Many Conservatives Have a Difficult Relationship with Science - We Wanted to Find out Why
Hunger on Campus: Why US PhD Students Are Fighting over Food
Ten Ways to Improve Academic CVs for Fairer Research Assessment
Ten Ways to Improve Academic CVs for Fairer Research Assessment
Academic CVs are ubiquitous and play an integral role in the assessment of researchers. They define and portray what activities and achievements are considered important in the scientific system.
COVID: Why Are Infections Rising in Israel?
With almost 70% of the country fully vaccinated, Israel has seen a life after COVID-19. But now infections are on the rise. What's going on? Will a third jab help?
Mozilla plan seeks to debug scientific code
Software experiment raises prospect of extra peer review.
Key Steps Faculty Should Take to Facilitate the Use of Science in Policy Making
Key Steps Faculty Should Take to Facilitate the Use of Science in Policy Making
How to facilitate the use of science as a key element of the policy-making process.
'Science and Solidarity': Why Puerto Rico Leads US in COVID Vaccinations
'Science and Solidarity': Why Puerto Rico Leads US in COVID Vaccinations
Puerto Rico has an underfunded health care system, high levels of poverty and its infrastructure remains devastated by a major hurricane that swept through the island in 2017.
The Wuhan Lab Leak Theory is More About Politics Than Science
The Wuhan Lab Leak Theory is More About Politics Than Science
Whatever Biden review finds, the cause of the pandemic lies in the destruction of animal habitats.
Working at a Scientific Society
This is the first part in a series about scientists who've launched and established careers at nonprofit professional-development organizations.
Nature's Message to South Africa's Next Government: Talk to Your Researchers
Nature's Message to South Africa's Next Government: Talk to Your Researchers
The Lack of Languages other Than English in STEM Publications Undermines Diversity
The Lack of Languages other Than English in STEM Publications Undermines Diversity
With today's existing translation tools to overcome language barriers, global collaboration should not be a major feat for researchers. However, through the COVID-19 pandemic, articles published in Chinese journals focusing on important aspects of the disease were never cited by English journals.
Reproducibility of Research During COVID‐19: Examining the Case of Population Density and the Basic Reproductive Rate from the Perspective of Spatial Analysis
Reproducibility of Research During COVID‐19: Examining the Case of Population Density and the Basic Reproductive Rate from the Perspective of Spatial Analysis
The emergence of the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 led to explosive growth in scientific research. Given the high stakes of the situation, it is essential that scientific findings, on which good policy depends, are as robust as possible; as the empirical example shows, reproducibility is one of the keys to ensure this.
Why AlphaFold 3 Needs to Be Open Source
The powerful AI-driven software from DeepMind was released without making its code openly available to scientists.
Why is science behind a paywall?
Scientists' work follows a consistent pattern. They apply for grants, perform their research, and publish the results in a journal. The process is so routine it almost seems inevitable. But what if it's not the best way to do science?
It's Not Irrational to Party Like It's 1999
Must we always follow reason? Do I need a rational argument for why I should fall in love, cherish my children, enjoy the pleasures…
Science Can Differ, Complicating Animal Welfare Issues
Air Pollution is Cutting More Years from People's Lives Than Smoking, War or HIV/AIDS
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.
Trapped in a Hotel Room: My Scientific Life in the Pandemic
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.
Defence R&D Should Not Be Funded at the Expense of Other Research in Framework Programme 10
Defence R&D Should Not Be Funded at the Expense of Other Research in Framework Programme 10
With the war in Ukraine continuing to occupy minds across Europe, defence has become a central theme of discussions around the successor to Horizon Europe, Framework Programme 10.
81% of Horizon 2020 Papers Were Published in Open Access Journals
81% of Horizon 2020 Papers Were Published in Open Access Journals
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.
Highlight or Hide - What Role Should Peer Review Have in Researcher Development?
Highlight or Hide - What Role Should Peer Review Have in Researcher Development?
Peer review is, at heart, a process of validation - but how do you learn to peer review?