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Xi-Biden Summit Resumes Research and Technology Collaboration on Climate

Xi-Biden Summit Resumes Research and Technology Collaboration on Climate

Washington and Beijing have resumed a raft of environment-related collaboration measures, including promises of new support for Chinese and American universities to work together on recycling and resource efficiency.

'Violent Colonialist' Magellan is Unfit to Keep His Place in the Night Sky, Say Astronomers

'Violent Colonialist' Magellan is Unfit to Keep His Place in the Night Sky, Say Astronomers

Indigenous peoples already had their own names for the galaxies named after the 16th-century Portuguese explorer.

NIH Scientific Integrity Plan is Fundamentally Flawed, Says Public Employee Group

NIH Scientific Integrity Plan is Fundamentally Flawed, Says Public Employee Group

A scientific integrity plan recently proposed by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is “fundamentally flawed,” according to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). In comments filed on Nov. 6 and subsequently summarized in a statement, the advocacy group says that the draft policy “lacks meaningful protections for scientists and research.”

Piloting the WHO Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Science in Uganda

Piloting the WHO Global Guidance Framework for the Responsible Use of the Life Science in Uganda

WHO published in 2022 the Global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences: mitigating biorisks and governing dual-use research (the framework), which calls on Member States and relevant stakeholders to mitigate biorisks and safely govern dual-use research (DUR) while harnessing the power of life sciences for the global health.

'ChatGPT Detector' Catches AI-generated Papers with Unprecedented Accuracy

'ChatGPT Detector' Catches AI-generated Papers with Unprecedented Accuracy

Tool based on machine learning uses features of writing style to distinguish between human and AI authors.

'It Only Makes the News when the Toilets Stop Working': Has the 25-year-old International Space Station Been a Waste of Space?

'It Only Makes the News when the Toilets Stop Working': Has the 25-year-old International Space Station Been a Waste of Space?

The ISS is destined to be sent spiralling into the Pacific Ocean in 2031, yet the controversy over the £120bn behemoth continues

Bringing the Environment to the Forefront of Engineering

Bringing the Environment to the Forefront of Engineering

MIT Associate Professor Desiree Plata has a lifelong mission of making sustainability a bigger factor in design decisions.

Horizon Europe Extends Call Deadlines After Hamas Attack Rocks Israeli Science

Horizon Europe Extends Call Deadlines After Hamas Attack Rocks Israeli Science

The European Research Council (ERC) and European Innovation Council (EIC) have pushed back four call application deadlines after warnings from Israeli applicants that they need more time, given the impact of Hamas's attack on the country.

Living Guidelines for Generative AI - Why Scientists Must Oversee Its Use

Living Guidelines for Generative AI - Why Scientists Must Oversee Its Use

Establish an independent scientific body to test and certify generative artificial intelligence, before the technology damages science and public trust.

Horizon Europe Faces a Cut As Negotiations on 2024 EU Budget Get Underway

Horizon Europe Faces a Cut As Negotiations on 2024 EU Budget Get Underway

The European Parliament is ready for tough negotiations with EU member states over the EU's budget for 2024, including a proposed €12.8 billion for the Horizon Europe research programme.

Why China is Turning to Sci-tech in New Action Plan to Boost Belt and Road

Why China is Turning to Sci-tech in New Action Plan to Boost Belt and Road

China's president unveils a vision for the infrastructure strategy that could help other countries overcome Western restrictions. The Action plan includes harnessing markets and talent of participating countries to power scientific and technological advancement.

Request for Delay to Horizon Europe Calls As War in Israel Stalls Science

Request for Delay to Horizon Europe Calls As War in Israel Stalls Science

Israeli scientists have described how Hamas's attack on the country has all but brought research to a standstill, with researchers now called up for a military assault on Gaza.

ChatGPT Use Shows That the Grant-Application System is Broken

ChatGPT Use Shows That the Grant-Application System is Broken

The fact that artificial intelligence can do much of the work makes a mockery of the process. It's time to make it easier for scientists to ask for research funding.

Science is Under Threat in Argentina - We Must Call out the Danger

Science is Under Threat in Argentina - We Must Call out the Danger

Extreme-right presidential front runner Javier Milei plans to disband ministries and privatize research. That would be disastrous for Argentina's science and for the nation.

UK Government Vow to End ‘Woke’ Science Draws Rebuke from Researchers

UK Government Vow to End ‘Woke’ Science Draws Rebuke from Researchers

Top science official launches review of use of sex and gender in research and statistics.

Ask a Scientist: Building on Advances in Scientific Integrity

Ask a Scientist: Building on Advances in Scientific Integrity

It was a long time coming. Two decades after the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) redefined the term "scientific integrity," the White House issued its first-ever scientific integrity policy in May as a model for all government agencies and departments to protect federal scientists from political