Open Science Can Save the Planet
Frontiers’ CEO, Kamila Markram, makes a case for why open science is the key to innovation, economic growth and solutions to a sustainable future.
Study Examines How Media Around the World Frame Climate Change News
While richer countries tend to frame climate change coverage as a political issue, poorer countries more often frame it as an international issue that the world at large needs to address.
'We Need to Be Ready for a New World': Scientists Globally React to Trump Election Win
Open-access Publisher PLOS Pushes to Extend Clout Beyond Biomedicine
The publisher will launch five new journals, and has introduced a new business model that aims to spread the cost of publishing more fairly.
What Difference Do Retractions Make? An Estimate of the Epistemic Impact of Retractions on Recent Meta-analyses
What Difference Do Retractions Make? An Estimate of the Epistemic Impact of Retractions on Recent Meta-analyses
Every year, several hundred publications are retracted due to fabrication and falsification of data or plagiarism and other breeches of research integrity and ethics. However, the extent to which a retraction requires revising previous scientific estimates and beliefs is unknown.
Truthful Climate Reporting Shifts Viewpoints, but Only Briefly, Study Finds
Truthful Climate Reporting Shifts Viewpoints, but Only Briefly, Study Finds
Researchers gauged responses to climate science versus scepticism and suggest facts bear repeating
Climate Action from a Gender Perspective: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Climate Policies on Inequality
Climate Action from a Gender Perspective: A Systematic Review of the Impact of Climate Policies on Inequality
This systematic review highlights the scarcity of research integrating a gender perspective into climate policy impact assessments and calls for more gender-sensitive analyses and the application of feminist theory to address this gap.
How Journals Are Using Overlay Publishing Models to Facilitate Equitable OA
How Journals Are Using Overlay Publishing Models to Facilitate Equitable OA
In the overlay publishing model, a journal performs refereeing services, but it doesn’t publish articles on its website. Rather, the journal’s website links to final article versions hosted on an online repository. Some editors share why they chose to publish their journals via the arXiv overlay model and how they believe overlay journals will contribute to greater equity in OA.
'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
Reproducible Research and GIScience: an Evaluation Using AGILE Conference Papers
Reproducible Research and GIScience: an Evaluation Using AGILE Conference Papers
We reviewed current recommendations for reproducible research and translated them into criteria for assessing the reproducibility of articles in the field of geographic information science (GIScience). Results from the author feedback indicate that although authors support the concept of performing reproducible research, the incentives for doing this in practice are too small. Therefore, we propose concrete actions for individual researchers and the GIScience conference series to improve transparency and reproducibility.
"You Can't Get Back Specimens": Ukrainian Scientists Rush to Save Irreplaceable Collections
"You Can't Get Back Specimens": Ukrainian Scientists Rush to Save Irreplaceable Collections
Researchers hide ancient weapons and bat skulls, and upload massive sets of data to international servers.
Elizabeth Warren demands open access to clinical trial data
Senator Elizabeth Warren called on researchers to make public data they collect while testing drugs and medical devices on patients. Others disagree.
Geologist's Sacking Prompts Outcry
Researchers say that Irina Artemieva's dismissal from the University of Copenhagen runs counter to international academic standards.
Dutch Research Funding Agency, Paralyzed by Ransomware Attack, Refuses to Pay Up
Dutch Research Funding Agency, Paralyzed by Ransomware Attack, Refuses to Pay Up
Hackers seeking to extort Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research release confidential documents.
Major CRISPR Patent Decision Won't End Tangled Dispute
Fights over who invented the gene-editing technology are becoming more complex, and could carry on for years.
Does UK science have a fetish for the short-term?
Many of the biggest problems in science are tackled through sustained efforts over years or decades. But if science is a long-term endeavour, why are funding and careers so fixated on the now? Guest post by Andrew Holding.
NEJM doubles down on resistance to data sharing
NEJM doubles down on resistance to data sharing
An editorial argues that data sharing can cripple scientific progress and harm patients, but there are myriad flaws with that reasoning.
Supercharge Your Research: a Ten-week Plan for Open Data Science
Researchers share tips for transforming your group with open data science and teamwork.
New Technology Makes Tumor Eliminate Itself
A new technology developed by researchers from the University of Zürich enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at the exact location where they are needed. The innovation could reduce the side effects of cancer therapy and may hold the solution to better delivery of Covid-related therapies directly to the lungs.
Trust in Research
Elsevier's new report with Sense About Science about how to make research more reliable and less burdensome.
Atlantic Ocean Circulation at Weakest in a Millennium, Say Scientists
Decline in system underpinning Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on US east coast
The Richest Countries Are Vaccine Hoarders. Try Them in International Court
Millions have died unnecessarily and millions more will in 2022 unless something changes, says Anthony Costello, former WHO director
China-US Research Collaborations Are in Decline - This is Bad News for Everyone
China-US Research Collaborations Are in Decline - This is Bad News for Everyone
Scientists say that the drop in partnerships between the scientific powerhouses will hold back research on priorities such as global warming.
Sign the "For Women in Science Manifesto"
Encourage girls to explore scientific career paths.
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist
A new study confirms what many already know: Exxon for years sowed uncertainty and doubt about climate change in the public. Should scientists reject certain funding sources?
Overcoming the Language Barrier
Climanosco believes that changing the language can make the debate around climate science can become more inclusive. The organisation publishes papers that have been reviewed by teams of both scientists and laypeople.
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