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Trump and Harris Are Sharply Divided on Science, but Share Common Ground on US Technology Policy

Trump and Harris Are Sharply Divided on Science, but Share Common Ground on US Technology Policy

Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.

A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change

A Multi-model Assessment of Inequality and Climate Change

Climate change and economic inequality are critical issues, and we still lack understanding of the interaction between them. Multi-model analysis shows how climate policies compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement, including revenue-redistribution schemes, can reduce inequality-particularly in the short and medium terms.

Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study

Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study

A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2°C.

Research Organisations Call for More Funding for Marie Curie Actions

Research Organisations Call for More Funding for Marie Curie Actions

Thirteen organisations representing European research and innovation have come together to urge the Commission to increase the budget for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the EU's doctoral and postdoctoral training programme.

Racial Bias Can Taint the Academic Tenure Process — At One Particular Point

Racial Bias Can Taint the Academic Tenure Process — At One Particular Point

Black and Hispanic professors fare worse when voters include colleagues who are less familiar with their work, new study finds

EU Set to Extend Science and Tech Agreement with Ukraine

EU Set to Extend Science and Tech Agreement with Ukraine

Renewing agreement would be in “mutual interest”, Commission says

Why CERN Wants to Build a Giant Particle Collider

Why CERN Wants to Build a Giant Particle Collider

Scientists want to build a 90km Future Circular Collider to study the Higgs boson particle. At an estimated cost $17 billion, is it worth it?

How to Win a Nobel Prize: What Kind of Scientist Scoops Medals?

How to Win a Nobel Prize: What Kind of Scientist Scoops Medals?

What subjects have past winners studied? What age were they when they won? Where do they live? Nature crunched the data on every science prizewinner to find out.

Singapore 'Respects Human Rights' Claims the Commission in 'Sensitive' Horizon Europe Document

Singapore 'Respects Human Rights' Claims the Commission in 'Sensitive' Horizon Europe Document

The European Commission has talked up Singapore's record on democracy and human rights to member states to justify the city state's inclusion in the EU's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.

What Harmful Microbes Are Lurking in the World's 7 Billion Tonnes of Plastic Waste?

What Harmful Microbes Are Lurking in the World's 7 Billion Tonnes of Plastic Waste?

Pathogenic viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria thrive on plastic. The biohazard risks of this 'plastisphere' shouldn't be overlooked in efforts to tackle the pollution crisis.

One-minute Phone Breaks Could Help Keep Students More Focused in Class and Better in Tests

One-minute Phone Breaks Could Help Keep Students More Focused in Class and Better in Tests

Researchers conducted a term-long experiment that showed that allowing college students to use their phones for just one minute could result in less phone use d

Are Chinese Scientists Inflating Their Influence Through 'biased' Citations?

Are Chinese Scientists Inflating Their Influence Through 'biased' Citations?

Studies show scholars from China tend to cite each other more than researchers from other countries, potentially pumping up their prominence.

Researchers in Hungary Raise Fears of Brain Drain After 'body Blow' EU Funding Suspension

Researchers in Hungary Raise Fears of Brain Drain After 'body Blow' EU Funding Suspension

A survey of early-career academics finds that one in four is considering moving abroad amid concerns of stigmatization from some international colleagues.

Becoming Scientific-Environmental Citizens Through Citizen Science in China

Becoming Scientific-Environmental Citizens Through Citizen Science in China

This article advocates for a closer study of the forms of citizenship nurtured among individual participants in citizen science (CS) projects by highlighting some salient features of CS in China.

The Impact of Winning Funding on Researcher Productivity, Results from a Randomized Trial

The Impact of Winning Funding on Researcher Productivity, Results from a Randomized Trial

In this small randomized trial, research funding did not have a clear impact on researcher productivity. However, the expanded use of modified lotteries in the allocation of grant funding has the potential to revolutionize the measurement of research productivity. 

Public-private Partnerships Should Be Preserved in FP10, Says Eszter Lakos

Public-private Partnerships Should Be Preserved in FP10, Says Eszter Lakos

Research and innovation is shaping up to have a central role in the EU's new competitiveness agenda, but Hungarian MEP Eszter Lakos, who was involved in the negotiations for Horizon Europe, is worried about what this will mean for its successor scheme, framework programme 10 (FP10).

Universities Not in Favour of Dual-use Research

Universities Not in Favour of Dual-use Research

Universities and academic institutions have largely rejected a European Commission proposal to allow dual use research projects in FP10, the successor programme to Horizon Europe due to start in 2028. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brussels and national capitals worry whether the EU could defend itself if directly attacked by Moscow, and want to step up defence R&D in response.

Scientists Criticise UN Agency's Failure to Withdraw Livestock Emissions Report

Scientists Criticise UN Agency's Failure to Withdraw Livestock Emissions Report

Academics say there has been no serious response from FAO to their complaints of "serious distortions" in report

The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI

The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI

If artificial intelligence-created content floods the internet, who decides what online information is worth archiving?

Publisher Adds Temporary Online Notifications to Articles "under Investigation"

Publisher Adds Temporary Online Notifications to Articles "under Investigation"

Some journal articles on the Taylor & Francis website now bear a pop-up notification stating the papers are "currently under investigation."

The Benefits of Diamond Are Not Crystal Clear

The Benefits of Diamond Are Not Crystal Clear

There remain misconceptions and blindspots in the debate around diamond open access publishing. A realistic assessment of the sustainability this approach needs an agnostic assessment of its total costs and viability as a business model.