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COVID-19

French Scientist Who Pushed Unproven Covid Drug May Be Forced from Post

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COVID-19

French Scientist Who Pushed Unproven Covid Drug May Be Forced from Post

Didier Raoult, who promoted hydroxychloroquine treatment, may not be able to continue his research.

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'No One Wanted to Read' His Book on Pandemic Psychology - then Covid Hit

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COVID-19

'No One Wanted to Read' His Book on Pandemic Psychology - then Covid Hit

Australian psychologist Steven Taylor published what would turn out to be a prophetic book, and it has become like a Lonely Planet guide to the pandemic.

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Animal Rights

Hundreds of UK and EU Cosmetics Products Contain Ingredients Tested on Animals

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Hundreds of UK and EU Cosmetics Products Contain Ingredients Tested on Animals

New analysis finds chemicals tested on animals in moisturisers, lipsticks, hair conditioner and sunscreen, despite ban.

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Careers

The Typical U.S. College Professor Makes $3,556 Per Course

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The Typical U.S. College Professor Makes $3,556 Per Course

A new report explodes the myth of the rich tenured college professor.

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Society
Climate

SUVs Second Biggest Cause of Emissions Rise, Figures Reveal

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Society
Climate

SUVs Second Biggest Cause of Emissions Rise, Figures Reveal

If SUV drivers were a nation, they would rank seventh in the world for carbon emissions.

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Climate

How Extreme Heat from Climate Change Distorts Human Behavior

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Climate

How Extreme Heat from Climate Change Distorts Human Behavior

As temperatures rise, violence and aggression go up while focus and productivity decline. The well off can escape to cool spaces; the poor cannot.

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Psychology

Everyone Maps Numbers in Space. But Why Don't We All Use the Same Directions?

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Everyone Maps Numbers in Space. But Why Don't We All Use the Same Directions?

The debate over whether number lines are innate or learned obscures a more fundamental question: Why do we map numbers to space in the first place?

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Science Politics
COVID-19
China
US

The Wuhan Lab Leak Theory is More About Politics Than Science

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Pandemics
Science Politics
COVID-19
China
US

The Wuhan Lab Leak Theory is More About Politics Than Science

Whatever Biden review finds, the cause of the pandemic lies in the destruction of animal habitats.

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Academia

The Curse of More, Or, Does Anybody Have Any Time Left to Do Research?

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The Curse of More, Or, Does Anybody Have Any Time Left to Do Research?

How much more work can we pile on researchers?

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Society
United States

Evolution is Now Accepted by a Majority of Americans

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United States

Evolution is Now Accepted by a Majority of Americans

The level of public acceptance of evolution in the United States is now solidly above the halfway mark, according to a new study based on a series of national public opinion surveys conducted over the last 35 years.

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Scholarly Societies

Working at a Scientific Society

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Scholarly Societies

Working at a Scientific Society

This is the first part in a series about scientists who've launched and established careers at nonprofit professional-development organizations.

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Sustainability

Webcast: How to Green Your Lab

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Sustainability

Webcast: How to Green Your Lab

Taking steps to lower the environmental impact of your research can reduce costs.

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Innovation
Gender
Patents

Gender Gap in US Patents Leads to Few Inventions That Help Women

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Innovation
Gender
Patents

Gender Gap in US Patents Leads to Few Inventions That Help Women

Inventor teams with women represent 16% of filed patents, yet are more likely than male teams to create women's health products.

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Reproducibility

Three Questions to Address Rigour and Reproducibility Concerns in Your Grant Proposal

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Reproducibility

Three Questions to Address Rigour and Reproducibility Concerns in Your Grant Proposal

Addressing weaknesses and limitations in your science will reassure potential funders, say grant-writing coaches.

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Australia
Funding

Preprint Ban in Grant Applications Deemed 'Plain Ludicrous'

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Australia
Funding

Preprint Ban in Grant Applications Deemed 'Plain Ludicrous'

The Australian Research Council's decision to reject early career funding applications that mention preprints is hopelessly outdated, say scientists.

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Racism
Ethics
Medicine

Too Many Scientists Still Say Caucasian

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Racism
Ethics
Medicine

Too Many Scientists Still Say Caucasian

Racist ideas of categories for human identity continue to warp research and medicine.

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Horizon Europe
Australia
Europe

R&D Charm Offensive Gets Lukewarm Reception from Australia and New Zealand

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Horizon Europe
Australia
Europe

R&D Charm Offensive Gets Lukewarm Reception from Australia and New Zealand

EU officials are urging Australia and New Zealand to associate to Horizon Europe, publicly telling them how welcome they would be - but it's not clear if the feeling is mutual.

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Europe
EU

Interest in EU Research Mobility Schemes Growing in the Western Balkans

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Mobility
Europe
EU

Interest in EU Research Mobility Schemes Growing in the Western Balkans

New research points to growing participation of Western Balkans researchers in EU academic exchange programmes, as the EU takes steps to welcome countries in the region as associate members of the Horizon Europe.

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Biodiversity

Female Hummingbirds Look Like Males to Avoid Attacks

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Biodiversity

Female Hummingbirds Look Like Males to Avoid Attacks

Some females found to have evolved to have bright plumage, which seems to protect against male aggression, study suggests.

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Gender
Health Care
Ethics

Gender-affirming Care Improves Mental Health for Transgender Youth

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Gender
Health Care
Ethics

Gender-affirming Care Improves Mental Health for Transgender Youth

Several state legislatures have taken steps to restrict access to gender-affirming health care for transgender adolescents. That goes against medical guidelines.

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Policy

Open Letters to Policy Makers and to the European Commission : No New Science-policy Interface for Food Systems

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Policy

Open Letters to Policy Makers and to the European Commission : No New Science-policy Interface for Food Systems

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Climate
Politics

Carbon Neutrality - a New Policy Brief for Municipalities World Wide

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Climate
Politics

Carbon Neutrality - a New Policy Brief for Municipalities World Wide

How to design efficient demo areas for urban carbon sequestration? In the latest policy brief research groups focus on the main principles of urban demonstration areas using biochars for carbon sequestration.

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Open Science
Open Access
Open Research
Open Data

Making Strides in Research Reporting - The Official PLOS Blog

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Making Strides in Research Reporting - The Official PLOS Blog

PLOS keeps a watchful and enthusiastic eye on emerging research, and we update our policies as needed to address new challenges and opportunities that surface.

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Integrity
COVID-19

Ivermectin COVID-19 Scandal Shows How Vulnerable Science Is to Fraud

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Integrity
COVID-19

Ivermectin COVID-19 Scandal Shows How Vulnerable Science Is to Fraud

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Science Politics

Science Advisors Gather in an International Call for Evidence-Based Policy Making

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Science Politics

Science Advisors Gather in an International Call for Evidence-Based Policy Making

The largest-ever independent gathering of interest groups, thought-leaders, science advisors to governments and global institutions, researchers, academics, communicators and diplomats is taking place in Montreal and online.

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Open Access

The Push for Open Access is Making Science Less Inclusive

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Open Access

The Push for Open Access is Making Science Less Inclusive

Researchers in developing countries could be frozen out by high article charges unless wider publishing reform is undertaken, say four Brazilian researchers.

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Medicine

New Research Shows Promise for Osteoarthritis Cure

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Medicine

New Research Shows Promise for Osteoarthritis Cure

Osteoarthritis is a crippling, incurable disease. But scientists behind a new large-scale study say their findings could help pave the way to a cure.

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Environment

Toxic 'forever Chemicals' Contaminate Indoor Air at Worrying Levels, Study Finds

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Environment

Toxic 'forever Chemicals' Contaminate Indoor Air at Worrying Levels, Study Finds

Food and water were thought to be the main ways humans are exposed to PFAS, but study points to risk of breathing them in.

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Neuroscience

Mini Brains Grown in the Lab Sprout Primitive "eyes"

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Neuroscience

Mini Brains Grown in the Lab Sprout Primitive "eyes"

Researchers have grown mini brains with light-sensitive eye structures that could lead to breakthrough treatments for vision disorders.

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Universities
EU

After Long Months of Disruption, Universities Get Ready to Start 'normal' Academic Year

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Universities
EU

After Long Months of Disruption, Universities Get Ready to Start 'normal' Academic Year

With 70% of the EU population now fully vaccinated, European universities are planning to welcome students back to lecture halls and seminar rooms for the 2021-22 academic year, after long months of disruption and distance learning.

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