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Air pollution is slashing years from billions of people's lives around the world and is a greater threat to life expectancy than smoking, HIV/AIDS or war, a report published Wednesday shows.

Discrepancy between aesthetic value and extinction vulnerability could have repercussions

Jen Lewendon's move from the United Kingdom for a postdoc restricted her travel and led to extended stints in quarantine. Here's what the experience taught her.

Spain has set out to improve the lives of its researchers after years of hand to mouth existence and a brain drain that has significantly weakened the public research sector.   A reform of a 2011 law will see young researchers getting permanent contracts, recognition of experience gained abroad and new labour rights. At the same time, there will be increased public spending on research.   

More than 80% of scientific papers stemming from Horizon 2020 funded projects were published in open access journals, according to the European Commission in a new report.

Nature's salary survey finds that industry researchers are more positive about their careers. Academia must raise its game.

The results of the first national survey to investigate research integrity in Australia indicate broad support for mandatory research integrity training.

Engaging citizens in research will be a big priority for the new Horizon Europe funding programme. Horizon Europe includes a €2 million research call for recommendations to strengthen societal trust in science, research and innovation, while the programme is also seeking to encourage more public participation in scientific research.

Swiss funding agency banned applicant-nominated referees after a 2016 study found evidence of bias. Those results are now being made public.

The pandemic created a colossal demand for scientific evidence to inform decision-making. Now researchers are mapping out what went wrong and what needs to change.

The study shows evidence that the Sustainable Development Goals have had largely a discursive influence and only limited transformative political impact.

In a "highly unusual find," archaeologists in the Netherlands uncovered the remains of temples where Roman soldiers once paid tribute to their gods and goddesses.

Hungary's parliament passed a law on Tuesday that will significantly increase state control over the research, funds, and membership of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Medical research and practice have long assumed a narrow definition of the 'default' human, badly compromising the care of anyone outside that category. How can this be fixed?

The 10,000-hour rule says intense, dedicated practice makes perfect - at that one thing. But what if breadth actually serves us better than depth?

But for maximal benefit, more of these academic administrators need to get involved in the scholarly aspect of research.

U.K. COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) grant holders face bureaucratic headaches to shift grant administration out of the country by 1 May.

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