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An Electronic Frontier Foundation investigation of public records acquired from dozens of state and local law enforcement agencies has uncovered a widely-used mass surveillance technology.
Fed up with what they saw as inaction by policymakers, three climate change scientists called on their colleagues to withdraw from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reporting process.
Over the past several years, scholars and critics have begun to talk about the survival of the humanities rather than its crisis. This essay traces the emergence of a rhetoric of salvation and survival in academic advocacy literature, evident in the genres, arguments, and metaphors that writers use to describe the academic humanities.
The article analyzes what happens when governments use predictive modeling to allocate critical resources.
Sustainable use is when biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are maintained while contributing to human wellbeing.
The challenge of demonstrating the value of the humanities can never be fully accomplished by showing that the humanities serve other disciplines.
Voyager 1 continues to explore the cosmos along with its twin probe, Voyager 2.
People with the greatest opposition to the scientific consensus tend to have the lowest levels of objective science knowledge but the highest levels of self-rated knowledge.
Findings show that countries in sub-Saharan Africa publish and cite open access literature at a higher rate than the rest of the world.
The recently passed CHIPS and Science Act promises billions of dollars in funding to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research and production at government agencies, private companies, and colleges and universities across the U.S. It also includes provisions to increase diversity in STEM education and the workforce and to promote socioeconomic development for underserved communities.
Researchers of the ETH Zurich and the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS have closely analysed the characteristics of cosmic dust based on laboratory experiments and measurement data collected by space missions.
British foreign secretary triggers formal dispute proceedings with Brussels over British access to EU science programs.
Though fictional, the book raises a very real question: Can the human capacity to imagine alternate climate futures actually help generate new, more hopeful realities?
CubeSats packed on Artemis 1 will target lunar ice-if their batteries don't fail them
Humans' presence on Earth led to catastrophic climate crises and threatened the planet's inhabitants. But can we say that humans are an invasive species?
Examining how social media affects the public cognitive and affective factors further influences their attitudes towards COVID-19 governance policy.
With perseverance and adaptability, this scientist found his way forward.
As action on climate change becomes ever more urgent, it requires ever greater public action. The next stage of the transition to net-zero emissions demands changes to the vehicles we drive, the way we heat our homes and our choices as consumers.
The human species' capacity to imagine can help create new and more hopeful climate realities and boost citizen engagement, researchers maintain.
Researchers found 127 systematic reviews and clinical guidelines that cited already retracted papers.
The evaluation of the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative is presented in this report.
How to ensure that policy communities can benefit from the increasing volume of research in order to deliver evidence-informed policy?
Scientific skepticism is a global phenomenon. Social psychology researchers sought to find out why and what we can do about it.
Depictions of women in STEM are powerful sources of inspiration for young women who aspire to a career in those fields. But stereotypes of female scientists persist, and we have some way to go to vanquish them.
Ecologists and policymakers presented their perspectives at a debate on biodiversity.
The inability to rapidly separate satellite fire detections by fire type hampered fire suppression and assessment of ecosystem and air quality impacts.
Helicopters will serve as backup to using Perseverance rover for delivery
A study of the Canadian horseweed species revealed the changing behaviour of plant species in non-native regions, helping them to become successful invaders
The European Commission has rejected calls from research leaders on both sides of the English Channel for it to put politics aside and allow Switzerland and the UK to join the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
