Funding freeze is hitting hard, say UK researchers
UK researchers are already feeling the pinch from their country’s flatlining science spending, according to a new report. Read more
UK researchers are already feeling the pinch from their country’s flatlining science spending, according to a new report. Read more
There’s no continent like Antarctica, and there’s no science like Antarctic science. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is now trying to figure out where the field should be 20 years from now — by gathering the 100 most compelling science questions that can be answered in or from the frozen continent. Read more
Campaigners for more openness in clinical trial data have doubled down on their opponents, with a promise to produce their own publications of trials they deem ‘invisible’ or ‘abandoned’. Read more
According to a new prioritization, the Neutrino Factory, a proposed multi-billion euro facility, is the best long-term European option for testing whether neutrinos and antineutrinos behave differently, a step toward understanding why the universe contains primarily matter instead of antimatter. Read more
In one of the most anxiously awaited court decisions of the year, the US Supreme Court today unanimously struck down patents on isolated, natural human genes. Read more
British scientists should not celebrate victory in their libel reform fight just yet, according to the campaigners who have spent years pushing for change. Read more
Shortly after Hurricane Sandy hammered the eastern seaboard last October, more than a dozen scientists on the New York City Panel on Climate Change reconvened to begin work on a new assessment. The results were released today by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and they served as the basis for a $20-billion urban planning initiative that seeks to prepare the city for extreme weather and rising tides in the decades to come. Read more
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is planning to categorize all US chimpanzees as an endangered species, a change which, if enacted, may spell the end of invasive chimpanzee research. Read more
Without better governance, a robust science program, and stronger regulations for extractive industries and hydroelectric developments, Canada’s massive Mackenzie River Basin could continue to face destroyed landscapes and massive bills for environmental clean-ups, an international panel of experts warns in a report issued today. Read more
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