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Open Research Data Poses Real World Risks That Need to Be Managed

Open Research Data Poses Real World Risks That Need to Be Managed

A recent work  outlines seven kinds of research data misuse and provide recommendations.

State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

Multiple policy mechanisms exist to create climate policy. In this comment, the authors discuss the institution capacity and fiscal space that shape national policies around sticks and carrots mechanisms.

Major Biomedical Funder NIH Poised for Massive Reform Under Trump 2.0

Major Biomedical Funder NIH Poised for Massive Reform Under Trump 2.0

Sweeping changes and more research scrutiny could be on the way for the US National Institutes of Health.

Science Europe Plans ‘Systemic Change’ in Research Sustainability

Science Europe Plans ‘Systemic Change’ in Research Sustainability

Association of research funding and performing organisations seeks to lead by example

Preprints at a Crossroads - Are We Compromising Openness for Credibility?

Preprints at a Crossroads - Are We Compromising Openness for Credibility?

Bringing together a range of studies into various aspects of how preprints interact with the wider information ecosystem, Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperin, and Alice Fleerackers argue that the speed, accessibility and low barriers to entry that preprints offer to scholarly communication risk being undermined by attempts to make them more aligned to traditional academic publications.

AI-generated Images Threaten Science - Here's How Researchers Hope to Spot Them

AI-generated Images Threaten Science - Here's How Researchers Hope to Spot Them

Generative-AI technologies can create convincing scientific data with ease - publishers and integrity specialists fear a torrent of faked science.

'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term

'It Could Be a Catastrophe': Déjà Vu and Panic for Scientists As Trump Wins Second Term

The research community fears another Trump presidency will be worse than the first, but the chemical and biotech sectors are more optimistic

Grass-roots Grant-writing Approaches Can Help Researchers at Small Institutions to Succeed

Grass-roots Grant-writing Approaches Can Help Researchers at Small Institutions to Succeed

At small or minority-serving institutions, time and resources that are needed to draft successful grant proposals are often in short supply. But help is available.

'We Need to Be Ready for a New World': Scientists Globally React to Trump Election Win

'We Need to Be Ready for a New World': Scientists Globally React to Trump Election Win

Trump's decisive defeat of Kamala Harris spurs fear about the future of the United States among many researchers.

What Trump's Election Victory Could Mean for AI, Climate and More

What Trump's Election Victory Could Mean for AI, Climate and More

Experts speak to whether the president-elect will make good on his pledges for science.

Call for More EU Investment in R&D After Trump Win

Call for More EU Investment in R&D After Trump Win

Worries are mounting in Europe after Donald Trump won a second term in the White House, with the EU scrambling to chart a future in which it is less dependent on the US for defence and technology.

Draft Council Declaration Sets R&I Spending Target at 4% of GDP

Draft Council Declaration Sets R&I Spending Target at 4% of GDP

EU leaders are considering setting a target for public and private research and innovation spending to reach 4% of GDP, even as they cut national research budgets and show no signs of meeting the current 3% target.

New Study Reveals How Extreme Language in Science Communication Can Harm Public Understanding

New Study Reveals How Extreme Language in Science Communication Can Harm Public Understanding

The US Election is Monumental for Science, Say Nature Readers - Here's Why

The US Election is Monumental for Science, Say Nature Readers - Here's Why

Poll finds researchers around the world are most worried about climate change and security issues.

Will AI's Huge Energy Demands Spur a Nuclear Renaissance?

Will AI's Huge Energy Demands Spur a Nuclear Renaissance?

Contracts with Google and Amazon could help, but bringing new types of reactor online will take larger investments - and time.

Google Unveils Invisible 'Watermark' for AI-Generated Text

Google Unveils Invisible 'Watermark' for AI-Generated Text

Real-world demonstration in chatbot responses could encourage other firms to label material produced by AI.

Dual Use Research in FP10 Could Cause Problems for Associated Countries, Says EU's Chief Negotiator

Dual Use Research in FP10 Could Cause Problems for Associated Countries, Says EU's Chief Negotiator

Brussels is preparing to radically overhaul its research and innovation programmes and there's some concern that non-EU associated countries could be shut out by the proposed changes.