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How Will Academia Handle the Zero Embargo?
The OSTP Nelson Memo has caused quite a stir in scholarly communication circles. How will academia handle the zero embargo?
In Disrupted Russian Academy Election, Researchers Find Signs of State Meddling
Leader of Russia's largest chipmaker elected president after incumbent's sudden withdrawal.
Mapping ERC Frontier Research
The ERC funds curiosity-driven research without predetermined thematic priorities. Even so, ERC grantees often tackle global challenges in their research, offering innovative and sustainable solutions. With the intention to map the breadth and diversity of the research it supports, the ERC analysed the content of the projects funded under the Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation. The analysis gives a comprehensive picture of ERC frontier research across scientific fields, including interdisciplinary crossovers and collaborations.
Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points
Climate tipping points are conditions beyond which changes in a part of the climate system become self-perpetuating. These changes may lead to abrupt, irreversible, and dangerous impacts with serious implications for humanity.
Liz Truss Must Value Science, Not Fear It
Populist slogans won't cut it: the new UK government has nothing to lose and everything to gain by working constructively with scientists and universities.
New U.K. Prime Minister Brings Worries About Research Funding and Climate Measures
Liz Truss may not honor promises by outgoing leader Boris Johnson to make the United Kingdom a "science superpower".
Online Harassment: a Toolkit for Protecting Yourself from Abuse
Scientists can take practical steps to prevent or pre-empt problems on social media.
The Public Futures of the Humanities
The challenge of demonstrating the value of the humanities can never be fully accomplished by showing that the humanities serve other disciplines.
Open Access Is Essential for Low-Income Countries
Findings show that countries in sub-Saharan Africa publish and cite open access literature at a higher rate than the rest of the world.
Zoom In: National Science Week Prize Puts Photography Under the Microscope - in Pictures
Zoom In: National Science Week Prize Puts Photography Under the Microscope - in Pictures
Lab-grown spinal cords and glowing fish larvae are among the images in an annual competition to find the best pictures taken under the microscope,
Humans Are Overzealous Whale Morticians
We hastily dispose of dead whales, ignoring the ecological significance of their carcasses.
How science is getting closer to a world without animal testing
New technology involving miniature human organs built in a lab is a step towards better treatments and ending a contentious practice.
70 Years of the SNSF: from a Few Million to a Billion
The SNSF has been awarding grants to research projects across all scientific disciplines since 1952. How has the amount of funding evolved over time?
When I Hit Obstacles on My Academic Journey, I Learned to Keep Trying and Embrace the Unexpected
When I Hit Obstacles on My Academic Journey, I Learned to Keep Trying and Embrace the Unexpected
With perseverance and adaptability, this scientist found his way forward.
Our Imaginations Can Help Create New Climate Possibilities
The human species' capacity to imagine can help create new and more hopeful climate realities and boost citizen engagement, researchers maintain.
The Big Idea: Are We Living in a Simulation?
Could the universe be an elaborate game constructed by bored aliens?
The New War on Science: 4 Reasons People Reject Good Data
Scientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.
'Science Superpower' Plan Risks Making UK Bureaucracy Superpower, Says Peer
A report says that the government's approach 'feels like setting off on a marathon with your shoelaces tied together'.
The Many Versions of a Female Scientist: There's Still More Work to Do to Overcome Stereotypes of Female Scientists
The Many Versions of a Female Scientist: There's Still More Work to Do to Overcome Stereotypes of Female Scientists
Depictions of women in STEM are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female scientists persist, and we have some way to go to vanquish them.
Reducing Sugar Consumption to Achieve Climate and Sustainability Goals
New study says that sugar taxation policies have the potential to meet environmental, social, and economic objectives.
Broader Scope is Key to the Future of 'Science of Science'
As the field of 'science of science' matures, it is looking for ways to use its data-driven insights to make a tangible mark in science policy.