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Dominic Cummings championed new funding agency but is reportedly leaving amid huge Number 10 row

COVID-19 hospitalizations are now at an all-time high.

The German company BioNTech, founded by two scientists, has teamed up with Pfizer on a vaccine that was found to be more than 90 percent effective.

In the abyss, everyone can hear you scream.

Vaccine science by press release has to stop.

Reporting on the big announcement from Pfizer and BioNTech has been a little off the mark. Here's what we really know right now.

Research using cellphone data in 10 U.S. cities last spring could help influence officials' decisions on new restrictions as cases resurge around the country.

Scientists have dreamed about the possibilities of custom-made messenger RNA. The pandemic may turn those possibilities into realilty.

They shifted just enough to push Biden to the presidency.

The new president has the opportunity to reverse four years of anti-science policies - but he also inherits a nation divided.

Going back to normal is not enough. A revamp is required.

New administration will seek to shift U.S. off fossil fuels and expand public lands protections, but face serious opposition from Senate GOP.

President-elect has vowed to spend much more. The vice president-elect is a graduate and supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The next first lady is a community college instructor.

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DOAJ, the CLOCKSS Archive, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry/ISSN International Centre and Public Knowledge Project (PKP) have agreed to partner to provide an alternative pathway for the preservation of small-scale, APC-free, Open Access journals.

With so many votes cast for Trump, some researchers conclude that they must work harder to communicate with the public.

Several scientists fail to win seats in Congress, while referenda seem poised to win.

A new oath asks physicians to eliminate their personal biases, combat disinformation to improve health literacy and be an ally to minorities and other underserved groups in society.

More than 160 scientists have now signed the letter to European Commission President.

How the US president and his administration have silenced scientists and meddled in their reports, with disastrous consequences.

Regardless of the election results, President Trump will be the one directing the government's coronavirus response as infections climb.

Researchers say cortisol sampling technique could transform diagnostics for people with depression.

A three-part podcast series explores the intimate relationship between politics and science.

OpenAIREs 12th workshop on University approaches to Citizen Science in the transition to Open Science Institutional opportunities and challenges for creating an open and inclusive environment for Research.

Junior researchers need to engage with policymakers, institutions, funders and media outlets to argue against planned budget cut-backs.

Researchers in many countries need custom-built systems to do robust and transparent science.

It's full of tricks and optical illusions.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's six-figure donation is a step towards addressing racial injustice in the sciences.

Preventing hot spots of COVID-19 transmission has emerged as a key challenge in the fight against the virus

The first draft text of the UNECSO Open Science Recommendation is currently open for comments.