Why Half the Scientists in Some Eastern European Countries Are Women
Just 28% of the world’s researchers are women, but Eastern Europe bucks this global trend. The Soviet legacy is part of the reason.
The Condoms of the Face: Why Some Men Refuse to Wear Masks
It’s not the first time masculine ideology has driven resistance to a public health initiative.
Want to Fix Science’s Replication Crisis? Then Replicate
Researchers should spend more trying to reproduce other scientists' results.
Will Scientific Error Checkers Become As Ubiquitous As Spell-Checkers?
How common are calculation errors in the scientific literature? And can they be caught by an algorithm?
Make science more reliable, win cash prizes
Honoring young researchers who champion rigorous, transparent research is a small step towards changing the culture of science.
China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout
China Surpasses US in Research Spending - the Consequences Extend Far Beyond Scientific Ranking and Clout
Scientific innovation has been driving US economic growth for decades. Losing that edge means losing access to the technologies and brainpower that come with it.
The Face Mask Debate Reveals a Scientific Double Standard
No one complained about the lack of evidence for 20-second hand-washing. So why did we treat face masks differently?
The New War on Science: 4 Reasons People Reject Good Data
Scientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.
There's No Proof the Oxford Vaccine Causes Blood Clots. So Why Are People Worried?
There's No Proof the Oxford Vaccine Causes Blood Clots. So Why Are People Worried?
It's human nature to spot patterns in data. But we should be careful about finding causal links where none may exist, says statistician David Spiegelhalter
Female Researchers Are Less Influenced by Journal Prestige - Will It Hold Back Their Careers?
Female Researchers Are Less Influenced by Journal Prestige - Will It Hold Back Their Careers?
Drawing on a natural experiment that occurred when German institutions lost access to journals published by Elsevier, W. Benedikt Schmal shows how female researchers made significantly different publication choices to their male counterparts during this period.
Transparent Peer Review: A New Era for Scientific Publishing
Transparent Peer Review: A New Era for Scientific Publishing
Nature recently announced that they will publish peer review reports with papers. Editors and researchers weigh the impact.
The Toll of Short-Term Contracts
As a new French report highlights, early-career researchers face significant challenges landing permanent academic positions—but there may also be some rays of hope.
Why I Don't Send Papers to Journals
Journal publishing can no longer keep up with the pace of scientific research.
Younger Scientists Are More Innovative, Study Finds
On average, researchers' impact dropped by a half to two-thirds over their careers.
Half of Surveyed Infrastructures Helping Ukrainian Researchers
European research infrastructures say they have hosted researchers and worked on joint projects
Political Extremism Creates 'Climate of Anxiety' for Scientists
The rise of populism and anti-science rhetoric in some regions of Europe is demoralising researchers and innovators, and creating a "climate of anxiety" that makes scientific discovery more difficult, according to a study published this month.
Ten Steps That Can Restore Scientific Integrity in Government
Here’s what the Biden-Harris administration can do to repair the damage Trump has done.
Do Papers with an Institutional E-Mail Address Receive More Citations Than Those with a Non-Institutional One?
Do Papers with an Institutional E-Mail Address Receive More Citations Than Those with a Non-Institutional One?
On average, papers with an institutional e-mail address receive more citations than other ones.
Collective allocation of science funding: from funding agencies to scientific agency
Collective allocation of science funding: from funding agencies to scientific agency
The NSF and the NIH award tens of billions of dollars in annual science funding. How can this money be distributed as efficiently as possible to best promote scientific innovation and productivity?
How to Revive the Right to Science
Scientific research and its impact are closely linked with the promotion and protection of Human rights. It is imperative to act upon the unequal access to scientific benefits and to guarantee full access to scientific literature and knowledge for all.
Cash for Catching Scientific Errors
The ERROR project offers researchers a bounty for spotting mistakes in published papers - a strategy borrowed from the software industry.
Why UC Split with Publishing Giant Elsevier
University Librarian and Professor Jeffrey MacKie-Mason talks about why UC split with the academic publisher.
Study: Male Students Ask for Grade Changes Far More Frequently Than Female Students
We Need More Scientists in the U.S. Diplomatic Corps
Scientists' creativity, entrepreneurialism and grasp of the complexity of the world are crucial attributes.
Scientific Publishing Has a Language Problem
Science is international, but scientific publishing is dominated by English-language publications. This disproportionately benefits native or fluent English speakers. Steps to address the imbalance this creates are taken, and new technology may help.
Why do we still have journals?
The Web has greatly reduced the barriers to entry for new journals and other platforms for communicating scientific output, and the number of journals continues to multiply. This leaves readers and authors with the daunting cognitive challenge of navigating the literature and discerning contributions that are both relevant and significant.
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