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Science Is Redefining Motherhood. If Only Society Would Let It

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Science Is Redefining Motherhood. If Only Society Would Let It

It's time to decouple maternity from womanhood. Recent advances in fertility science are helping pave the way toward inclusivity.

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China

The Rise of Sino-Russian Biotech Cooperation

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The Rise of Sino-Russian Biotech Cooperation

Recent examples of Sino-Russian biotechnology cooperation projects, offering an early account of the emerging integration of two distinct innovation infrastructures.

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US

How Far Have Agencies Come Toward More-Inclusive Science Advice?

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How Far Have Agencies Come Toward More-Inclusive Science Advice?

UCS and 10 other organizations formally request updates from 24 federal agencies

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Ukraine

Ukraine: Holding Lectures While the Bombs Fall

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Ukraine: Holding Lectures While the Bombs Fall

With the Russian army marching on his home city, a Ukrainian scholar must decide how to respond.

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Climate

Revealed: the 'carbon Bombs' Set to Trigger Catastrophic Climate Breakdown

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Revealed: the 'carbon Bombs' Set to Trigger Catastrophic Climate Breakdown

Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns

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Preprints
Medicine

Why Preprints Are Good for Patients

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Medicine

Why Preprints Are Good for Patients

Rapid communication of clinical trial results has likely saved lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and should become the new norm.

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Infrastructures
Publishing

Is Infrastructure Consolidation the Next Step? CCC Acquires Ringgold

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Infrastructures
Publishing

Is Infrastructure Consolidation the Next Step? CCC Acquires Ringgold

In the light of CCCs acquisition of Ringgold last week, three Chefs, Phill Jones, Roger Schonfeld, and Todd Carpenter reflect on the motivations for the move and its implications for PIDs and organisational identifiers.

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Horizon Europe

EU Launches Ukrainian Research Aid Scheme As It Boosts Horizon Europe Budget

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Horizon Europe

EU Launches Ukrainian Research Aid Scheme As It Boosts Horizon Europe Budget

The European Commission officially launched a €25 million direct aid package of Marie Skłodowska-Curie grants for researchers from Ukraine, as it announced a €562 million increase for the Horizon Europe budget in 2022.

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Data Privacy
Publishing

Welcome to Hotel Elsevier: You Can Check-Out Any Time You Like … Not

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Data Privacy
Publishing

Welcome to Hotel Elsevier: You Can Check-Out Any Time You Like … Not

Trying to understand what private data Elsevier collects; what private data Elsevier sells; and what to do about it.

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Half of Covid-Hospitalised Still Symptomatic Two Years On, Study Finds

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COVID-19

Half of Covid-Hospitalised Still Symptomatic Two Years On, Study Finds

Research on Wuhan patients reveals effects of long Covid, with 11% still not having returned to work.

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EU Start-ups in Limbo As Commission Dithers over European Innovation Council Equity Fund

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Innovation

EU Start-ups in Limbo As Commission Dithers over European Innovation Council Equity Fund

The European Innovation Council's (EIC) Accelerator funding for start-ups continues to be held up as the Commission's directorates fight over how to manage the new equity fund. The delays are affecting companies selected to receive 'blended finance' - a mix of grant and equity funding - following the June cut-off date last year, the first under Horizon Europe. But the impact may soon be felt by those next in line, which were selected for funding following the October cut-off.

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The $93-billion Plan to Put Astronauts Back on the Moon

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The $93-billion Plan to Put Astronauts Back on the Moon

The world's most powerful rocket will make a trip around the Moon in 2022 - a step towards landing people there in 2025, and part of the US Artemis programme.

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COVID-19

Are COVID Surges Becoming More Predictable? New Omicron Variants Offer a Hint

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Are COVID Surges Becoming More Predictable? New Omicron Variants Offer a Hint

Omicron relatives called BA.4 and BA.5 are behind a fresh wave of COVID-19 in South Africa, and could be signs of a more predictable future for SARS-CoV-2.

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Frivolities

Struggling to Meet a Deadline? Japan's Manuscript Writing Cafe is Here to Help

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Struggling to Meet a Deadline? Japan's Manuscript Writing Cafe is Here to Help

A cafe in Japan helps writers overcome their procrastination.

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Environment

Academic Sector Makes Moves to Going Green

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Academic Sector Makes Moves to Going Green

Europe's universities and research organisations are going green, with some bidding to be at the forefront of Europe's 2050 net zero ambition.

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Careers
Funding

The Scientific World Is Still Too Obsessed With 'Genius'

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Careers
Funding

The Scientific World Is Still Too Obsessed With 'Genius'

The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution were the result of breaking the monopoly on research and study previously held by a small handful.

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Ethics

Legitimacy of Values During Climate Change

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Legitimacy of Values During Climate Change

Post-industrial and neo-technological societies have rigorously separated the stories of cultural values and those of the earth's nature.

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'Dark Mood': Australian Researchers Lament State of Science Ahead of Election

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Science

'Dark Mood': Australian Researchers Lament State of Science Ahead of Election

Scientists say little is being done to address declining research funding, low morale and job insecurity.

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Universities
Excellence

Fostering Research Excellence in an Uncertain Environment

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Academia
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Excellence

Fostering Research Excellence in an Uncertain Environment

A proposal to change how academic performance is measured at an Australian university spurred one department into action.

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Universities

Who Owns Einstein? The Battle for the World's Most Famous Face

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Universities

Who Owns Einstein? The Battle for the World's Most Famous Face

The long read: Thanks to a savvy California lawyer, Albert Einstein has earned far more posthumously than he ever did in his lifetime. But is that what the great scientist would have wanted?

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Hybrid Versus In-Person: What Will Be the Future of Academic Conferences?

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Academia

Hybrid Versus In-Person: What Will Be the Future of Academic Conferences?

This article reports on the results of a study looking at the benefits and problems of remote and hybrid conferences, and what the changes in recent years will mean for meetings going forward.

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Universities

President Zelensky Urges US Universities to Help Rebuild Ukraine's Higher Education System

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Universities

President Zelensky Urges US Universities to Help Rebuild Ukraine's Higher Education System

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has urged universities in the US to provide the expertise in defence, cybersecurity, aeronautics and healthcare that is needed to rebuild his country's war-torn economy and infrastructure.

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Climate Change Swells Odds of Record India, Pakistan Heatwaves

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Climate Change Swells Odds of Record India, Pakistan Heatwaves

A UK study says record-breaking temperatures in NW India and Pakistan are now 100 times more likely.

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Space

Food Security in Space: Farming Salad in Moon Soil

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Space

Food Security in Space: Farming Salad in Moon Soil

Scientists have grown plants in soil taken from the lunar surface. It's a sign that people could one day live on the moon, grow food and produce water.

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US
Innovation

The Ecosystem: U.S. Aims to Grow Innovation Clusters Beyond Silicon Valley and Boston

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Innovation

The Ecosystem: U.S. Aims to Grow Innovation Clusters Beyond Silicon Valley and Boston

NSF Engines, a new programme of the US National Science Foundation, aims to spread the tech wealth more broadly across the nation – tackling a regional policy problem common to many countries

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Collaboration

How to Pick a Great Scientific Collaborator

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Collaboration

How to Pick a Great Scientific Collaborator

A simple framework can help you to identify 'likeable freeloaders' and 'misaligned partners' - and to self-assess.

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Gender

Nature Journals Raise the Bar on Sex and Gender Reporting in Research

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Nature Journals Raise the Bar on Sex and Gender Reporting in Research

Authors will be prompted to provide details on how sex and gender were considered in study design.

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Statistics
Publishing

One Statistical Analysis Must Not Rule Them All

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Statistics
Publishing

One Statistical Analysis Must Not Rule Them All

Any single analysis hides an iceberg of uncertainty. Multi-team analysis can reveal it.

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Innovation

EU Launches Policy Framework to Improve Regional Innovation Support

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Innovation

EU Launches Policy Framework to Improve Regional Innovation Support

The EU today launched a pilot project aiming to help regions coordinate regional, national and EU research and innovation policies, and to bridge the many gaps in Europe's fragmented innovation ecosystems.

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Early Career Researchers
STEM

Young Scientists Should Help Shape STEM Education Policies

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Early Career Researchers
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Young Scientists Should Help Shape STEM Education Policies

Early-career scientists should have a say in developing the policies that can help them in the short term as well as benefit the scientific system in the long term, writes Adriana Bankston.

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