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What can research societies do to improve accessibility and equity in Open Research? Haseeb Irfanullah suggests ways we can transform our outlook and efforts.
Unlike many valuable resources, real-time data is both abundant and growing rapidly. But it also needs to be handled with great care.
Millions have died unnecessarily and millions more will in 2022 unless something changes, says Anthony Costello, former WHO director
State your main finding in your title, and don't forget to use the word 'but', says Bruce Kirchoff.
The silence of other universities about an apparent clampdown on lawful speech is a betrayal of their mission, says Jonathan Rosenhead.
Anthony Fauci on four decades of progress against HIV, and what's needed for the future.
The former president of the European Research Council (ERC) is sounding an alarm that the COVID-19 pandemic may disrupt Europe's supply of scientific talent.
These are some of the negative realities of academic life that people often avoid discussing, as well as some advice for dealing with them along the way.
The catalysis of CO2 conversion is a research topic ripe with potential to contribute towards a net-zero future.
Researchers and intellectual-property specialists offer their tips for deciding which discoveries are worth patenting, and how to do the homework needed for success.
A look into the value of providing plain language summaries in research papers, and the standards created for doing so.
The machine learning outfit's foray into pharmaceuticals could be very useful, but its grand claims should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Part 2 of this series looking at open access developments in Canada examines the changing processes and infrastructure needs for open science.
A look at open access policies and developments in Canada, especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Part 1 of a 2 part post.
In the first of a new 'talking leadership' interview series, Rosa Ellis meets the Johns Hopkins University president to discuss how he is realigning the institution to educate students about democracy and encourage them to contest ideas.
How to produce a first-class paper that will get published, stand out from the crowd and pull in plenty of readers.
From climate to COVID, naivety about how science is hijacked promotes more of the same.
The five general tactics of science denial are: conspiracy, selectivity (cherry-picking), fake experts, impossible expectations (also known as moving goalposts), and general fallacies of logic.
Instead of investing to cheat death, shouldn't we be trying to make old age livable and dignified for all?
Humanistic fields are vital to solving the world's most urgent problems; they also help students shape successful careers and meaningful lives, argue Agustín Rayo and Hashim Sarkis.
Openness and politicization together have enabled public trust in science to erode. And science is insufficiently trustworthy. The scholarly communication sector must not ignore this situation.
Victoria Ficarra and Rob Johnson offer insights into the new UKRI open access policy.
Why aren't libraries providing support for your open access or open science initiative? Be careful what you assume.
The ELN's Sylvia Mishra writes that AI-generated fake videos - deep fakes - threaten to exacerbate chaos in conflict, lower nuclear thresholds and complicate nuclear weapons decision-making. The uncontrolled use and spread of this technology requires urgent attention from the nuclear policy community.
