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Sci-Hub Faces $4.8 Million Piracy Damages and ISP Blocking
Sci-Hub, which is regularly referred to as the "Pirate Bay of science," faces another setback in a US federal court.
Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues
As teachers launch personal brands and cast themselves as influencers, start-ups and tech giants alike are racing to cultivate them to spread their wares.
Supporting Data Openness, Transparency & Sharing
Elsevier signs up to TOP guidelines & develops new data-sharing guidelines for journals.
Britain Offers £1bn a Year to Stay in the EU’s Science Club
Britain will offer to keep paying more than £1 billion a year to the EU after Brexit to continue to participate in its science and research programmes.
Meet The Scientists Using FOIA To See Each Other’s Grants
Over the past decade, scientists or universities have used the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to get thousands of competitors' grants proposals. And many of the targeted scientists are upset.
The R-factor, a New Way to Rate Journal Articles?
New metric measures how reliable scientific claims turn out to be – but calculating it could be an enormous task.
Will 'Picking Winners' Work?
Why has the UK government returned to an industrial strategy abandoned in the 1980s?
Modified T Cells that Attack Leukemia Become First Gene Therapy Approved
Modified T Cells that Attack Leukemia Become First Gene Therapy Approved
Approval of Novartis cancer drug is “historic,” FDA says
Science Suffers as China's Internet Censors Plug Holes in Great Firewall
New restrictions hamper access to websites useful for research.
Science Envoy Resigns in Protest at Trump Policies
Energy researcher Daniel Kammen faults US president’s positions on climate change and energy and his failure to condemn white supremacists.
The Center for Open Science, Alternative to Elsevier, Announces New Preprint Services
The Center for Open Science, Alternative to Elsevier, Announces New Preprint Services
Ultimately, a key question is emerging for higher education institutions: to what extent, and under what conditions, does it make sense to outsource core scholarly infrastructure?
Six New Preprint Services Join a Growing Community Across Disciplines
This week, six communities launched preprint services to accelerate dissemination of research.
The Fake-News Fallacy
Old fights about radio have lessons for new fights about the Internet.
Medical Journals Have a Fake News Problem
With help from drug companies, Omics International is making millions as it roils the scientific community with sketchy publications.
Oxford University Professor Resigns in Donald Trump Protest
Bo Rothstein quits Blavatnik School of Government post after learning that patron is a major financial backer of US president.
A New Way for Doctors to Share Their Medical Mysteries
It might just reinvent the entire medical publishing process.
US Energy Agency Asked Scientists to Scrub References to Climate Change
Researchers were told to censor descriptions of projects funded by a Department of Energy laboratory.
The US, China and Russia Are Working on a Fusion Project Which Could Transform Energy
The US, China and Russia Are Working on a Fusion Project Which Could Transform Energy
At a research facility in France 35 countries are working on a project that could transform energy.
Germany Seeks ‘Big Flip’ in Publishing Model
Over the last 2 years more than 150 German libraries, universities, and research institutes have formed a united front trying to force academic publishers into a new way of doing business.
Encouraging Palaeontologists to Stop Hiding the Bones
New preprint services could bring niche scientific communities into the open.
In A 'Forgotten Experiment,' Biologists Almost Launched the Preprint Revolution
In A 'Forgotten Experiment,' Biologists Almost Launched the Preprint Revolution
A historian recounts the National Institutes of Health's 1960s pilot test of exchanging unreviewed manuscripts, and how publishers killed it.
It Turns Out That Knowing More About Science Doesn't Correct Misbelief
New study casts doubts on whether more information about science can really change someone's mind.
National Goals and Guidelines for Open Access to Research Articles
The government’s goal is that all pubclicly funded Norwegian research articles should be made openly available by 2024, and the government has established guidelines and measures for open access to research articles.