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Researchers Warn Against Securitized Response to Global Biodiversity Loss
Researchers Warn Against Securitized Response to Global Biodiversity Loss
Scientists have warned that a new UK Government report risks distorting evidence and driving ineffective policy by framing ecological degradation and its impacts on migration as a security threat.
EPA Sets 'no Surprises' Science Policy, Reassigns Researchers
Staff expressed frustration with how the transfers are being handled and perceive them as yet another measure to traumatize the workforce.
The Geography of Science
Scientific activity has historically been concentrated in a small number of advanced economies, but the global landscape of research is undergoing rapid transformation.
Scientists Develop New Way to Detect Breakthroughs in Science
Large-scale analysis reveals “disruptive” innovations in research history.
AI Scientists Are Changing Research - Institutions, Funders and Publishers Must Respond
AI Scientists Are Changing Research - Institutions, Funders and Publishers Must Respond
The ability to automate the discovery process in some areas of scientific inquiry raises unanswered questions about how research should be conducted.
What a Recent Court Win Reveals About the Trump Administration's Unlawful Attacks on Climate Science
The Swiss Science Council Submits Statement on Planned Abolition – Independent Advice Must Not Be Weakened
The Swiss Science Council Submits Statement on Planned Abolition – Independent Advice Must Not Be Weakened
As part of the consultation process on the reorganisation of extra-parliamentary commissions, the Swiss Science Council (SSC) firmly rejects the Federal Council's proposal to abolish the SSC.
Cracked, but Still There: the Glass Ceiling Persists for Senior Women in Science
AI-generated Text is Overwhelming Institutions - Setting off a No-win 'arms Race' with AI Detectors
Finding Stars: Mapping the Geography of the World's Scientific Elites
Finding Stars: Mapping the Geography of the World's Scientific Elites
Scientific excellence is clustering ever more tightly in a few ‘superstar’ cities. Four—New York, Boston, London and the San Francisco Bay Area—now host 12% of the world's top scientists.
UK's £8bn Research Fund Faces "hard Decisions" As It Pauses New Grants
UK's £8bn Research Fund Faces "hard Decisions" As It Pauses New Grants
The boss of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the public body which spends £8bn of taxpayer money each year on research and innovation in the UK, has warned the organisation faces "hard decisions" on funding future projects.
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’.
Which of Donald Trump’s changes are likely to last—and which will fade?
USDA Researchers Instructed to Investigate Foreign Colleagues
A Trump administration policy asks agency scientists to Google their co-authors and report foreign collaborations.
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Science, but Some Think the U.S. Is Lagging Behind
In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill?
Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?
Switzerland's Climate Researchers Reveal the Emotional Side of Science
Science Needs Disagreement. What Makes Some Disagreement Useless?
Science Needs Disagreement. What Makes Some Disagreement Useless?
Scientific progress depends on disagreement. So why are vaccine sceptics and other science critics not worth listening to?
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