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UK Science Advice 'lacks Autonomy and Transparency'

UK Science Advice 'lacks Autonomy and Transparency'

Researchers examined Covid-19 response and recommended the nation separates science advice from government

New Scheme Will Allow Thailand-based Researchers to Join European Research Council Teams

New Scheme Will Allow Thailand-based Researchers to Join European Research Council Teams

Thailand and the EU last week signed off a new scheme allowing researchers from Thailand to join European Research Council-funded projects. ERC already has a number of such arrangements with countries including Australia, Brazil, China, India and the US, but this is the first time it has cooperated with Thailand's National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council.

Inside the US Supreme Court's War on Science

Inside the US Supreme Court's War on Science

A new ultraconservative supermajority on the United States' top court is undermining science's role in informing public policy. Scholars fear the results could be disastrous for public health, justice and democracy itself.

More Research Will Be Publicly Accessible Sooner

More Research Will Be Publicly Accessible Sooner

Research manuscripts and the associated scientific data generated for projects that are funded by federal agencies in the United States will need to be made publicly available immediately on publication.

A Double-edged Eco Sword

A Double-edged Eco Sword

Climate change affects us all yet not equally. The plight of those forced to migrate as a result - often called 'climate refugees', though not officially - has become contested ground between human rights/environmental activists and anti-asylum lobbyists. Could 'ecologically displaced', avoiding racialization, xenophobia and division, be a viable alternative?

World Heading into 'uncharted Territory of Destruction', Says Climate Report

World Heading into 'uncharted Territory of Destruction', Says Climate Report

Governments and businesses failing to change fast enough, says United in Science report, as weather gets increasingly extreme

The Ozone Layer is Slowly Getting Healthier

The Ozone Layer is Slowly Getting Healthier

Ozone-killing materials in Earth's stratosphere fell over 50% to levels seen before the ozone hole became a problem, scientists say. But there's still a way to go. Here's why we need a healthy ozone layer.

How to Stop Cities and Companies Causing Planetary Harm

How to Stop Cities and Companies Causing Planetary Harm

Researchers must help to define science-based targets for water, nutrients, carbon emissions and more to avoid cascading effects and stave off tipping points in Earth's systems.

Climate Council Releases Science-backed Plan to Turbocharge Australia's Race to Zero Emissions

Climate Council Releases Science-backed Plan to Turbocharge Australia's Race to Zero Emissions

THE CLIMATE COUNCIL has unveiled 10 game-changing actions Australian governments can immediately get cracking on to fast-track emissions reductions, tackle the energy and cost-of-living crises, and create tens of thousands of new jobs.  

African Ministers Back Science and Education Fund

African Ministers Back Science and Education Fund

Government representatives welcome novel mechanism but do not commit funding

Good Health Policy Requires High-Quality Evidence

Good Health Policy Requires High-Quality Evidence

In the health spending debate, what policy makers need most is an honest, realistic, and evidence-based discussion. Unfortunately, many studies in the public arena fall far short.

Climate scientists are becoming climate activists as governments fail to heed warnings

Climate scientists are becoming climate activists as governments fail to heed warnings

As the gulf between climate science and climate action grows, these scientists are putting their bodies on the line to demand more is done.

'I Feel Lost': Chilean Researchers Saddened by Vote to Reject New Constitution

'I Feel Lost': Chilean Researchers Saddened by Vote to Reject New Constitution

Nearly 62% of Chileans voted against the proposed charter, which would have boosted science.

Researcher Transforming Our Knowledge of Dementia Wins $1 Million Science Prize

Researcher Transforming Our Knowledge of Dementia Wins $1 Million Science Prize

The Körber European Science Prize has been awarded to cell biologist Anthony Hyman. Hyman discovered a new state of biological matter that may hold the keys to some of the biggest questions in biology.

Data Centers, Backbone of the Digital Economy, Face Water Scarcity and Climate Risk

Data Centers, Backbone of the Digital Economy, Face Water Scarcity and Climate Risk

About 20% of data centers in the United States already rely on watersheds that are under moderate to high stress from drought and other factors. However, few companies are talking about the issue.

Out of Thin Air: New Solar-powered Invention Creates Hydrogen Fuel from the Atmosphere

Out of Thin Air: New Solar-powered Invention Creates Hydrogen Fuel from the Atmosphere

Researchers say their prototype produces hydrogen with greater than 99% purity and works in air as dry as 4% relative humidity

ETH Zurich Opens New Research Centre to Explore the Origins of Life

ETH Zurich Opens New Research Centre to Explore the Origins of Life

ETH Zurich is opening a new research and teaching centre with a focus on exploring the origin and prevalence of life on Earth and beyond. Under the leadership of Noble Laureate, Didier Queloz, more than 40 research groups from five departments will address the big questions posed by humankind.

What is Fog Data Science? Why is the Surveillance Company So Dangerous?

What is Fog Data Science? Why is the Surveillance Company So Dangerous?

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. 

Scientists in Ukraine Have Long Fought for Scientific Freedom

Scientists in Ukraine Have Long Fought for Scientific Freedom

Researchers in the country have often shown creativity and resilience under threat. These strengths will be key to the future of science in Ukraine following Russia's invasion.

IPCC Reports Are the Beacon of Climate Science. These Scientists Say They Have to Be Stopped

IPCC Reports Are the Beacon of Climate Science. These Scientists Say They Have to Be Stopped

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. 

European Universities Alliances Put Start-Ups on the Curriculum

European Universities Alliances Put Start-Ups on the Curriculum

The European Universities initiative was conceived to develop higher education across the EU, with a tight focus on students and teaching. Higher education institutions from different countries were invited to form alliances and bid for Erasmus + funds to develop joint curricula and boost mobility. But innovation and entrepreneurship increasingly appear in the alliance playbook, particularly when the partners are close to the market.

Ukraine's Scientists Need Help to Rebuild Their Research System

Ukraine's Scientists Need Help to Rebuild Their Research System

With countries around the world increasingly focusing on problems at home, the urgent need to reconstruct Ukraine's research and educational infrastructure must not be forgotten.