Roots in Nature
The pandemic now highlights the connection between human health and the mismanagement of nature and wildlife.
Science Advocacy Groups Join Calls for Trump's Removal
A number of science advocacy groups have joined calls for President Donald Trump to resign or be removed from office in the wake of his role in inciting a violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Coronavirus and the Mink: Death in a Fur Coat
The mass killing of Danish minks shines a spotlight on a highly dubious industry. It also shows how little we value the lives and deaths of so-called farm animals.
How Will We Achieve Carbon-neutral Flight in Future?
Carbon-neutral aviation is possible, but in future, aircraft are likely to continue to be powered by fossil fuels. The CO2 they emit must be systematically stored underground. This is the most economical of various approaches that ETH researchers have compared in detail.
Current Market Rates for Scholarly Publishing Services
This article provides a granular, step-by-step calculation of the costs associated with publishing primary research articles, from submission, through peer-review, to publication, indexing and archiving.
Tribal Elders Are Dying From the Pandemic, Causing a Cultural Crisis for American Indians
European Open Science Cloud Enhance Webinar
Discover the new functionalities of the EOSC Portal for new users: 14 and 21 January, 11-12:00 CET
My International Career Journey As a Disabled Scientist
How Christopher Rensing's diagnosis with a physical disability spurred him to form a microbiology research group.
The Pandemic Has Pushed Citizen Panels Online
It's time to apply research on in-person public deliberation to the virtual world.
The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection
Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists predict.
Imagining a Transformed Scientific Publication Landscape
Open Science is not a finish line, but a means to an end. Widespread adoption of Open Science policies would improve the transparency, reusability and connectivity of scientific outputs.
Climate Crisis: 2020 Was Joint Hottest Year Ever Recorded
Global heating continued unabated despite Covid lockdowns, with record Arctic wildfires and Atlantic tropical storms.
Recognizing the Value of Software: A Software Citation Guide
This article provides broadly applicable guidance on software citation for the communities and institutions publishing academic journals and conference proceedings.
Herd Immunity by Infection is Not an Option
Herd immunity is expected to arise when a virus cannot spread readily. However, Manaus provides a cautionary example that herd immunity is likely not achieved even at high levels of infection and that it comes with unacceptably high costs.
Connected Research: The Potential of the PID Graph
Persistent identifiers (PIDs) provide unique and long-lasting references to entities. They enable unique identification persistently over time and hence play a crucial role in supporting the FAIR principles.
2020 Was Hottest Year on Record by Narrow Margin, Nasa Says
Due to different methods, US Noaa judged year as fractionally cooler than 2016 while UK Met Office put 2020 in close second place.
The 432-year-old Manual on Social Distancing
In this spookily prescient booklet, people are advised to keep six feet apart, avoid shaking hands and only send one person per household out to do the shopping.
Public Debate is Good for Science
In the age of the internet, there's no such thing as a private debate. But is that bad for science?
Historians in Historic Times
Will history judge? Reflections from historians about the intense relationship of past and present.
Twitter Shuts Down Account of Sci-Hub
Move comes as publishers sue in India to block public access.
Streamlining Data-intensive Biology with Workflow Systems
Streamlining Data-intensive Biology with Workflow Systems
As the scale of biological data generation has increased, the bottleneck of research has shifted from data generation to analysis.
Launching the Open Data Day 2021 Mini-grant Scheme
We are thrilled to announce that once again the Open Knowledge Foundation is giving out mini-grants to support people hosting Open Data Day events across the world.
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