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Collaboration

China

How to Sustain Scientific Collaboration Amid Worsening US-China Relations

Researchers need to define 'safe zones' for joint work in which the benefits outweigh the political risks. Here's how.

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Facebook to Ditch Fact-checking: What Do Researchers Think?

Fake News

Social Media

Facebook to Ditch Fact-checking: What Do Researchers Think?

Meta's planned shift away from third party fact-checking in favour of a crowdsourced approach has perplexed those who study the spread of misinformation.

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Web

A New-year Round-up of the Science Stories You May Have Missed

A New-year Round-up of the Science Stories You May Have Missed

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 08 January 2025

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Give 'science for Peace' a Chance

Africa

Politics

Give 'science for Peace' a Chance

An initiative from two research organizations to boost the role of science in peace-building in Africa needs to be supported.

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Publishing

Pioneering Journal ELife Faces Major Test After Loss of Impact Factor

Publishing

Pioneering Journal ELife Faces Major Test After Loss of Impact Factor

The open-access title's bold publishing model has bought long-bubbling conflicts to the fore.

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International

US and China Sign New Science Pact - but with Severe Restrictions

International

US and China Sign New Science Pact - but with Severe Restrictions

Amid tensions, the two nations agree on a path forward for research collaboration.

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Peer Review

'Getting Paid to Review is Justice': Journal Pays Peer Reviewers in Cryptocurrency

Peer Review

'Getting Paid to Review is Justice': Journal Pays Peer Reviewers in Cryptocurrency

ResearchHub Journal launches latest attempt to compensate referees for their labour.

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A Science Mega-programme is Taking Shape in the EU: What It Means for Researchers

Research

Policy

A Science Mega-programme is Taking Shape in the EU: What It Means for Researchers

A new research commissioner will help to build the European Union's next massive science scheme - with a renewed focus on innovation.

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Advising Governments About Science is Essential but Difficult. So Train People to Do It

Science Policy

Careers

Advising Governments About Science is Essential but Difficult. So Train People to Do It

A great scientist doesn't necessarily make an effective science adviser - but schooling and practice can help to bridge the gap.

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Science Could Solve Some of the World's Biggest Problems. Why Aren't Governments Using It?

Research

Science Could Solve Some of the World's Biggest Problems. Why Aren't Governments Using It?

A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.

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Limited Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge Forecasts Collapse

Meta-research

Knowledge

Limited Diffusion of Scientific Knowledge Forecasts Collapse

This paper examines how patterns of knowledge diffusion can forecast the collapse of scientific 'bubbles', highlighting that sustained scientific advancement requires diverse audiences.

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AI Could Pose Pandemic-scale Biosecurity Risks. Here's How to Make It Safer

Ethics

Biosecurity

AI Could Pose Pandemic-scale Biosecurity Risks. Here's How to Make It Safer

AI-enabled research might cause immense harm if it is used to design pathogens with worrying new properties. To prevent this, we need better collaboration between governments, AI developers and experts in biosafety and biosecurity.

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Can Google Scholar Survive the AI Revolution?

Can Google Scholar Survive the AI Revolution?

The largest scholarly search engine is celebrating its 20th birthday, but AI-driven competitors offer advantages.

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South Korea Can Boost the Research Potential of Low-income Countries

Global South

South Korea

South Korea Can Boost the Research Potential of Low-income Countries

The nation's unique geographical and geopolitical position makes it an ideal candidate to help low-income countries to realize their potential.

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State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

Science Policy

Climate

State Capacity and Varieties of Climate Policy

Multiple policy mechanisms exist to create climate policy. In this comment, the authors discuss the institution capacity and fiscal space that shape national policies around sticks and carrots mechanisms.

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Major Biomedical Funder NIH Poised for Massive Reform Under Trump 2.0

Major Biomedical Funder NIH Poised for Massive Reform Under Trump 2.0

Sweeping changes and more research scrutiny could be on the way for the US National Institutes of Health.

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US Trust in Scientists Plunged During the Pandemic - But It's Starting to Recover

US Trust in Scientists Plunged During the Pandemic - But It's Starting to Recover

Confidence that scientists will make decisions in the public interest nosedived at the onset of the pandemic but has now started to rise.

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Web

Knowledge

Can AI Review the Scientific Literature - and Figure Out What It All Means?

Knowledge

Can AI Review the Scientific Literature - and Figure Out What It All Means?

Artificial intelligence could help speedily summarize research. But it comes with risks.

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AI-generated Images Threaten Science - Here's How Researchers Hope to Spot Them

AI-generated Images Threaten Science - Here's How Researchers Hope to Spot Them

Generative-AI technologies can create convincing scientific data with ease - publishers and integrity specialists fear a torrent of faked science.

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Grass-roots Grant-writing Approaches Can Help Researchers at Small Institutions to Succeed

Grass-roots Grant-writing Approaches Can Help Researchers at Small Institutions to Succeed

At small or minority-serving institutions, time and resources that are needed to draft successful grant proposals are often in short supply. But help is available.

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'We Need to Be Ready for a New World': Scientists Globally React to Trump Election Win

'We Need to Be Ready for a New World': Scientists Globally React to Trump Election Win

Trump's decisive defeat of Kamala Harris spurs fear about the future of the United States among many researchers.

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What Trump's Election Victory Could Mean for AI, Climate and More

What Trump's Election Victory Could Mean for AI, Climate and More

Experts speak to whether the president-elect will make good on his pledges for science.

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Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production

Beamtimes and Knowledge Production Times: How Big-Science Research Infrastructures Shape Nations' Domestic and International Science Production

Frontier scientific discoveries increasingly rely on big-science research infrastructures. This study investigates the effects of one of China’s prominent big-science infrastructures on the country’s production of science.

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Chinese Scientists Say Funding Shake-up Has Made It Harder to Win Grants

Chinese Scientists Say Funding Shake-up Has Made It Harder to Win Grants

Applications have soared, but the success rate for key grants has dropped since last year.

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How to Demonstrate the Real-world Impact of Your Research

Impact

How to Demonstrate the Real-world Impact of Your Research

Influencing policymakers might not feel like part of a researcher's role. But it should be, argue Martha Newson and Sadie Watson.

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The US Election is Monumental for Science, Say Nature Readers - Here's Why

The US Election is Monumental for Science, Say Nature Readers - Here's Why

Poll finds researchers around the world are most worried about climate change and security issues.

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Far-right Governments Seek to Cut Billions of Euros from Research in Europe

Europe

Impact

Far-right Governments Seek to Cut Billions of Euros from Research in Europe

Anti-immigration parties are pushing policies that are hostile or indifferent towards science.

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Will AI's Huge Energy Demands Spur a Nuclear Renaissance?

SDG

Energy

Will AI's Huge Energy Demands Spur a Nuclear Renaissance?

Contracts with Google and Amazon could help, but bringing new types of reactor online will take larger investments - and time.

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Google Unveils Invisible 'Watermark' for AI-Generated Text

Google Unveils Invisible 'Watermark' for AI-Generated Text

Real-world demonstration in chatbot responses could encourage other firms to label material produced by AI.

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Journals with High Rates of Suspicious Papers Flagged by Science-integrity Start-up

Misconduct

Publishing

Journals with High Rates of Suspicious Papers Flagged by Science-integrity Start-up

Scitility's tool 'Argos' identifies work whose authors have a record of misconduct.