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Space

Stowaways on NASA's Massive Moon Rocket Promise Big Science in Small Packages

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Stowaways on NASA's Massive Moon Rocket Promise Big Science in Small Packages

CubeSats packed on Artemis 1 will target lunar ice-if their batteries don't fail them

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Animal Rights

Can Europe replace animal testing of chemicals?

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Animal Rights

Can Europe replace animal testing of chemicals?

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Our Imaginations Can Help Create New Climate Possibilities

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Our Imaginations Can Help Create New Climate Possibilities

Though fictional, the book raises a very real question: Can the human capacity to imagine alternate climate futures actually help generate new, more hopeful realities?

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Global Food Insecurity and Famine from Reduced Crop, Marine Fishery and Livestock Production Due to Climate Disruption from Nuclear War Soot Injection

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Global Food Insecurity and Famine from Reduced Crop, Marine Fishery and Livestock Production Due to Climate Disruption from Nuclear War Soot Injection

Calorie availability and extent of food shortages for each nation are estimated following regional or global nuclear war, including impacts on major crops, livestock and fishery production.

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Horizon Europe
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UK

Liz Truss Announces New UK Case Against EU on Eve of Debate in Northern Ireland

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UK

Liz Truss Announces New UK Case Against EU on Eve of Debate in Northern Ireland

British foreign secretary triggers formal dispute proceedings with Brussels over British access to EU science programs.

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Science Culture
Digitalization

The digitalisation paradox of everyday scientific labour: How mundane knowledge work is amplified and diversified in the biosciences

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Science Culture
Digitalization

The digitalisation paradox of everyday scientific labour: How mundane knowledge work is amplified and diversified in the biosciences

This paper examines how automation and digitalisation influence the way everyday scientific work practices are organised and conducted. Drawing on a practice-based study of the field of synthetic biology, the paper uses ethnographic, interview and survey data to offer a sociomaterial and relational perspective of technological change.

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The Mysteries of Cosmic Dust

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The Mysteries of Cosmic Dust

Researchers of the ETH Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS have closely analysed the characteristics of cosmic dust based on laboratory experiments and measurement data collected by space missions.

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Artemis: Nasa Readies Giant Moon Rocket for Maiden Flight

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Artemis: Nasa Readies Giant Moon Rocket for Maiden Flight

The most powerful rocket ever developed by the US space agency is being rolled to the launch pad.

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Psychology

Despite Climate, War and Covid, is Everything Actually … Getting Better?

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Despite Climate, War and Covid, is Everything Actually … Getting Better?

The psychologist Steven Pinker has long believed we should be more optimistic - and even current crises do not dissuade him.

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Peer Review
Science Culture

Has Peer Review Created a Toxic Culture in Academia?

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Peer Review
Science Culture

Has Peer Review Created a Toxic Culture in Academia?

It is suggested to revamp the peer review process to make it less about tearing down the work of others, and more about helping authors improve their papers.

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Public Health
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Smoking Weed and Driving: What We Know

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Smoking Weed and Driving: What We Know

Here's what the science says about driving while high on marijuana. In short: It's complicated.

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Biodiversity

Humans Are Overzealous Whale Morticians

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Humans Are Overzealous Whale Morticians

We hastily dispose of dead whales, ignoring the ecological significance of their carcasses.

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Diversity

CHIPS and Science Act Will Provide Billions for STEM Programs

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STEM
Diversity

CHIPS and Science Act Will Provide Billions for STEM Programs

The recently passed CHIPS and Science Act promises billions of dollars in funding to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research and production at government agencies, private companies, and colleges and universities across the U.S. It also includes provisions to increase diversity in STEM education and the workforce and to promote socioeconomic development for underserved communities. 

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Policy

The Public Wants Scientists to Be More Involved in Policy Debates

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Germany
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The Public Wants Scientists to Be More Involved in Policy Debates

Researchers worry about being branded as partisan, but people want to hear from experts.

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Ukraine
International

Will War in Ukraine Mark a New Era for European Defence Research?

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Ukraine
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Will War in Ukraine Mark a New Era for European Defence Research?

After Russia's invasion, politicians promised to boost military research funding - but policy specialists aren't convinced that a rapid change lies ahead.

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International

Machine Translation Could Make English-only Science Accessible to All

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Machine Translation Could Make English-only Science Accessible to All

UC Berkeley scientists and students looked at current artificial intelligence translation systems and found that, though flawed, they have become good enough for researchers to broadly translate their work into other languages, at least the languages of the coauthors and the country in which the research was conducted. One problem: how to get permissions to translate and share, and where will these translations live online.

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Climate

Scientists Welcome 'enormous' US Climate Bill - but Call for Stronger Action

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Climate

Scientists Welcome 'enormous' US Climate Bill - but Call for Stronger Action

Biden signs historic legislation to pour billions into fighting climate change as the global temperature continues to rise.

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UK
Horizon Europe

UK Launches Legal Case Against EU over Horizon Europe Association

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Horizon Europe

UK Launches Legal Case Against EU over Horizon Europe Association

The UK government, raising the political heat over Brexit, began legal proceedings against the European Union for blocking its membership in the €95.5 billion research programme, Horizon Europe.

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Frivolities
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Zoom In: National Science Week Prize Puts Photography Under the Microscope - in Pictures

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Frivolities
Science

Zoom In: National Science Week Prize Puts Photography Under the Microscope - in Pictures

Lab-grown spinal cords and glowing fish larvae are among the images in an annual competition to find the best pictures taken under the microscope,

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Funding
Research Assessment

Research Performance and Scholarly Communication Profile of Competitive Research Funding: the Case of Academy of Finland - Scientometrics

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Funding
Research Assessment

Research Performance and Scholarly Communication Profile of Competitive Research Funding: the Case of Academy of Finland - Scientometrics

The Academy of Finland (AKA), Finland's major public research funding agency, uses a Web of Science (WoS) based bibliometric indicator to assess the performance of research it has funded. CRIS-based publication data can support multidimensional assessments of research performance and scholarly communication profiles, potentially also in other countries and institutions. 

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Collaboration
Meta-research

Coopetition Between Frenemies-interrelations and Effects of Seven Collaboration Problems in Research Clusters - Scientometrics

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Collaboration
Meta-research

Coopetition Between Frenemies-interrelations and Effects of Seven Collaboration Problems in Research Clusters - Scientometrics

This article explores the effects and interrelationships of seven collaboration problems that arise in the context of the tension between cooperation and competition. 

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Brexit
Horizon Europe

Thanks to Brexit, I Lost a €2.5m Research Grant. I Fear for the Future of UK Science

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Brexit
Horizon Europe

Thanks to Brexit, I Lost a €2.5m Research Grant. I Fear for the Future of UK Science

Britain has jeopardised research and made itself far less attractive to overseas scientists.

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Citations

China rises to first place in most cited papers

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Citations

China rises to first place in most cited papers

For the first time, China has slightly edged out the United States in the number of most cited papers, a key measure of research impact.

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Open Access

Open Access Is Essential for Low-Income Countries

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Open Access

Open Access Is Essential for Low-Income Countries

Findings show that countries in sub-Saharan Africa publish and cite open access literature at a higher rate than the rest of the world.

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Genetics
UK
China

Fears over China's Access to Genetic Data of UK Citizens

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China

Fears over China's Access to Genetic Data of UK Citizens

Biobank urged to review transfer of information for medical research.

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Funding

NASA Cautions Planetary Science Funding Falls Short of Decadal Projections

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NASA Cautions Planetary Science Funding Falls Short of Decadal Projections

As NASA takes the first steps to implement the planetary science decadal survey, the agency is warning funding will not match projections.

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Research Assessment

Agreement Reached on Research Assessment Reforms

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Research Assessment

Agreement Reached on Research Assessment Reforms

The document, which was facilitated by the European Commission, establishes new benchmarks regarding how research assessments should be performed.

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Science Communication

Science Opponents Believe Their Knowledge Ranks Among the Highest, but It is Actually Among the Lowest

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Science Communication

Science Opponents Believe Their Knowledge Ranks Among the Highest, but It is Actually Among the Lowest

People with the greatest opposition to the scientific consensus tend to have the lowest levels of objective science knowledge but the highest levels of self-rated knowledge.

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Climate
Ethics

Climate Change Likely to Raise Wheat Prices in Food-insecure Regions and Exacerbate Economic Inequality

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Climate
Ethics

Climate Change Likely to Raise Wheat Prices in Food-insecure Regions and Exacerbate Economic Inequality

Climate change is projected to significantly alter the yield and price of wheat in the coming years. Prices for the grain are likely to change unevenly and increase in much of the Global South, enhancing existing inequalities.

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Careers

A Moment That Changed Me: a Maths Puzzle Taught Me to Use My Brain - and Helped Me Cope with Losing My Daughter

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Mathematics
Careers

A Moment That Changed Me: a Maths Puzzle Taught Me to Use My Brain - and Helped Me Cope with Losing My Daughter

As a schoolboy, I put little effort into my homework. But a long night wrestling with Euclidean geometry led to a career in nuclear physics - and a more resilient personality

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