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Researchers have developed a tool to assess wildlife markets for risks of zoonotic outbreaks. It can help governments decide on courses of action, with strict veterinary requirements potentially more effective than bans.
The drive for more women and greater diversity in the space sector will lead to new ideas and innovations, from spacesuits to toilets and beyond.
A marine biologist at the University of British Columbia estimates that last week's record-breaking heat wave in B.C. may have killed more than one billion intertidal animals living along the Salish Sea coastline.
"It was insane": Placer County floodplain restored by beavers in just three years
The British Academy, jointly with the University Council of Modern Languages, will next week convene a new Strategic Committee for Languages in Higher Education.
Smartphones, sensors and consumer habits reveal much about society. Too few people have a say in how these data are created and used.
In unprecedented comments ahead of federal elections in September, Anja Karliczek applauds university that shuttered its institute.
Conservators seek ways to stop cultural artifacts from oozing and crumbling to dust.
But critics worry the metrics remain prone to misuse.
By adopting the Open Research Data (ORD) Strategy, swissuniversities has taken a further step towards Open Science and follows on the existing Open Access strategy.
The Black in X network mobilized last summer to bring attention to racism in STEM. This week, they're holding their first conference to talk about what's next.
Policy makers and lobbyists in Brussels want to explicitly limit access for scientists in countries that flout academic freedom and intellectual property rights.
To help planners adapt to a warming world, find ways to make predictions practical.
Separate collisions of a neutron star and a black hole are detected in a short space of time.
A new study of grants awarded to early-career researchers by Europe's premier science agency is reviving an old controversy over the way governments decide which scientists get research money, and which do not.
I found job satisfaction and exciting opportunities in supporting other academics - but it's a career path that many don't consider. Try it.
Instead of flying in, collecting samples and leaving, scientists should treat local people as partners, and think fair instead of charitable when it comes to authorship.
AAAS continues its commitment to the subscription model to praise from cOAlition S. Are there lessons for other publishers?
The world's first flying race car, the Airspeeder Mk3, has completed its maiden flight and is on track to compete in a first-of-its-kind racing series later in 2021.
Medical researchers are beginning to shift their focus away from COVID-19 - but the pandemic could continue to affect studies focused on other diseases.
Women represent nearly 50% of active scientific authors in Portugal. Over the past two decades, the country achieved the largest percentage increase in the EU in women's representation - an impressive nine percentage points, putting Portugal at the leading edge of closing the gender gap in research.
Too few resources exist to help early-career scientists deal with the stresses encountered in today's 'publish or perish' culture.
Faculty and staff members at Utrecht University will be evaluated by their commitment to open science.
Research shows that a previous coronavirus infection plus one dose of vaccine provides powerful protection - but concerns linger.
Wider take-up by academics requires both relevance to specific disciplines and accessibility across disciplines, says Camille Kandiko Howson.
