Cutting-edge research submersible lost at sea
Ocean researchers are mourning one of the most advanced craft they could use to probe the mysteries of the deep, with the loss over the weekend of Nereus. Read more
Ocean researchers are mourning one of the most advanced craft they could use to probe the mysteries of the deep, with the loss over the weekend of Nereus. Read more
Vermont is the first US state to mandate labels on foods produced using genetic engineering. Read more
Genitalia are a hot topic. Interest in their diversity and rapid evolution have seen research in the field balloon in the past decade. Stories on studies of the penises of ostriches, chickens, sea slugs and a variety of insects have all made the science pages. But where are all the female genitalia? Read more
The RIKEN institute today confirmed reports out yesterday that it would turn down Haruko Obokata’s request for a re-examination of her case, and advised her to retract two Nature papers she published in January. Read more
A timid silence often follows public attacks on scientists who use animals in their research. But today a group of ten heavyweight academic organisations in Germany shed its habitual reserve and raised a stern collective voice against animal-rights activists whose recent advertising campaign targeted an individual neuroscientist. Read more
It’s a common complaint among academics: today’s researchers are publishing too much, too fast. But just how fast is the mass of scientific output actually growing? Read more
Climate change is not a distant threat but has “moved firmly into the present”, according to a US government report released today. Read more
The Scottish Government is hoping to put researchers’ minds at ease ahead of a crucial referendum this autumn, but has already been challenged on the feasibility of its plans. Read more
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has attempted to reassure UK politicians over its attempts to buy AstraZeneca, as political parties traded blows over the potential merger. Read more
The Royal Society — Britain’s national science academy — today announced it had elected 50 new fellows, who get to put the prestigious letters ‘FRS’ after their name. Among the array of top scientists this year are England’s chief medical officer Sally Davies, and climate economist Nicholas Stern. Stephen Chu – Nobel physics laureate and former US Energy Secretary – is one of 10 new foreign members. Read more
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