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Open-Access JSTOR Materials Accessible to the Public

Open-Access JSTOR Materials Accessible to the Public

The online academic resource has long had ebooks and journals available without the need for a login.

EPA Proposes Broad Science Restrictions in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic

EPA Proposes Broad Science Restrictions in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic

The Environmental Protection Agency moved today to restrict the types of research that can be used in public health protection decisions and scientific assessments. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the agency is recklessly giving the public just 30 days to comment on this sweeping proposal.

Coronavirus - What We're Doing and How You Can Help in Simple Terms

Coronavirus - What We're Doing and How You Can Help in Simple Terms

We’re simulating the dynamics of COVID-19 proteins to hunt for new therapeutic opportunities. In fact, there are a number of ways you can help, and they’re not mutually exclusive.

Medical Company Threatens to Sue Volunteers That 3D-printed Valves for Life-saving Coronavirus Treatments

Medical Company Threatens to Sue Volunteers That 3D-printed Valves for Life-saving Coronavirus Treatments

The 3D printed valves have saved 10 patients so far.

'There is a Policy of Surrender': Doctor on UK's Covid-19 Failures

'There is a Policy of Surrender': Doctor on UK's Covid-19 Failures

Consultant Mark Gallagher can't understand why the NHS is not testing its staff for coronavirus.

Limited Open Access to Cambridge University Press Textbooks

Limited Open Access to Cambridge University Press Textbooks

Cambridge University Press is making higher education textbooks in HTML format free to access online during the coronavirus outbreak.

Publishers Make Coronavirus Content Freely Available and Reusable

Publishers Make Coronavirus Content Freely Available and Reusable

More than 25 leading publishers have committed to making all of their COVID-19 and coronavirus-related publications, and the available data supporting them, immediately accessible in PubMed Central and other public repositories.

Coronavirus Cases Have Dropped Sharply in South Korea. What's the Secret to Its Success?

Coronavirus Cases Have Dropped Sharply in South Korea. What's the Secret to Its Success?

A scary brush with Middle East respiratory syndrome led the country to set up the world's most expansive testing program for COVID-19

Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand

Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand

The global impact of COVID-19 has been profound, and the public health threat it represents is the most serious seen in a respiratory virus since the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic.Here we present the results of epidemiological modelling which has informed policymaking in the UK and other countries in recent weeks.

Help! I Need to Teach My Course Online and I've Never Done This Before!

Help! I Need to Teach My Course Online and I've Never Done This Before!

In times of crisis, we need community. With schools, colleges and universities mandating online teaching and learning in response to COVID-19, often with only a week of preparation time, people are scrambling for resources and information.

The Power of the Individual in an Exponential Crisis

The Power of the Individual in an Exponential Crisis

A simple graph illustrates the power of exponential growth in infectious times and how individuals can affect change.

What is Peer Review in Science? A Complete Guide - ARTiFACTS

What is Peer Review in Science? A Complete Guide - ARTiFACTS

Ready to stop asking yourself, what is a peer review in science? Allow us to enlighten you. Here is your complete guide!

How to fight the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its disease, CoVID-19

How to fight the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its disease, CoVID-19

An informational briefing on COVID-19.

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for EOSC

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for EOSC

The future European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) can be the answer to societal challenges as they emerge. The goal of EOSC is to open up all scientific data and publications and combine the results to drive new discoveries and tackle key societal challenges.

Who Reviews for Predatory Journals? A Study on Reviewer Characteristics

Who Reviews for Predatory Journals? A Study on Reviewer Characteristics

While the characteristics of scholars who publish in predatory journals are relatively well-understood, nothing is known about the scholars who review for these journals. This article aims to shed light on the reviewers for predatory journals. 

How Canceled Events and Self-quarantines Save Lives, in One Chart

How Canceled Events and Self-quarantines Save Lives, in One Chart

This is how we all help slow the spread of coronavirus.

COVID-19: Funding Bodies Around the World Pledge New Money for Virus Research

COVID-19: Funding Bodies Around the World Pledge New Money for Virus Research

Research charities Wellcome Trust and the Gates Foundation announced they are joining forces with the credit card company MasterCard in a $125 million push to speed up development of drugs for treating COVID-19 infections, in the latest example of the rush to fund research into the novel coronavirus.

Why Do People Migrate In Europe? A New Online Tool Explains

Why Do People Migrate In Europe? A New Online Tool Explains

Universities and research organisations have joined forces to develop a new interactive tool that explores how free movement has affected EU economies and societies.

Does Closing Schools Slow the Spread of Coronavirus? Past Outbreaks Provide Clues

Does Closing Schools Slow the Spread of Coronavirus? Past Outbreaks Provide Clues

A researcher who forecasts epidemic spread argues that proactive closures, though disruptive, could help.

A Disease Tracker Backed by Gates and Zuckerberg Tackles Covid-19 in Cambodia

A Disease Tracker Backed by Gates and Zuckerberg Tackles Covid-19 in Cambodia

The two tech titans funded an effort to bring metagenomic sequencing and software to poor countries. Now, it's helping trace the spread of the new coronavirus.

Making a Plan When Planning Is Impossible

Making a Plan When Planning Is Impossible

Travel bans, office closures, and conference cancellations have publishers and societies thinking about how best to ensure that scholarly content continues to be reviewed and distributed. This post by Angela Cochran looks at some of the impacts and questions whether.

Savants Ou Militants ? Le Dilemme Des Chercheurs Face à La Crise écologique

Savants Ou Militants ? Le Dilemme Des Chercheurs Face à La Crise écologique

Ils signent pétitions et tribunes pour alerter sur le réchauffement climatique et la dégradation de la biodiversité, pourtant, leur incursion dans le débat public n'a rien d'évident. A l'heure des " fake news ", la communauté scientifique questionne le bien-fondé de son engagement.