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In the Age of Trump, Open Science Is Crucial
With funding cuts to major science agencies looming, it is now more important than ever for researchers to embrace transparency and data sharing.
Phony Peer Review
An unknown number of published studies have a hidden flaw: The “peers” who supposedly vouched for their publication are phonies.
EPA Website Removes Climate Science Site from Public View
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening its website would be “undergoing changes” to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites containing detailed climate data and scientific information.
Tech Made Cities Too Expensive. Here’s How to Fix It.
Technology is one of the country’s biggest growth industries, but it comes at a price.
Trump and Brexit Opportunities for EU Science
Ten years of Dutch participation in the ERC programme have been very rewarding for the small nation. The Dutch population accounts for only 3% of the total union but it receives an impressive 9% of the ERC grants. Is this a blessing or a curse?
Nature Journals Support the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
Nature journals have signed up to the principles of the Declaration on Research Assessment agreement.
The Problem With the March for Science
Our culture’s understanding of science is very, very broken, and on Saturday, it was impossible to ignore.
NSF’s Uphill Road to Making Prestigious Early Career Award More Diverse
Applicants for the Waterman will get more time to demonstrate excellence.
McGill Institute Takes Open Science to a New Level
All research findings at the Montreal Neurological Institute are being shared publicly to accelerate scientific discovery.
DFG Statement on the Replicability of Research Results
Contribution to the public debate on the “replication crisis” / “Replicability essentially touches on the quality of research and concerns all of science”.
Jimmy Wales Goes After Fake News with Wikitribune
In an exclusive video with WIRED, Wales said he wants Wikitribune to 'bring the fact-based, fact-checking mentality we know from Wikipedia to news'
Employment Status Given to Nearly All PhD Candidates
The Swedish government has changed the university law to ensure all doctoral candidates are made an employee of the university with a salary.
Broad Institute Tests the Limits of 'Nonprofit'
The Broad Institute draws NIH funding to subsidize dozens of basic research projects, many of them conducted with commercial partners. But it is the Broad’s handling of its own CRISPR business and partnerships that threaten to undermine its nonprofit mission.
Inside eLife: Forking Software Used in ELife Papers to GitHub
New eLife's GitHub account to track new software or a new algorithm when they are central to an article and to make sure that the right version of the code that was used within an article persists.
Too Many Studies Have Hidden Conflicts of Interest. A New Tool Makes It Easier to See Them.
March for Science: Protesters Gather Worldwide to Support 'Evidence'
Crowds massed in the US capital and around the world Saturday to support science and evidence-based research -- a protest partly fueled by opposition to President Donald Trump's threats of budget cuts to agencies funding scientists' work.
Donald Trump Shouldn’t Appoint a Science Adviser. He Doesn’t Deserve One, and It Won’t Help.
Donald Trump Shouldn’t Appoint a Science Adviser. He Doesn’t Deserve One, and It Won’t Help.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has been headless since Donald Trump moved into the White House.
107 Cancer Papers Retracted Due to Peer Review Fraud
New papers were found through investigations into previous fraud.
Moore Foundation Rolls out New Open Access Policy
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recently announced a new Open Access Policy that will help to maximize the impact of research.
Ranks of Scientists Aging Faster Than Other Workers
The work force is aging in the United States, and scientists are leading the way. From 1993 to 2008, the share of scientists aged 55 and older increased by nearly 90 percent.
Teaching Load Could Put Female Scientists at Career Disadvantage
Male scientists in the United Kingdom report teaching less than their female counterparts, while women and minorities tend to feel disadvantaged in their careers.
Social Scientists Tell Congress: 'Don't Cut Our Funding'
Linguists, anthropologists and political scientists take to Capitol Hill to defend their research.