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What You Want Nature to Do Next
Nature asked readers what it should focus on in the next decade. Here is what the respondents said.
US National Academies Launches Search for Evidence-based Programmes to Support Scientist Parents
Are Altmetrics Able to Measure Societal Impact in a Similar Way to Peer Review?
Are Altmetrics Able to Measure Societal Impact in a Similar Way to Peer Review?
Altmetrics have become an increasingly ubiquitous part of scholarly communication, although the value they indicate is contested. A recent study examined the relationship of peer review, altmetrics, and bibliometric analyses with societal and academic impact. Drawing on evidence from REF2014 submissions, it argues altmetrics may provide evidence for wider non-academic debates, but correlate poorly with peer review assessments of societal impact.
NOAA Gets Go-ahead to Study Climate Plan B: Geoengineering
The top climate change scientist for NOAA said he has received $4 million from Congress and permission from his agency to study two emergency - and controversial - methods to cool the Earth if the U.S. and other nations fail to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
What to Do when You Don't Trust Your Data Anymore
Science is built on trust. Trust that your experiments will work. Trust in your collaborators to pull their weight. But most importantly, trust that the data we so painstakingly collect are accurate and as representative of the real world as they can be. And so when I realized that I could no longer trust the data that I had reported in some of my papers, I did what I think is the only correct course of action. I retracted them.
The NSF Inouye Solar Telescope's First Movie (Cropped)
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has produced the highest resolution observations of the Sun’s surface ever taken. In this movie, taken at a wavelength of 705nm over a period of 10 minutes, we can see features as small as 30km (18 miles) in size for the first time ever.
U.S. Accuses Harvard Scientist of Concealing Chinese Funding
Prosecutors say Charles M. Lieber, the chair of Harvard's chemistry department, lied about contacts with a Chinese state-run initiative that seeks to draw foreign-educated talent.
Implementing Research Data Management Policies Across Europe
Implementing Research Data Management Policies Across Europe
Science Europe's report addresses requirements for data management plans (DMPs), how they should be updated and whether new ones need to be developed.
How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses?
They are considered the probable source of the coronavirus outbreak spreading from China. It turns out that they may have an immune system that lets them coexist with many disease-causing viruses.
Elsevier Mirror Journals 'X': Fully Open Access Without Impact Factor
Elsevier Mirror Journals 'X': Fully Open Access Without Impact Factor
Elsevier introduced about 40 mirror journals, also known as X-journals, which enable researchers to publish Open Access and as such meet the requirements of Plan S and other funders.
Top Tips for Getting Your Science out There
Craig Cormick explains how scientists can get their arguments across to members of the public.
Brexit is happening: what does it mean for science?
Negotiators have less than a year to agree on how the United Kingdom will participate in European Union research programmes.
The Deceptively Simple Number Sparking Coronavirus Fears
Here's what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak-and what it doesn't.
What Should the Next President Do to Restore Science to Decisionmaking?
The new report, Presidential Recommendations for 2020: A Blueprint for Defending Science and Protecting the Public, outlines a suite of recommendations that the next president can take to protect the health and safety of the public through restoring science to government decisionmaking processes. The report focuses on strengthening three major principles underlying science-based decisionmaking: independence, transparency, and free speech.
Wellcome Open Research: a Summary of Year 3
Analysis of publishing activity on the Wellcome Open Research platform and preview of some of the activities planned for 2020.
Scientists Are Moving at Record Speed to Create New Coronavirus Vaccines - but They May Come Too Late
Scientists Are Moving at Record Speed to Create New Coronavirus Vaccines - but They May Come Too Late
Even in the best-case scenario, developing, testing, and mass-producing a new vaccine takes many months.
Epic's Call to Block a Proposed Data Rule is Wrong for Many Reasons
Epic's Call to Block a Proposed Data Rule is Wrong for Many Reasons
Epic, the large electronic health record company, wants to scuttle a rule that requires information to flow freely between EHRs. It should embrace it.
Boost for UK Science with Unlimited Visa Offer to World's Brightest and Best
Top scientists to be given fast-tracked entry into the UK.
Edward Snowden to the Hundreds of AMLD Participants at EPFL: "Don't Stay Safe. Stay Free! "
Edward Snowden to the Hundreds of AMLD Participants at EPFL: "Don't Stay Safe. Stay Free! "
The main points developed by Edward Snowden during his speech at the Applied Machine Learning Days at EPFL. In the second part of his speech, the American answered questions. The main part of this interview are also reported.
The Gender Politics of Doctoral Reform
Where are the white guys when we talk about changing the way Ph.D.s are advised and trained?
Scientists Are Unraveling the Chinese Coronavirus With Unprecedented Speed and Openness
Scientists Are Unraveling the Chinese Coronavirus With Unprecedented Speed and Openness
Just 10 days after it was first reported, scientists released the genetic sequence of the coronavirus. The freely available data unleashed a massive collaborative research effort.
Conflict Between Open Access and Open Science: APCs Are a Key Part of the Problem, Preprints Are a Key Part of the Solution
Conflict Between Open Access and Open Science: APCs Are a Key Part of the Problem, Preprints Are a Key Part of the Solution
Will preprinting accelerate the death of predatory journals and facilitate better models for scholarly communication?
Making Flying Actually Sustainable
CO2-neutral synthetic fuels are technically feasible today and the best promise for decarbonizing aviation. The right policy instruments could turn promise into reality, writes ETHZ professor.
Trump's Dismantling of Environmental Regulations Unwinds 50 Years of Protections
President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to "ensure" that the United States has the "cleanest air" and the "cleanest water," but his administration's efforts to slash environmental regulations have been extensive.
Open Up to Research Integrity
The authors of LERU's new paper on research integrity - Inge Lerouge and Ton Hol - discuss trust in science and how to earn it.
Why Snakes Probably Aren't Spreading the New China Virus
One genetic analysis suggests reptilian reservoir - but researchers doubt that the coronavirus could have originated in animals other than birds or mammals.
Open Scholarship Knowledge Base
The Open Scholarship Knowledge Base is a collaborative initiative to curate and share knowledge about the what, why, and how of open scholarship.