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The Mysteries of Cosmic Dust

The Mysteries of Cosmic Dust

Researchers of the ETH Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS have closely analysed the characteristics of cosmic dust based on laboratory experiments and measurement data collected by space missions.

Our Imaginations Can Help Create New Climate Possibilities

Our Imaginations Can Help Create New Climate Possibilities

Though fictional, the book raises a very real question: Can the human capacity to imagine alternate climate futures actually help generate new, more hopeful realities?

Stowaways on NASA's Massive Moon Rocket Promise Big Science in Small Packages

Stowaways on NASA's Massive Moon Rocket Promise Big Science in Small Packages

CubeSats packed on Artemis 1 will target lunar ice-if their batteries don't fail them

Temperatures Rising? Avoiding Division on Net Zero

Temperatures Rising? Avoiding Division on Net Zero

As action on climate change becomes ever more urgent, it requires ever greater public action. The next stage of the transition to net-zero emissions demands changes to the vehicles we drive, the way we heat our homes and our choices as consumers. 

Our Imaginations Can Help Create New Climate Possibilities

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.

Retracted Papers Are Used in Clinical Guidelines

Retracted Papers Are Used in Clinical Guidelines

Researchers found 127 systematic reviews and clinical guidelines that cited already retracted papers.

Answering the Challenges to Open Access: The '5 Cs'

Answering the Challenges to Open Access: The '5 Cs'

How to ensure that policy communities can benefit from the increasing volume of research in order to deliver evidence-informed policy?

The New War on Science: 4 Reasons People Reject Good Data

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.

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.

Tracking and Classifying Amazon Fire Events in Near Real Time

Tracking and Classifying Amazon Fire Events in Near Real Time

The inability to rapidly separate satellite fire detections by fire type hampered fire suppression and assessment of ecosystem and air quality impacts.

Scrapping Original Plan, Mars Mission Turns to Existing Rover to Help Bring Samples Home

Scrapping Original Plan, Mars Mission Turns to Existing Rover to Help Bring Samples Home

Helicopters will serve as backup to using Perseverance rover for delivery

Invasive Species Flourish in Non-native Regions Due to Soil Microbes and Fungi

Invasive Species Flourish in Non-native Regions Due to Soil Microbes and Fungi

A study of the Canadian horseweed species revealed the changing behaviour of plant species in non-native regions, helping them to become successful invaders

Writing Workshops

Writing Workshops

The intention of the Writing Workshops is to cultivate professional networks and mentorship and provide access for early career researchers in developing countries to the academic requirements of journals, including international journals, and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to publish in these journals.

COVID-19 Tracking Experts: Better Data Needed to Defeat Misinformation

COVID-19 Tracking Experts: Better Data Needed to Defeat Misinformation

Scientists can reclaim public standing with better communication.

New Evidence Supports the Rosalind Franklin Phenomenon

New Evidence Supports the Rosalind Franklin Phenomenon

What are the factors in women publishing less than men do in science? Or is the issue that women are credited less in science than men?

Capannori Becomes the First Zero Waste Certified City in Italy and the Third in Europe

Capannori Becomes the First Zero Waste Certified City in Italy and the Third in Europe

Shortly after celebrating the 15th anniversary of its zero waste commitment, the Tuscan city of Capannori has become a Zero Waste City.

"She Told Me, if She Couldn't Do Research, Her Life Would Be Finished"

"She Told Me, if She Couldn't Do Research, Her Life Would Be Finished"

Since March, dozens of researchers from Ukraine have been welcomed at Swiss universities through a special scheme organised by the Scholars at Risk network and the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Prestigious Science Funder Not Told of Breaches

Prestigious Science Funder Not Told of Breaches

An inquiry into a university lecturer found he breached policy in an unprofessional relationship with a student. 

Bees Boost Crops and Could Steady Food Prices

Bees Boost Crops and Could Steady Food Prices

Supporting and enhancing pollinators could help stabilise the production of important crops like oilseeds and fruit.

Application of Theories of the Policy Process in Research on Consumption of Sustainable Diets: a Systematic Review - BMC Public Health

Application of Theories of the Policy Process in Research on Consumption of Sustainable Diets: a Systematic Review - BMC Public Health

There is a significant global lack of policy action on consumption of sustainable diets. Application of political science theories such as theories of the policy process can help in understanding policy inaction. Applying these theories could provide a more in-depth understanding of how various influences on the policy process shape decision making for consumption of sustainable diet policy.

China's Roadblocks to Becoming A Science Superpower

China's Roadblocks to Becoming A Science Superpower

Historical and structural problems complicate Beijing's vision of tech leadership.