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It is 85 Seconds to Midnight

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It is 85 Seconds to Midnight

At the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, the Bulletin's Science and Security Board moved the Doomsday Clock forward from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight, citing a failure in global leadership.
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US Withdrawal from Major Environmental International Organisations Weakens Its Credibility 

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US Withdrawal from Major Environmental International Organisations Weakens Its Credibility 

On 4 January 2026, the US announced it will leave dozens of international organisations, many of which exist to protect the climate and environment. Theresa Jedd warns that this America-first policy of international environmental isolationism is disappointing for the world, and could harm the people it claims to protect
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How MAHA Exploits the Flaws of Modern Science

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How MAHA Exploits the Flaws of Modern Science

The weaknesses in science's processes have been weaponized against it. It's time to confront those flaws and fix them.

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The Missing Infrastructure of Racial Equity in Doctoral Education

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The Missing Infrastructure of Racial Equity in Doctoral Education

Underrepresentation of Black students in doctoral study is well known, and yet progress remains painfully slow.

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Preliminary Evidence Linking Open Science to Research Integrity

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Preliminary Evidence Linking Open Science to Research Integrity

Is open scholarship an honest signal of researcher integrity? Preliminary evidence suggests that data and code sharing, preprinting, and other open behaviors are indeed less common in papermill articles.

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We Need to Move Beyond the Accept/Reject Binary in Peer Review

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We Need to Move Beyond the Accept/Reject Binary in Peer Review

Binary reject/accept peer review has become conflated with validation. The authors outline three myths sustaining this confusion and how we might escape it.
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The Difference Between Good and Bad Impact Management

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The Difference Between Good and Bad Impact Management

How do academics and research managers really feel about impact management? Here's how it can be done badly, and how to do it right.

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The "pursuit of ignorance" drives all science

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The "pursuit of ignorance" drives all science

Neuroscientist Stuart Firestein rejects any metaphor that likens the goal of science to completing a puzzle, peeling an onion, or peeking beneath the surface to view an iceberg in its entirety. Such comparisons suggest a future in which all of our questions will be answered.

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The 2025 State of Open Data Report: Can Technology Push Openness Forward?

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The 2025 State of Open Data Report: Can Technology Push Openness Forward?

The report examines the current state of open data as reflected in the 2025 survey results, as well as how attitudes and practices have evolved over the past decade.

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Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education

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Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education

It's not just about cuts to research. It's about power.
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U.S. Government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took Office

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U.S. Government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took Office

A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies.

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EU-India Deal Highlights Growing Alignment on Technology Policy

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EU-India Deal Highlights Growing Alignment on Technology Policy

With both powers wary of Chinese and US dependence, joint work on green technology and digital platforms is increasingly attractive.

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Arctic Scientists 'feel Pretty Uncomfortable' on Greenland

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Arctic Scientists 'feel Pretty Uncomfortable' on Greenland

Science in the Arctic - and Greenland - is on the frontline of pressing challenges facing humanity, like climate change and genetics. Some researchers worry international collaboration is at risk.

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Why Write a Literature Review if AI Can Do It for You?

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Why Write a Literature Review if AI Can Do It for You?

The potential for AI tool to assess and organise research literature presents an opportunity to rethink why they are undertaken in the first place.
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What We Lose when We Outsource Scientific Writing

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What We Lose when We Outsource Scientific Writing

Writing is often said to be thinking. Based on a study of scientific writing practices, this post analyses what is lost when academic writing is outsourced.
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EU Reaffirms Commitment to Science-based Multilateralism

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EU Reaffirms Commitment to Science-based Multilateralism

Countries are meeting in Geneva for the first Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution plenary.
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Now is Not the Time to Defund Human Fetal Tissue Research

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Now is Not the Time to Defund Human Fetal Tissue Research

Hindering studies involving fetal tissue will impede the development of the alternatives intended to replace it, while slowing the search for new medicines.
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Fund to invest in life science companies in NYC

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Fund to invest in life science companies in NYC

The Bloomberg administration and venture capitalists create a $100 million program for small firms.

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Indirect Cost Caps: A Hidden Threat to American Science

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Indirect Cost Caps: A Hidden Threat to American Science

Reductions in federal reimbursement rates for institutional research facilities and administration costs could bankrupt America’s research universities.

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Covid Prompted New Ways to Publish Research - It's Time to Embrace Them

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COVID-19

Covid Prompted New Ways to Publish Research - It's Time to Embrace Them

The pandemic showed the benefits of a system based around reviewing preprints. Why was eLife the only journal to respond, asks Damian Pattinson.

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Fragmented Single Market is ‘Number One Problem’ for EU Research

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Fragmented Single Market is ‘Number One Problem’ for EU Research

The future success of European research and innovation rests not on the structure of the next Horizon Europe or the new Competitiveness Fund (ECF), but on the continent’s capability to scale cutting edge technologies across borders.

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International science cooperation must go on, say research leaders

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International science cooperation must go on, say research leaders

Science leaders in Europe and Canada say international cooperation must go on amid geopolitical turmoil. At the same time, Europe and like-minded countries should continue to enhance and diversify international partnerships.

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How Revolutions Can Be a Sign of Moral Progress

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How Revolutions Can Be a Sign of Moral Progress

Lea Ypi argues that revolutions have the ability to generate enthusiasm among spectators, changing our perception of what is feasible.
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Transportation Department Plans to Use AI to Write Regulations

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Transportation Department Plans to Use AI to Write Regulations

President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and interviews.

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UK's £8bn Research Fund Faces "hard Decisions" As It Pauses New Grants

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UK's £8bn Research Fund Faces "hard Decisions" As It Pauses New Grants

The boss of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the public body which spends £8bn of taxpayer money each year on research and innovation in the UK, has warned the organisation faces "hard decisions" on funding future projects.

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Far-right MEP Takes Trump-style Jab at EU Research Funding

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Far-right MEP Takes Trump-style Jab at EU Research Funding

Budget amendment from Hungarian MEP Tamás Deutsch would end support for research on gender, Islam and far-right extremism

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US Grant Applicants Surge at Prestigious European Research Agency

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US Grant Applicants Surge at Prestigious European Research Agency

Rush for funds to relocate laboratories to Europe is latest hint of a US brain drain.
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GM maize, health and the Séralini affair

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GM maize, health and the Séralini affair

The journal Food and Chemical Toxicology has just retracted a controversial article published in September 2012 claiming a link between genetically modified maize and cancer.

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UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with Cuts to Projects and Research Facilities

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UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with Cuts to Projects and Research Facilities

Researchers say best scientists are taking posts overseas because of lack of job stability at home
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Scientists Could Help Reveal Fraud - and Get Paid For It

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Scientists Could Help Reveal Fraud - and Get Paid For It

Whistleblower statutes should be changed to incentivize university research groups to investigate potential fraud.

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