If the vaunted features of science that are used rhetorically to promote and justify its status as an aid to international affairs are truly valued, it would be precisely in the most trying circumstances that science diplomacy should remain a viable alternative.
Politicians are novices by design, so tailoring your communications with them gives you the best chance of cutting through.
In the second year of the Horizon Europe programme, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are not formally associated with the largest research and innovation funding programme in the world.
Many Western nations are severing scientific links - but it's a different story in China, India and South Africa.
As a format it's slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science better.
While the planetary boundary framework provides one way of understanding biodiversity or biosphere integrity loss, there are many other measures of biodiversity loss — and all point toward the fact that we are continuing to dangerously destabilize life on Earth.
Nigeria is set to begin national performance trials for genetically modified TELA maize. As the West African nation makes another leap towards greater pest-resistance and productivity, particularly for small-scale farmers.
This post looks at the progress that's been made toward open research data -- what's been achieved, what still needs work, and what happens next?
The open data revolution won't happen unless the research system values the sharing of data as much as authorship on papers.
An ambitious EU initiative aiming to create a cyber-replica of Planet Earth for climate-impact simulations may not include British or Swiss organisations - and some researchers in the project say that's a problem.
NATO has launched a new research programme called DIANA to bring industry, start-up companies and academia together to research new dual-use technologies that address both societal problems and national security issues. The Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) is focusing on technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data processing, quantum-enabled technologies, autonomy, biotechnology, novel materials and space.
But goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C will fail without immediate action, scientists warn.
Good intentions are not enough to bring about change; nor are simple tallies, training programmes or unwarranted rosy views. Change requires sustained investment, appropriate incentives and evidence-backed interventions.
Pithy bumper sticker memes can't do justice to the need for understanding and judging scientific studies … especially when, as often, public policy is at play.
Academics too often use intellectual attainment to excuse abusive behavior. That needs to stop.
A variety of analytic tools can clarify public health priorities and predict the health impact of policy solutions.
Covid forced the world to develop some of the best epidemiological surveys ever done. Now they're being cut back, even as the threat of the virus lingers.
The departure of Jean-Eric Paquet, the head of the European Commission's directorate general for research and innovation, has not been officially confirmed as yet, but the Brussels rumour mill is already churning out potential replacements.
Protected areas help waterbirds thrive if they're actively conserved.
