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Pasteur Institute's Scientists Make Last-Ditch Plea to Keep Their President

Pasteur Institute's Scientists Make Last-Ditch Plea to Keep Their President

Popular leader will be forced to retire at 65 — but senior staff have other ideas.

A Battle Over The ‘Best Science’

A Battle Over The ‘Best Science’

Who could object to calls for basing government regulations on the "best available science"? But in Washington, D.C., the phrase has become code for a contentious debate surrounding federal regulatory agencies.

Trump’s Budget Is Everything Scientists Have Been Fearing

Trump’s Budget Is Everything Scientists Have Been Fearing

The outline cuts at least $7 billion for research on climate change, diseases, and energy.

US Science Agencies Face Deep Cuts in Trump Budget

US Science Agencies Face Deep Cuts in Trump Budget

The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health are big losers — but planetary science at NASA stands to gain.

The EU Facilities Looking to Exit UK

The EU Facilities Looking to Exit UK

UK-based academics leading research infrastructures supported by funding from the European Commission are to begin moving their headquarters to other European Union member states from as early as 2019. 

U.K. Scientists Prepare for Impending Break with European Union

U.K. Scientists Prepare for Impending Break with European Union

Government largesse may ease Brexit—at least for applied science.

Google's DeepMind Is in Talks with National Grid to Apply AI to Energy

Google's DeepMind Is in Talks with National Grid to Apply AI to Energy

The Google-owned star British AI company DeepMind is in talks with the National Grid about a potential partnership.

Tim Berners-Lee: I Invented the Web. Here Are 3 Things We Need to Change to Save It

Tim Berners-Lee: I Invented the Web. Here Are 3 Things We Need to Change to Save It

It has taken all of us to build the web we have, and now it is up to all of us to build the web we want – for everyone

Google Confirms Its Acquisition of Data Science Community Kaggle

Google Confirms Its Acquisition of Data Science Community Kaggle

Google today said it is acquiring Kaggle, an online service that hosts data science and machine learning competitions.

China Faces Science Reform Challenges, Including Favoritism

China Faces Science Reform Challenges, Including Favoritism

In this Policy Forum, Cong Cao and Richard P. Suttmeier highlight the immense work and challenges China will encounter as it attempts to reform its scientific and technological development strategy.

Springer Nature Becomes Largest Publisher to Open up All Reference Lists

Springer Nature Becomes Largest Publisher to Open up All Reference Lists

Working closely with Crossref, Springer Nature will make the metadata for reference lists available across all academic books and owned journals.

Brazil Now A Global Leader In Gender Equality In Science

Brazil Now A Global Leader In Gender Equality In Science

Brazilian women are leading the world when it comes to a key measurement on science, surpassing the ranking of the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Photo Project Spotlights Scientists from Under-Represented Groups

Photo Project Spotlights Scientists from Under-Represented Groups

Campaign on Wikipedia seeks to reveal the hidden faces of female scientists and those from minority ethnic groups.

Rising to the Challenge as US States Turn the Screw on Science Education

Rising to the Challenge as US States Turn the Screw on Science Education

Researchers everywhere should pay more attention to how their subject is presented.