Why Plants Don't Die from Cancer
Most plant life survived the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl - and they have a lack of legs to thank for it.
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Increasing Open Access Publications Serves Publishers' Commercial Interests
Increasing Open Access Publications Serves Publishers' Commercial Interests
Open access publishing still profits publishers, with little added value for researchers.
Gender Quotas and Targets Would Speed up Progress on Gender Equity in Academia
What's Stopping Young African Scientists from Achieving Their Potential
The Global State of Young Scientists Africa project investigates the challenges that shape the career trajectories of young African scientists.
Mixing Science and Art to Make the Truth More Interesting Than Lies
There are many reasons why scientists collaborating with artists makes sense, now more than ever.
Peer Review Has Some Problems - but the Science Community Is Working on It
Key areas of focus for tweaking peer review include making journal editors more directive in the process, rewarding reviewers, and improving accountability of editors, reviewers and authors.
Creating Research Value Needs More Than Just Science - Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences Can Help
Creating Research Value Needs More Than Just Science - Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences Can Help
Mobilising value from science and technology needs help from thinkers, designers, makers, policymakers, and enablers - and this expertise often sits in the humanities, arts and social sciences domain.
A New, Data-Based Checklist to Help Boost Women in Science Leadership
The young membership, frequency of elections and relaxed networks in science societies may provide vital positive influence for female promotion in STEM.
Budget 2018: When Scientists Make Their Case Effectively, Politicians Listen
Our Survey Found 'Questionable Research Practices' by Ecologists and Biologists – Here's What That Means
Our Survey Found 'Questionable Research Practices' by Ecologists and Biologists – Here's What That Means
Questionable research practices are not fraud, and they're not cause for panic. But they do give us some hints about how we can make science more robust.
Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Legitimate Researchers Using Facebook Data Could Be Collateral Damage
Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Legitimate Researchers Using Facebook Data Could Be Collateral Damage
The privacy backlash over Cambridge Analytica and Facebook may lead to explosive consequences for academics.
Perish Not Publish? New Study Quantifies the Lack of Female Authors in Scientific Journals
Why Is There so Little Research on Guns in the US?
Research is the foundation for evidence-based policies. But because of funding prohibitions, there's little US research to inform the contentious debate around gun violence and gun control.
No Science Minister, and It's Unclear Where Science Fits in Australia
Right now, for the second time since 1931, there is no minister directly responsible for science in Australia.
Novelty in Science - Real Necessity or Distracting Obsession?
When rewards such as funding of grants or publication in prestigious journals emphasize novelty at the expense of testing previously published results, science risks developing cracks in its foundation.
Universities Spend Millions on Accessing Results of Publicly Funded Research
Universities in New Zealand spent close to US$15 million on subscriptions to just four publishers in 2016, data that was only released following a request to the Ombudsman.
Want to Change Federal Policies? Here's How
One of the best ways to shape public policy is for experts to submit detailed, technical information through the public comment process.
New Research Shows Explaining Things to 'Normal' People Can Help Scientists Be Better at Their Jobs
New Research Shows Explaining Things to 'Normal' People Can Help Scientists Be Better at Their Jobs
It might feel like rocket science, but scientists need to get better at explaining things to people outside academia.
Academic Journal Publishing Is Headed for a Day of Reckoning
In our institutions of higher education and our research labs, scholars first produce, then buy back, their own content. With the costs rising and access restricted, something's got to give.
Expertise in Sciences and the Decision of What Is Publishable: A Noble yet Endangered Task
Expertise in Sciences and the Decision of What Is Publishable: A Noble yet Endangered Task
How is a scientific article accepted for publication in an academic journal? What is the role of peer reviewers? Where does the system go astray?
Not Just Available, but also Useful
Could the real open access please stand up? If more research was published according to true open access principles, we'd see better application of evidence for everyone's benefit.
Not Just Available, but Also Useful: We Must Keep Pushing to Improve Open Access to Research
Not Just Available, but Also Useful: We Must Keep Pushing to Improve Open Access to Research
Could the real open access please stand up? If more research was published according to true open access principles, we'd see better application of evidence for everyone's benefit.
How Fair Is It for Just Three People to Receive the Nobel Prize in Physics?
How Fair Is It for Just Three People to Receive the Nobel Prize in Physics?
Alfred Nobel didn’t foresee the current era of mega scientific collaboration.
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