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Facebook is Finally Banning Vaccine Misinformation
Nearly a year into the pandemic, Facebook now aims to take down misinformation on vaccines overall - not just COVID-19 vaccines.
Hundreds of 'predatory' Journals Indexed on Leading Scholarly Database
Scopus has stopped adding content from most of the flagged titles, but the analysis highlights how poor-quality science is infiltrating literature.
Risk of Being Scooped Drives Scientists to Shoddy Methods
Models suggest that the race for quick results and the importance of being the first to publish is leading to lower scientific standards.
How Open Access Can Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) " Library Policy and Advocacy Blog
How Open Access Can Help Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) " Library Policy and Advocacy Blog
Access to information, and libraries as institutions that deliver it, are key to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A Nobel Laureate Shares 10 Rules for Being an Effective Mentor of Young Research Scholars
A Nobel Laureate Shares 10 Rules for Being an Effective Mentor of Young Research Scholars
Nobel Laureate Robert Lefkowitz shares 10 golden rules gleaned from a half century of mentoring hundreds of research trainees.
From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe: Why It is Not Yet "business As Usual" for UK Universities
From Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe: Why It is Not Yet "business As Usual" for UK Universities
Thanks to the Brexit deal, it is likely that UK researchers will gain access to the Horizon Europe programme and EU research funding. Will this suffice for UK higher education institutions to return to pre-Brexit participation levels?
Ten Computer Codes That Transformed Science
From Fortran to arXiv.org, these advances in programming and platforms sent biology, climate science and physics into warp speed.
AI-based Citation Evaluation Tools: Good, Bad or Ugly?
What are the pitfalls of using AI as a citation evaluation tool?
Historians in Historic Times
Will history judge? Reflections from historians about the intense relationship of past and present.
Roots in Nature
The pandemic now highlights the connection between human health and the mismanagement of nature and wildlife.