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Trump's Latest Order Spreads Fear Among Government Scientists
The directive could make it easier to fire some agency researchers and hire others for political reasons.
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
India's Plan to Pay Journal Subscription Fees for All Its Citizen May End Up Making Science Harder to Access
All modern scientists should share ownership of their knowledge and research.
Wealthy Funder Pays Reparations for Use of HeLa Cells
Howard Hughes Medical Institute's six-figure donation is a step towards addressing racial injustice in the sciences.
Gyms. Bars. The White House. See How Superspreading Events Are Driving the Pandemic
Preventing hot spots of COVID-19 transmission has emerged as a key challenge in the fight against the virus
The Evidence is Clear: if Countries Act Together, They Can Suppress Covid
As England prepares to lock down again, it should look to the example set by east Asian and African nations, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar
Masks Work. Really. We'll Show You How.
A visual journey through the microscopic world of the coronavirus shows how masks provide an important defense against transmission.
Without Learning to Think Statistically, We'll Never Know when People Are Bending the Truth
UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Call for "Open Science"
UNESCO, WHO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Call for "Open Science"
The first draft text of the UNECSO Open Science Recommendation is currently open for comments.
Scientific Journals Commit to Diversity, but Lack the Data
Should publishers track the ethnicity of the researchers contributing to their platforms?
Social Sciences & Humanities in EU Green Deal Call
A dedicated brokerage event for entities looking for opportunities to involve Social Sciences and Humanities institutions in EU H2020 Green Deal calls.
Jury Duty for Global Warming: Citizen Groups Help Solve the Puzzle of Climate Action
Jury Duty for Global Warming: Citizen Groups Help Solve the Puzzle of Climate Action
Nations are increasingly turning to citizens' assemblies to weigh up climate policies.
Scoping the Open Science Infrastructure Landscape in Europe
Scoping the Open Science Infrastructure Landscape in Europe
"We see a diverse, interconnected, open, professional and viable, developing OS ecosystem in Europe on solid ground; one that is worth investing in. At the same time, this developing ecosystem faces a range of issues that challenge its path to a more open and sustainable future." This is a core conclusion of this new SPARC Europe report.
Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
The extraordinary effort to speed the development of treatments and vaccines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put into sharp relief the need for the global science community to share scientific data openly.
DataCite Commons at Your Service
DataCite and the FREYA project partners are proud to announce the official launch of DataCite Commons. DataCite Commons is the web interface to explore the PID Graph, formed by the publications, datasets, research software, and other research outputs generated by researchers working at research institutions and supported by grant funding.
Delete Offensive Language? Change Recommendations? Some Editors Say It's OK to Alter Peer Reviews
Delete Offensive Language? Change Recommendations? Some Editors Say It's OK to Alter Peer Reviews
Survey finds widespread support for editing, but there is little guidance from journals.
Guide to Creative Commons for Scholarly Publications and Educational Resources
Guide to Creative Commons for Scholarly Publications and Educational Resources
This guide wants to inform researchers about the Creative Commons (CC) licence system
Credibility of Preprints: An Interdisciplinary Survey of Researchers
Cues related to information about open science content and independent verification of author claims were rated as highly important for judging preprint credibility.
How Do Researchers Evaluate Research?
The Official PLOS Blog studies how researchers evaluate both the credibility and impact of research outputs.
'Sleeping Giant' Arctic Methane Deposits Starting to Release, Scientists Find
Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered.
Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, Not Virus
New research found 'autoantibodies' similar to those in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients. But patients may also benefit from treatments for those autoimmune diseases.
Why You Shouldn't Worry About Studies Showing Waning Coronavirus Antibodies
Experts say it's normal for levels of antibodies to drop after clearing an infection, and that they represent just one arm of the immune response against a virus.
Water Exists on the Moon, Scientists Confirm
Proof of significant amounts of H2O has implications for future lunar missions.
Spare a Thought for Longitudinal Diversity
The shift to virtual conferences needs to be accompanied by a sensitivity to people in different time zones.
How We Discovered Water on the Moon
NASA's interest in lunar water is not purely academic.
Inside the Bizarre Publishing Ring That Linked 5G to Coronavirus
From black holes at the Earth's center to decapitated quails, a group of scientists-some working for a journal from a major publisher-are prolifically publishing pseudoscience.
Black Workers at Universities Often Are Left out of Conversations About Race and Higher Education
Black Workers at Universities Often Are Left out of Conversations About Race and Higher Education
Black workers at universities are among the most vulnerable people on campuses. But they often are left out of conversations about racial justice.