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African Ministers Back Science and Education Fund

African Ministers Back Science and Education Fund

Government representatives welcome novel mechanism but do not commit funding

Good Health Policy Requires High-Quality Evidence

Good Health Policy Requires High-Quality Evidence

In the health spending debate, what policy makers need most is an honest, realistic, and evidence-based discussion. Unfortunately, many studies in the public arena fall far short.

Climate scientists are becoming climate activists as governments fail to heed warnings

Climate scientists are becoming climate activists as governments fail to heed warnings

As the gulf between climate science and climate action grows, these scientists are putting their bodies on the line to demand more is done.

'I Feel Lost': Chilean Researchers Saddened by Vote to Reject New Constitution

'I Feel Lost': Chilean Researchers Saddened by Vote to Reject New Constitution

Nearly 62% of Chileans voted against the proposed charter, which would have boosted science.

Researcher Transforming Our Knowledge of Dementia Wins $1 Million Science Prize

Researcher Transforming Our Knowledge of Dementia Wins $1 Million Science Prize

The Körber European Science Prize has been awarded to cell biologist Anthony Hyman. Hyman discovered a new state of biological matter that may hold the keys to some of the biggest questions in biology.

Data Centers, Backbone of the Digital Economy, Face Water Scarcity and Climate Risk

Data Centers, Backbone of the Digital Economy, Face Water Scarcity and Climate Risk

About 20% of data centers in the United States already rely on watersheds that are under moderate to high stress from drought and other factors. However, few companies are talking about the issue.

Out of Thin Air: New Solar-powered Invention Creates Hydrogen Fuel from the Atmosphere

Out of Thin Air: New Solar-powered Invention Creates Hydrogen Fuel from the Atmosphere

Researchers say their prototype produces hydrogen with greater than 99% purity and works in air as dry as 4% relative humidity

ETH Zurich Opens New Research Centre to Explore the Origins of Life

ETH Zurich Opens New Research Centre to Explore the Origins of Life

ETH Zurich is opening a new research and teaching centre with a focus on exploring the origin and prevalence of life on Earth and beyond. Under the leadership of Noble Laureate, Didier Queloz, more than 40 research groups from five departments will address the big questions posed by humankind.

What is Fog Data Science? Why is the Surveillance Company So Dangerous?

What is Fog Data Science? Why is the Surveillance Company So Dangerous?

An Electronic Frontier Foundation investigation of public records acquired from dozens of state and local law enforcement agencies has uncovered a widely-used mass surveillance technology. 

Scientists in Ukraine Have Long Fought for Scientific Freedom

Scientists in Ukraine Have Long Fought for Scientific Freedom

Researchers in the country have often shown creativity and resilience under threat. These strengths will be key to the future of science in Ukraine following Russia's invasion.

IPCC Reports Are the Beacon of Climate Science. These Scientists Say They Have to Be Stopped

IPCC Reports Are the Beacon of Climate Science. These Scientists Say They Have to Be Stopped

Fed up with what they saw as inaction by policymakers, three climate change scientists called on their colleagues to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reporting process. 

European Universities Alliances Put Start-Ups on the Curriculum

European Universities Alliances Put Start-Ups on the Curriculum

The European Universities initiative was conceived to develop higher education across the EU, with a tight focus on students and teaching. Higher education institutions from different countries were invited to form alliances and bid for Erasmus + funds to develop joint curricula and boost mobility. But innovation and entrepreneurship increasingly appear in the alliance playbook, particularly when the partners are close to the market.

Ukraine's Scientists Need Help to Rebuild Their Research System

Ukraine's Scientists Need Help to Rebuild Their Research System

With countries around the world increasingly focusing on problems at home, the urgent need to reconstruct Ukraine's research and educational infrastructure must not be forgotten.

Wellcome Trust says It Has Perpetuated 'Systemic Racism' in Science

Wellcome Trust says It Has Perpetuated 'Systemic Racism' in Science

The research funder's admission has been largely welcomed, but experts say many institutions need to do much more to implement anti-racism pledges.

In Defence of the Objective World

In Defence of the Objective World

Postmodern ideas have gained the status of absolute truths. Relativism, selectively appropriated into the language of both left and right politics, has metamorphosed into dogma. As oversimplification distorts communication, public trust in scientific fact has eroded. Could renewed ideas of objectivity be a way out?

As Americans Ditch Covid Measures, Pandemic Worsens for the Vulnerable

As Americans Ditch Covid Measures, Pandemic Worsens for the Vulnerable

Older adults, immunocompromised and the very young are paying the price for the mask-less freedom of many

The Society for Scholarly Publishing Humanities Community Network Lifts Off

The Society for Scholarly Publishing Humanities Community Network Lifts Off

A Humanities and Social Sciences Publishing Professionals Community of Interest Network is launching! An interview with facilitators Laura Ansley and Dawn Durante about the group and its focus --and how it's meeting a clear need.