Under Biden, genome-sequencing pioneer Eric Lander may become the most powerful scientist in US history. But he comes with some baggage.

Researchers found that the variant originated in California and showed up in more than half of samples tested last week by researchers in Los Angeles.

In this forward-looking spirit, sharing information about the coming EU funding framework seems to be an appropriate topic for the last DARIAH Open post in 2020. As such, this entry is having a look at how Open Science is taking shape in the nascent Horizon Europe funding programme for 2021-2027, what to expect and what are the major changes compared to the previous funding programme, Horizon 2020.

Analysis of hundreds of articles in predatory titles shows that 60% have never been cited.

Scammers set up fake institutional email accounts to deceive a chemistry publication's editorial team.

Subscription journals will let some Plan S funded researchers share accepted manuscripts under open licences.

The pandemic has exposed the impact of 20 years of turning higher education into a marketplace and students into increasingly dissatisfied customers.

Sharon Begley, whose science journalism career spanned 43 years at Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and STAT, died Saturday at 64.

He has selected geneticist Eric Lander, who helped map the human genome, to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The president-elect detailed plans for an initial effort to fight the coronavirus and a subsequent one to address economic recovery.

We are thrilled to announce that once again the Open Knowledge Foundation is giving out mini-grants to support people hosting Open Data Day events across the world.

Boris Johnson's plan to test millions of pupils a week in disarray after concerns raised.

Move comes as publishers sue in India to block public access.

In this spookily prescient booklet, people are advised to keep six feet apart, avoid shaking hands and only send one person per household out to do the shopping.

Due to different methods, US Noaa judged year as fractionally cooler than 2016 while UK Met Office put 2020 in close second place.

Persistent identifiers (PIDs) provide unique and long-lasting references to entities. They enable unique identification persistently over time and hence play a crucial role in supporting the FAIR principles.

Global heating continued unabated despite Covid lockdowns, with record Arctic wildfires and Atlantic tropical storms.

Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists predict.

Researchers from Native American and Indigenous communities explain how colleagues and institutions can help them to battle marginalization.

How Christopher Rensing's diagnosis with a physical disability spurred him to form a microbiology research group.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation says lockdowns have hit incomes of those in insecure work the hardest

Discover the new functionalities of the EOSC Portal for new users: 14 and 21 January, 11-12:00 CET

The virus has killed American Indians at especially high rates, robbing tribes of precious bonds and repositories of language and tradition.

Brazil says CoronaVac has an efficacy rate just over 50 percent, much lower than previously announced. More than 380 million doses have already been ordered.

For the first time, archaeologists have excavated an entire thermopolium - a hot food and wine shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food. The frescoed shop gives a rare insight into Greco-Roman life.

The mass killing of Danish minks shines a spotlight on a highly dubious industry. It also shows how little we value the lives and deaths of so-called farm animals.

A number of science advocacy groups have joined calls for President Donald Trump to resign or be removed from office in the wake of his role in inciting a violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.