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15 French Volunteers Leave Cave After 40 Days Without Daylight or Clocks

15 French Volunteers Leave Cave After 40 Days Without Daylight or Clocks

This project investigated how a lack of external contact would affect sense of time - and two thirds wanted to stay longer.

UK universities call for Johnson to halt research funding cuts

UK universities call for Johnson to halt research funding cuts

British universities have made an urgent plea to Boris Johnson to intervene and stop threats of steep research funding cuts from the Treasury, which would cost the sector £1bn and imperil thousands of jobs.

Volunteers Will Live 40 Days Underground in Pyrenees Cave

Volunteers Will Live 40 Days Underground in Pyrenees Cave

A group of volunteers is preparing to live in complete isolation deep in a cave in southwest France for 40 days as part of a wide-ranging study into human behaviour.

Should We Use AI to Make Us Quicker and More Efficient Researchers?

Should We Use AI to Make Us Quicker and More Efficient Researchers?

Paper Digest is a new research tool that uses artificial intelligence to produce summaries of research papers.

Data Show Panic, Disorganization Dominate the Study of COVID-19 Drugs

Data Show Panic, Disorganization Dominate the Study of COVID-19 Drugs

This article shows the effort to study treatments has been marked by disorder and chaos, with huge financial resources wasted.

Meteorite or Volcano? New Clues to the Dinosaurs' Demise

Meteorite or Volcano? New Clues to the Dinosaurs' Demise

Twin disasters marked the end of the Cretaceous period, and scientists are presenting new evidence of which drove one of Earth's great extinctions.

Meta-Research: A Collection of Articles

Meta-Research: A Collection of Articles

The study of science itself is a growing field of research. Also known as meta-science or the science of science, it involves studying the processes and decisions that shape the evolution of scientific research. This collection of articles highlights the breadth of meta-research with articles on topics as diverse as gender bias in peer review, statistical power in clinical trials and the readability of the scientific literature.

International Partnership Opportunities for UK Research and Innovation

International Partnership Opportunities for UK Research and Innovation

Independent report sets out new opportunities to boost international partnerships on research and innovation. The government will seek to maintain a close relationship with Europe on research and innovation. Continued international collaboration is vital to the UK remaining a global science superpower, tackling the world’s Grand Challenges and attracting and retaining the talent we need

Survey Says Scientists Mistrust a Large Amount of Published Research

Survey Says Scientists Mistrust a Large Amount of Published Research

A survey that asked researchers to rate the trustworthiness of the studies and other “research outputs” they had come across in the past week has found that 37 per cent considered half or fewer of these to be trustworthy.

Chemists Make First-ever Ring of Pure Carbon

Chemists Make First-ever Ring of Pure Carbon

Long after most chemists had given up trying, a team of researchers has synthesized the first ring-shaped molecule of pure carbon — a circle of 18 atoms.

Pfizer Had Clues Its Blockbuster Drug Could Prevent Alzheimer’s. Why Didn’t It Tell the World?

Pfizer Had Clues Its Blockbuster Drug Could Prevent Alzheimer’s. Why Didn’t It Tell the World?

A team of researchers inside Pfizer made a startling find in 2015: The company’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis therapy Enbrel, a powerful anti-inflammatory drug, appeared to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 64 percent.

Brazil's Government Freezes Nearly Half of Its Science Spending

Brazil's Government Freezes Nearly Half of Its Science Spending

The decision could derail multi-million-dollar research projects such as the Sirius synchrotron.

FAIRsharing As a Community Approach to Standards, Repositories and Policies

FAIRsharing As a Community Approach to Standards, Repositories and Policies

Community-developed standards, such as those for the identification, citation and reporting of data, underpin reproducible and reusable research, aid scholarly publishing, and drive both the discovery and the evolution of scientific practice.