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Biden Will Elevate White House Science Office to Cabinet-Level

Biden Will Elevate White House Science Office to Cabinet-Level

He has selected geneticist Eric Lander, who helped map the human genome, to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Biden Outlines $1.9 Trillion Spending Package to Combat Virus and Downturn

Biden Outlines $1.9 Trillion Spending Package to Combat Virus and Downturn

The president-elect detailed plans for an initial effort to fight the coronavirus and a subsequent one to address economic recovery.

Launching the Open Data Day 2021 Mini-grant Scheme

Launching the Open Data Day 2021 Mini-grant Scheme

We are thrilled to announce that once again the Open Knowledge Foundation is giving out mini-grants to support people hosting Open Data Day events across the world.

The 432-year-old Manual on Social Distancing

The 432-year-old Manual on Social Distancing

In this spookily prescient booklet, people are advised to keep six feet apart, avoid shaking hands and only send one person per household out to do the shopping.

2020 Was Hottest Year on Record by Narrow Margin, Nasa Says

2020 Was Hottest Year on Record by Narrow Margin, Nasa Says

Due to different methods, US Noaa judged year as fractionally cooler than 2016 while UK Met Office put 2020 in close second place.

Climate Crisis: 2020 Was Joint Hottest Year Ever Recorded

Climate Crisis: 2020 Was Joint Hottest Year Ever Recorded

Global heating continued unabated despite Covid lockdowns, with record Arctic wildfires and Atlantic tropical storms.

The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection

The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection

Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists predict.

How to Include Indigenous Researchers and Their Knowledge

How to Include Indigenous Researchers and Their Knowledge

Researchers from Native American and Indigenous communities explain how colleagues and institutions can help them to battle marginalization.

My International Career Journey As a Disabled Scientist

My International Career Journey As a Disabled Scientist

How Christopher Rensing's diagnosis with a physical disability spurred him to form a microbiology research group.

Lowest Paid in UK Have Suffered the Most Financially in the Pandemic, Report Finds

Lowest Paid in UK Have Suffered the Most Financially in the Pandemic, Report Finds

Joseph Rowntree Foundation says lockdowns have hit incomes of those in insecure work the hardest

Tribal Elders Are Dying From the Pandemic, Causing a Cultural Crisis for American Indians

Tribal Elders Are Dying From the Pandemic, Causing a Cultural Crisis for American Indians

The virus has killed American Indians at especially high rates, robbing tribes of precious bonds and repositories of language and tradition.

Disappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World

Disappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World

Brazil says CoronaVac has an efficacy rate just over 50 percent, much lower than previously announced. More than 380 million doses have already been ordered.

Archaeologists in Pompeii Discover Ancient 'snack Bar'

Archaeologists in Pompeii Discover Ancient 'snack Bar'

For the first time, archaeologists have excavated an entire thermopolium - a hot food and wine shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food. The frescoed shop gives a rare insight into Greco-Roman life.

Coronavirus and the Mink: Death in a Fur Coat

Coronavirus and the Mink: Death in a Fur Coat

The mass killing of Danish minks shines a spotlight on a highly dubious industry. It also shows how little we value the lives and deaths of so-called farm animals.

Science Advocacy Groups Join Calls for Trump's Removal

Science Advocacy Groups Join Calls for Trump's Removal

A number of science advocacy groups have joined calls for President Donald Trump to resign or be removed from office in the wake of his role in inciting a violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.