Latin America's Embrace of Unproven COVID Treatment Hinders Drug Trials
Unchecked ivermectin use in region is making it difficult to test anti-parasite drug's effectiveness against the coronavirus.
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How Open Access Allows for a Greater Diversity of People to Engage with a Discussion
How Open Access Allows for a Greater Diversity of People to Engage with a Discussion
This year's open access week will be talking to a number of researchers.
Nature Journals Announce First Open-Access Agreement
The arrangement will allow some researchers in Germany to publish openly - but critics say it comes with a high price.
Covid-19's Known Unknowns
The more certain someone is about covid-19, the less you should trust them.
Covid-19: The Global Crisis - in Data
Charts and maps show paradoxes of a pandemic that has claimed a million lives
Are Publishers Learning from Their Mistakes?
Publishers have retracted more than 20 COVID-related papers. Are they learning from their mistakes and fixing process failures?
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry is Radically Changing How We Search for New Colleagues
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry is Radically Changing How We Search for New Colleagues
This year, candidates for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in MB&B will be asked to submit anonymized applications—no names of people, places, funding agencies or journals.
Solar is Now 'Cheapest Electricity in History', Confirms International Energy Agency
The world's best solar power schemes now offer the "cheapest…electricity in history" with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries.
The Pursuit of Herd Immunity is a Folly - So Who's Funding This Bad Science?
Links between an anti-lockdown declaration and a libertarian thinktank suggest a hidden agenda, say scientists Trish Greenhalgh, Martin McKee and Michelle Kelly-Irving
Encouraging Preprint Curation and Review
Review and commentary can help authors improve their articles; curation can provide readers with helpful context and enhance discoverability. But despite the benefits, barriers to reviewing and curating preprints remain.
Institutions Can Retool to Make Research More Rigorous
Big moves to rebuild the scientific infrastructure are possible, argues Ulrich Dirnagl.
Millions of Animals May Be Missing from Scientific Studies
Analysis at Dutch university suggests researchers are not reporting a large number of animal experiments.
Open Access: Challenges and Opportunities for Low- and Middle-Income Countries and the Potential Impact of UK Policy
Open Access: Challenges and Opportunities for Low- and Middle-Income Countries and the Potential Impact of UK Policy
Open Access (OA) is central to the UK Government’s ambitions for research and innovation. Public funders are reviewing their OA policies and working collaboratively to understand how to take forward the Government’s ambitions.
Not Throwing Away Our Shot
Over the past few weeks, prominent scientific publications have condemned President Donald Trump's record on science. This is unprecedented.
Change Male Academics to Create Gender Parity, Universities Told
Institutions have long framed gender inequality as a problem with women, and have been 'strangely silent' about masculinity in academia.
Science Has Been in a "Replication Crisis" for a Decade. Have We Learned Anything?
Science Has Been in a "Replication Crisis" for a Decade. Have We Learned Anything?
Bad papers are still published. But some other things might be getting better.
#BlackInCancer Week Highlights The Contributions Of Black People In Cancer Medicine And Research
Rewild to Mitigate the Climate Crisis, Urge Leading Scientists
Restoring degraded natural lands highly effective for carbon storage and avoiding species extinctions.
Rethinking the Rankings
This group set about the world ranking bodies answerable to the communities they rank, by seeking to introduce an evaluation mechanism of their own to rate the rankers.
Coronavirus Reinfections Are Real but Very, Very Rare
A case in Nevada has spurred new concerns that people who have recovered from the infection may still be vulnerable. That's unlikely, experts say.
The Importance of Face Masks and the Tragedy of Downplaying Them
Let's start all over again about face masks. The noise about them is a Judas Priest blare. Can we turn down the volume for a moment?
Tardigrades' Latest Superpower: a Fluorescent Protective Shield
Scientists identify a species that appears to absorb potentially lethal UV radiation and emit blue light.
Researchers Crack Question of Whether Couples Start Looking Alike
Study instead suggests people are initially attracted to those with similar features to themselves.
Hidden Camera's Hugging Tiger Wins Wildlife Photo Award
A camera-trap image of an Amur tiger takes the grand prize at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020.
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