Just Wanna Have Fun, Too
Crocodilians engage in all three main types of play distinguished by behavior specialists: locomotor play, play with objects and social play. Crocodiles have also been seen playing with other animals.
Why the science pyramid is still out of balance?
In 2022 women are playing a greater role in Australia’s research effort, and have more influence over science policy, than ever before. Even though women do sit at the very top, their representation at other levels of the research pyramid is out of balance.
President Biden's Science Agenda is Imploding
More than the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of leadership is imperiling Biden's intent to reinvigorate American science.
Limiting the Damage: UN Helps Policy-makers Tackle Climate Change
As extreme weather events become commonplace, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of future climate hazards, and recommending the best, most cost-effective ways to adapt.
What the Russian Invasion Means for Clinical Trials in Ukraine
Russia's invasion has the potential to disrupt clinical trials in Ukraine, warns one of the many companies staging trials in the nation.
U.N. panel warns of global warming's toll on humans and nature
Impacts will be worst for ecosystems and humanity's most vulnerable
What Could a Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity in Ireland Do?
The right to a healthy environment and a safe climate for all should be on the agenda for the proposed Citizens' Assembly.
How Politics, Society, and Tech Shape the Path of Climate Change
How Politics, Society, and Tech Shape the Path of Climate Change
Public perceptions of climate change, the future cost and effectiveness of climate mitigation and technologies, and how political institutions respond to public pressure are all important determinants of how climate will change, according to a new study.