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'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term

'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term

The research community fears another Trump presidency will be worse than the first, but the chemical and biotech sectors are more optimistic

Science Policy: No Longer an "Exotic Nice-to-Have Thing"

Science Policy: No Longer an "Exotic Nice-to-Have Thing"

Who does science and technology policy? We surveyed practitioners to to find out more about the community. Here's what we learned.

A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change

A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change

Climate change and economic inequality are critical issues, and we still lack understanding of the interaction between them. Multi-model analysis shows how climate policies compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement, including revenue-redistribution schemes, can reduce inequality-particularly in the short and medium terms.

Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study

Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study

A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2°C.

EU Ministers Lobby Zaharieva to Keep Widening Going in FP10

EU Ministers Lobby Zaharieva to Keep Widening Going in FP10

Well ahead of a proposal by the European Commission for the next framework programme for research member states are haggling between "the friends of excellence" and countries with less-well developed research systems.

A Model of Faulty and Faultless Disagreement for Post-hoc Assessments of Knowledge Utilization in Evidence-based Policymaking

A Model of Faulty and Faultless Disagreement for Post-hoc Assessments of Knowledge Utilization in Evidence-based Policymaking

When evidence-based policymaking is so often mired in disagreement and controversy, how can we know if the process is meeting its stated goals? 

A Lack of Scientific Diplomacy Leaves Canada at a Disadvantage on the World Stage

A Lack of Scientific Diplomacy Leaves Canada at a Disadvantage on the World Stage

Global Affairs Canada could help the country enhance its soft power by embedding scientific collaboration in existing cultural diplomacy.

European Research Council Head Pleads for Openness at G7 Science Summit

European Research Council Head Pleads for Openness at G7 Science Summit

The president of the European Research Council has pleaded with G7 science ministers not to strangle global cooperation by further tightening research security measures, as Western countries worry about leaking valuable knowledge to China and Russia. During a gathering in Italy this week, Maria Leptin told ministers that there would be "costs to applying restrictions" during a special closed-door discussion on research security and integrity.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Health Disparities: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

LGBTQ+ populations in the United States continue to experience disparities in health and health care. In this position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) reaffirms and updates much of its long-standing policy on LGBTQ+ health.

Building Trust in Science is a Social and Technological Project

Building Trust in Science is a Social and Technological Project

Research integrity and trust in science have made global news this year. Building trust in science requires commitments to social and technical means of ensuring transparency and reproducibility across scientific processes.

Landing a Global Report on National Territories: the Reception of AR6 in France and Switzerland - Npj Climate Action

Landing a Global Report on National Territories: the Reception of AR6 in France and Switzerland - Npj Climate Action

his article explores the reception of the IPCC reports on a national scale, focusing on the case of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) in France and Switzerland.