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Science Diplomacy

EU Should Sever Scientific Ties with Russia, Says Leading German MEP

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EU Should Sever Scientific Ties with Russia, Says Leading German MEP

A leading German member of the European Parliament urged the EU to sever all scientific relations with Russia, stepping up pressure from Berlin to use science as a diplomatic weapon against Moscow.

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Climate

On the Intensity Decay of Tropical Cyclones Before Landfall - Scientific Reports

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On the Intensity Decay of Tropical Cyclones Before Landfall - Scientific Reports

It remains unclear how tropical cyclones (TCs) decay from their ocean lifetime maximum intensity (LMI) to landfall intensity (LI), yet this stage is of fundamental importance governing the socio-economic impact of TCs. 

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Precipitation Effects on Grassland Plant Performance Are Lessened by Hay Harvest

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Precipitation Effects on Grassland Plant Performance Are Lessened by Hay Harvest

Climate and human management, such as hay harvest, shape grasslands. With both disturbances co-occurring, understanding how these ecosystems respond to these combined drivers may aid in projecting future changes in grasslands. 

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U.N. panel warns of global warming's toll on humans and nature

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U.N. panel warns of global warming's toll on humans and nature

Impacts will be worst for ecosystems and humanity's most vulnerable

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Thinktank Linked to Tech Giant Canon Under Pressure to Remove 'dangerous' Climate Articles

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Thinktank Linked to Tech Giant Canon Under Pressure to Remove 'dangerous' Climate Articles

Exclusive: Some Canon Institute for Global Studies posts call the climate crisis 'fake news' and compare Greta Thunberg to a communist

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Wanted: Better Systems for Turning Evidence into Action

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Pandemics

Wanted: Better Systems for Turning Evidence into Action

The pandemic created a colossal demand for scientific evidence to inform decision-making. Now researchers are mapping out what went wrong and what needs to change.

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Research Assessment

Designing Grant-Review Panels for Better Funding Decisions: Lessons from an Empirically Calibrated Simulation Model

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Research Assessment

Designing Grant-Review Panels for Better Funding Decisions: Lessons from an Empirically Calibrated Simulation Model

This article explores how factors relating to grades and grading affect the correctness of choices that grant-review panels make among submitted proposals. It seeks to identify interventions in panel design that may be expected to increase the correctness of choices.

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Global Research Community Condemns Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Global Research Community Condemns Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Rebuke against Russian science grows as the deadly conflict enters its sixth day.

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Nature is Trialling Transparent Peer Review - the Early Results Are Encouraging

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Nature is Trialling Transparent Peer Review - the Early Results Are Encouraging

Last year, nearly half of Nature authors agreed to publish anonymous referee reports. 

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UK Scientists Fear Brain Drain As Brexit Rows Put Research at Risk

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UK Scientists Fear Brain Drain As Brexit Rows Put Research at Risk

Projects in jeopardy as EU revokes millions in grant offers after failure of trade talks

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Offensive or Inclusive Language in Scientific Communication?

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Offensive or Inclusive Language in Scientific Communication?

Richard de Grijs comes to grips with his field's use of potentially offensive language.

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Will Musk's Starlink Save Ukraine, SpaceX Save the ISS?

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Will Musk's Starlink Save Ukraine, SpaceX Save the ISS?

Tech tycoon Elon Musk has indicated he will protect the internet in Ukraine and the world from the International Space Station if it crashes to Earth. But how?

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What the Russian Invasion Means for Clinical Trials in Ukraine

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What the Russian Invasion Means for Clinical Trials in Ukraine

Russia's invasion has the potential to disrupt clinical trials in Ukraine, warns one of the many companies staging trials in the nation.

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Viewpoint: The Science World Should Keep Talking to Russia

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Viewpoint: The Science World Should Keep Talking to Russia

"We respect Ukrainian statehood … and we treat the European choice of our neighbours with understanding." So said some 650 Russian scientists and science journalists in an open letter last week criticising Moscow's onslaught against Ukraine.

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Limiting the Damage: UN Helps Policy-makers Tackle Climate Change

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Limiting the Damage: UN Helps Policy-makers Tackle Climate Change

As extreme weather events become commonplace, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of future climate hazards, and recommending the best, most cost-effective ways to adapt.

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Preprint Feedback is Here - Let's Make It Constructive and FAST

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Preprint Feedback is Here - Let's Make It Constructive and FAST

ASAPBio offers set of principles and guidelines for preprint feedback.

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Genetics

Genetic Databases Are Too White. Here's What It'll Take to Fix This.

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Genetics

Genetic Databases Are Too White. Here's What It'll Take to Fix This.

Most genetic research is done on people of European descent. That's led to misdiagnoses, inaccurate tests, and missed opportunities for new treatments.

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Science Competitions Can Help to Catapult Your Science into the Real World

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Science Competitions Can Help to Catapult Your Science into the Real World

Innovation challenges offer valuable lessons and resources for researcher-entrepreneurs.

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Making the Most of World Talent for Science? The Nobel Prize and Fields Medal Experience - Scientometrics

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Making the Most of World Talent for Science? The Nobel Prize and Fields Medal Experience - Scientometrics

This study found that the average age of scientists at the time of the breakthrough was higher for researchers from less developed countries. Moreover, individual opportunities in the world were extremely unequal by country of birth, gender significantly conditioned any participation in research, and the probability of becoming a top researcher more than doubled for individuals with parents belonging to the most favoured occupational categories. 

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Europe Divided on Whether to Isolate Russia Scientifically

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Collaboration

Europe Divided on Whether to Isolate Russia Scientifically

Governments, universities and individual academics across Europe over are being forced to choose whether to cut research ties with Russia after Moscow shocked the scientific community with its assault on Ukraine. Germany, Russia's second biggest research collaborator after the US, has said it will halt all scientific cooperation, while the UK is reviewing its links.

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The View from Kyiv: Head of Ukraine's Research Agency Calls for International Help

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The View from Kyiv: Head of Ukraine's Research Agency Calls for International Help

Science in Ukraine has come to a halt. Russia's invasion has crippled the country's newly established research agency and forced its leader to a bomb shelter in Kyiv.

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Ukraine
Science

The Science World Should Keep Talking to Russia

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Ukraine
Science

The Science World Should Keep Talking to Russia

"We respect Ukrainian statehood … and we treat the European choice of our neighbours with understanding." So said some 650 Russian scientists and science journalists in an open letter last week criticising Moscow's onslaught against Ukraine.

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EU Suspends Research Payments to Russian Partners

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EU Suspends Research Payments to Russian Partners

The European Commission has suspended payments to Russian institutions involved in EU-funded research and innovation projects. In addition, the EU will not launch any new cooperation projects with Russian universities, research institutes and companies.

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Public Policy

What 1 Million Scientists Could Achieve in 100 Million Hours

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What 1 Million Scientists Could Achieve in 100 Million Hours

Science is key to building resilience and averting future crises - but that is only possible if policy-makers listen to and trust in both the science and the scientists.

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Publishing

For LGBQ Scientists, Being Out Can Mean More Publications

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Publishing

For LGBQ Scientists, Being Out Can Mean More Publications

Papers are a key currency for academic careers. LGBQ academic scientists who don’t disclose their sexual orientation in the workplace publish fewer papers than their out or non-LGBQ peers.

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COVID-19

The Limits of "Following the Science"

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COVID-19

The Limits of "Following the Science"

Two years into the pandemic, the idea of "following the science" has oversimplified what's actually a complex array of factors that policymakers must weigh in formulating a response. Many other factors play into making pandemic policy.

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Environment

The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud

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The Staggering Ecological Impacts of Computation and the Cloud

This article illustrates some of the diverse environmental impacts of data storage.

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US

President Biden's Science Agenda is Imploding

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President Biden's Science Agenda is Imploding

More than the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of leadership is imperiling Biden's intent to reinvigorate American science.

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Russia

Viewpoint: Some Practical Rules for Western Scientists Dealing with Russia

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Viewpoint: Some Practical Rules for Western Scientists Dealing with Russia

The goal is to get Russian scientists to "look at the facts".

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UK
Ukraine

UK Universities Brace for Impact of Sanctions Against Russia

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UK Universities Brace for Impact of Sanctions Against Russia

Most academics back research boycott but is there a case for maintaining ties?

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