The World Must Cooperate to Avoid a Catastrophic Space Collision
Governments and companies urgently need to share data on the mounting volume of satellites and debris orbiting Earth.
Governments and companies urgently need to share data on the mounting volume of satellites and debris orbiting Earth.
COVID-19 can involve persistence, sequelae, and other medical complications that last weeks to months after initial recovery. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to identify studies assessing the long-term effects of COVID-19.
A mathematical ritual known as null hypothesis significance testing has led researchers astray since the 1950s.
Caroline Wagner, author of 'The New Invisible College' and 'The Collaborative Era In Science', joins Toby Wardman of SAPEA to discuss the brave new world of cross-border science, and what, if anything, we can do about it.
Female representation now proportionate to UK academia as a whole, even if ethnic minorities still fall short.
We are told not to worry about breakthrough cases because they are 'mild' - but long Covid is anything but mild
A set of 41 questions drafted with a view to helping us draw out the moral or ethical implications of our tools.
Climate change is messing with the size of animals around the world, from birds to mammals to fish.
The vaccines work very well, but current public-health communications may be understating the frequency of infections among the vaccinated.
Kelsey Inouye's job search gave her panic attacks and dented her self-esteem. But she learnt to take rejection in her stride.
A US science institute is on the verge of achieving a longstanding goal in nuclear fusion research.
The famous number has many practical uses, mathematicians say, but is it really worth the time and effort to work out its trillions of digits?
With almost 70% of the country fully vaccinated, Israel has seen a life after COVID-19. But now infections are on the rise. What's going on? Will a third jab help?
Emerging data suggest that Delta could spread more readily than other coronavirus variants among people vaccinated against COVID-19. But key questions remain.
A Scoping Review and Case Study
Poor policy outcomes are not the responsibility of 'mutant maths', but of choices made by people in power.
How to facilitate the use of science as a key element of the policy-making process.
Offering a revised set of foundational assumptions on science policy and a fresh point of entry for the field of Science & Technology Studies to contribute to the discourse.
Interdisciplinarity is widely considered necessary to solving many contemporary problems, and new funding structures and instruments have been created to encourage interdisciplinary research at universities. This article looks at a small technical university specializing in green technology which implemented a strategy aimed at promoting and developing interdisciplinary collaboration.
People infected with the Delta variant generally do not have COVID-19 symptoms until two days after they start shedding the coronavirus.