United Nations Considers a Test Ban on Evolution-warping Gene Drives
United Nations Considers a Test Ban on Evolution-warping Gene Drives
Debate over a new idea for stopping malaria is pitting some environmental groups against Bill Gates.
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Current Visa Restrictions a Threat to UK Establishing Itself As a Global Hub for Health and Science
Current Visa Restrictions a Threat to UK Establishing Itself As a Global Hub for Health and Science
A letter was sent to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid MP expressing ‘grave concern about the current visa application process for international academics and scholars to visit the UK for academic conferences’.
The US Just Elected 8 New Scientists to Congress, Including an Ocean Expert, a Nurse, and a Biochemist. Here's the Full List.
The US Just Elected 8 New Scientists to Congress, Including an Ocean Expert, a Nurse, and a Biochemist. Here's the Full List.
On Tuesday, eight new science-credentialed candidates were elected: one senator and seven members of the House.
US Suspends Program Allowing Graduate Fellows to Study Abroad
US Suspends Program Allowing Graduate Fellows to Study Abroad
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has halted a program that each year allows hundreds of the nation’s best graduate students to work with experts in another country.
NIH Investigating Whether U.S. Scientists Are Sharing Ideas with Foreign Governments
NIH Investigating Whether U.S. Scientists Are Sharing Ideas with Foreign Governments
Agency reminds researchers to report foreign ties, keep peer reviews confidential.
Africa Should Set Own Standards of Research Excellence
'Most highly cited' criterion is not the most appropriate.
Guest Post: Challenges for Academics in the Global South - Resource Constraints, Institutional Issues, and Infrastructural Problems
Guest Post: Challenges for Academics in the Global South - Resource Constraints, Institutional Issues, and Infrastructural Problems
For social science and humanities researchers in many parts of the world there are significant barriers to conducting and sharing research, in some cases more so than for science and medicine. In this guest post, Dr. Naveen Minai provides a perspective as a gender studies researcher in Pakistan.
Russian Bots Were Used to Sow Divisions on Vaccines
The campaign may have increased misperceptions that the science on the safety of vaccines isn’t settled - as is the case - but rather subject to debate.
Saudi Arabia to Withdraw Students from Canada
Withdrawal is ordered as part of larger diplomatic spat over Canadian criticism of Saudi arrests of human rights activists.
Saudi-Canada Dispute: Students Forced to Return Home
Students from Saudi Arabia studying Canada are have been ordered by their government to leave the country in the middle of their courses.
Japan Weighs the Value of Imported Academics
Foreign faculty in Japan are less productive than their local counterparts on many measures, but better connected to global collaborations.
A Better Measure of Research from the Global South
Funders Jean Lebel and Robert McLean describe a new tool for judging the value and validity of science that attempts to improve lives.
Alarming Polio Outbreak Spreads in Congo, Threatening Global Eradication Efforts
Alarming Polio Outbreak Spreads in Congo, Threatening Global Eradication Efforts
Overshadowed by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), another frightening virus is on the loose in that vast, chaotic country: polio. Public health experts have worked for months to stamp out the virus, but it keeps spreading.
US-Chinese Trade War Puts Scientists in the Cross Hairs
Trump puts tariffs on Chinese technology and China retaliates with taxes on US chemicals.
12 Renowned Scientists Who Were Also Refugees
Many of history's greatest scientists were also refugees. These are their stories.
New Zealand Appoints First Female Chief Scientific Adviser
Biochemist Juliet Gerrard will advise the government on key science issues when she takes up the position next month.
The Cost of Turmoil for Mediterranean Scientists
From a failed coup in Turkey, to prolonged financial crises in Greece and Spain, researchers in the region are struggling to keep up.
Tale of Two Cities: Brussels and Washington Struggle to Cooperate in Science
Tale of Two Cities: Brussels and Washington Struggle to Cooperate in Science
'Devil in the details' when US and European researchers try to work together under Horizon 2020. When it comes to US-European relations, nothing is simple these days.
The Hierarchy of Countries Winning Nobels in the Sciences Is Shifting
Nobel-prize data suggest the productivity of American science has fallen.
Ministers prepare to debate Horizon Europe
EU research ministers will meet at the end of the month to debate how the EU’s next R&D programme, Horizon Europe, can help address the bloc’s societal and economic challenges.
How Science Will Suffer as Us Pulls out of Iran Nuclear Deal
International research collaborations could end in wake of US President Donald Trump’s decision.
Science in North Korea: How Easing the Nuclear Stand-Off Might Bolster Research
The isolated nation publishes fewer than 100 scholarly articles a year - but as political tensions thaw, researchers hope for greater collaboration.
Military Work Threatens Science and Security
In an uncertain world, more governments are asking universities to help develop weapons. That’s a threat to the culture and conscience of researchers.
Africa's Unsung Scientists Finally Get Their Own Journal to Spread Research
Africa's Unsung Scientists Finally Get Their Own Journal to Spread Research
Publication will highlight pioneering work of scientists searching for cures to diseases like HIV and malaria and solutions to climate change.
Forget the Trade War. China Wants to Win the Computing Arms Race
Forget the Trade War. China Wants to Win the Computing Arms Race
As the U.S. and China threaten to impose tariffs on goods from aluminum to wine, the two nations are waging a separate economic battle that could determine who owns the next wave of computing.
22 National Science Academies Urge Government Action on Climate Change
The scientists, from the UK, Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth countries, warn that stronger measures are needed to keep global warming under 2 degrees.
Edge Factors: Scientific Frontier Positions of Nations
The United States and South Korea have the highest tendencies for novel science. China has become a leader in favoring newer ideas when working with basic science ideas and research tools, but is still slow to adopt new clinical ideas. Many locations remain far behind the leaders in terms of their tendency to work with novel ideas.
China’s 'Long Arm'
Scholars and political leaders describe increasing concerns about Chinese government influence over teaching and research in the U.S. and Australia.
Brazil's Budget Booed by the Country's Scientists
Science funding in Brazil appears frozen at 2017 amounts - its lowest level in 10 years, despite promises of a 40% increase.
Nature’s Editor to Step Down after 22 Years in Charge
Philip Campbell to continue at publisher Springer Nature.
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