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UrduBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded $2 million by the National Science Foundation to lead an international effort to accelerate scientific understanding of the environmental impacts of emerging industries in the deep sea – one of the most…
Tag: GUIDELINES/TREATIES/AGREEMENTS
The Big Ten Academic Alliance joins Direct to Open from the MIT Press
BTAA libraries commit to making knowledge more open and equitable and will enjoy benefits exclusive to participating libraries
A global comparison of life-cycle GHG emissions from passenger cars
A far-reaching new study of the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger cars, including SUVs, draws sharp and meticulous distinctions between the climate impacts of battery and fuel cell electric vehicles on one hand and combustion vehicles on the…
Neural model seeks ‘inappropriateness’ to reduce chatbot awkwardness
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Mobile TeleSystems have introduced the notion of inappropriate text messages and released a neural model capable of detecting them, along with a large collection of such messages for further research. Among the potential…
Inadequate protection for women and girls seeking refuge in Germany
“Shadow report” with input from the University of Göttingen criticises the Federal Government’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention
Curtin study challenges recommended wait time between pregnancies
New Curtin University-led research has called into question existing health advice that mothers wait a minimum of two years after giving birth to become pregnant again, in order to reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm and…
Banishing bandits: Other countries bear the cost
A new study reveals the strategies that stop bandits from illegally fishing in Australian waters–but warns there is a cost to the region’s poorer countries. Co-author Dr Brock Bergseth, from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at…
How to make biomedical research data able to interact?
Swiss specialists in data semantics define the national strategy for the interoperability of research data to enable a strong policy of promoting personalised medicine.
Dealing with global carbon debt
As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 continue to rise, we are putting future generations at risk of having to deal with a massive carbon debt. IIASA researchers and international colleagues are calling for immediate action to establish responsibility for carbon debt…
Researchers from low-income countries to benefit from APC-free OA publishing in all IOPP journals
Move is part of society publisher’s commitment to increase global equity and inclusion in publishing
Sixth Joint Science Conference of the Western Balkans Process
10 Point Plan to control coronavirus pandemic in the region
MyScienceWork to index award winning open access scholarly publisher Frontiers
July 5th 2021, Paris, France – Research management tech provider MyScienceWork (MSW) is pleased to announce Frontiers research articles are now indexed in the MyScienceWork platform. Effective from June 2021, this partnership will enhance the research experience for academics, granting…
Leading scientists praise UNESCO’s draft decision on the Great Barrier Reef
Five world-renowned scientists have signed a letter to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to “thank UNESCO for its leadership in recognising the threat of climate change to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage property.” Professor Terry Hughes, Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Dr…
10 keys to integrating health into urban and transport planning
As much as 20% of premature mortality can be attributed to poor urban and transport planning. Nevertheless, quantitative indicators to guide the integration of health components into urban design have been lacking. To address this gap, a team from the…
Model helps analyze decision-making on adopting Type 2 diabetes medical guidelines
A new computational framework incorporates social interactions to analyze how best to communicate about new medical guidelines to encourage their adoption
OU professor receives Council on Foreign Relations fellowship
Samer Shehata receives international affairs fellowship from the Council on Foreign Relations
Pandemic planning: Government should embrace uncertainty rather than confront it or shy away from it
New research shows the UK’s COVID-19 management decisions were based on an outdated pandemic modelling structure and suggests a more resilient approach would have been more effective. In the initial months of the pandemic, regular updates using graphs showing how…
Charité accepts new responsibilities at the European level
Nursing network coordinated by Charité and other EUHA initiatives in the pipeline
Impact of digitization on democracies
Joint Symposium of the Science Academies of Germany, Israel and the USA
IPBES/IPCC: Tackling the biodiversity and climate crises together, and their combined social impacts
Global experts identify key options for solutions; First-ever collaboration between IPBES- and IPCC-selected scientists
As a decade of ecosystem restoration kicks off, don’t forget the people
Global ecosystem restoration efforts are often measured by billions of trees planted or square kilometers of land restored. But there is a critical void in the agenda: The social and political dimensions that make restoration a success
More ‘fairness’ needed in conservation
New research shows what is often assumed to be ‘fair’ in conservation practice may not be considered so by the very people most affected by it–and a new approach is needed if protected areas are to be effective. Lead author…
Scientists identify distinctive deep infrasound rumbles of space launches
Signatures of Space Shuttle, Falcon 9 rocket stages heard by international nuclear test monitoring system
Panama expands the limits of the Coiba protected area
With this science-based initiative, 30% of the Panamanian marine surface will be under some degree of protection
Current global environmental law and policy are failing, experts say
In a landmark special issue of Environmental Policy and Law, noted scholars lay out their vision for a complete overhaul of regulatory processes, approaches, and instruments for the protection of the global environment
The price is right: Modeling economic growth in a zero-emission society
Researchers analyze whether it is possible to simultaneously grow the economy while not producing more pollution
Research: Countries in violation of Baltic Sea Convention, polluting marine environment
The countries around the Baltic Sea do not respect their binding international agreement to reduce agricultural pollution of the marine environment.
Banning the sale of fossil-fuel cars benefits the climate when replaced by electric cars
If a ban were introduced on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a great reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. That is the finding of new research from…
No good decisions without good data: Climate, policymaking, the critical role of science
“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it”. This concept is also true within the context of climate policy, where the achievement of the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is dependent on the…
The ISSCR releases updated guidelines for stem cell research and clinical translation
Skokie, IL – The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), today released updated guidelines for stem cell research and its translation to medicine. The update reflects emerging advances including, stem cell-based embryo models, human embryo research, chimeras, organoids, and…
LGBT+ Youth Manifesto launched for a more inclusive society
A new manifesto created by LGBT+ youth groups and sociolinguistics experts at the University of Nottingham has been launched to call for a more inclusive society in the UK. The manifesto presents a 12-point plan to address the many situations…
Decolonising ecology? How to adopt practices that make science more equitable
Knowledge systems outside of those sanctioned by Western universities have often been marginalised or simply not engaged with in many science disciplines, but there are multiple examples where Western scientists have claimed discoveries for knowledge that resident experts already knew…
Sand’s urban role demands key part on sustainability stage
Over 20 Indonesian islands mysteriously disappear. One of the world’s deadliest criminal syndicates rises to power. Eight cities the size of New York will be built every year for the next three decades. What connects them is sand, embedded in…
European coordination needed to fight science disinformation, academies say
In a new report, ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, examines the potential of technical and policy measures to tackle science disinformation
International study shows alternative seafood networks provided resiliency during pandemic
Local alternative seafood networks (ASNs) in the United States and Canada, often considered niche segments, experienced unprecedented growth in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic while the broader seafood system faltered, highlighting the need for greater functional diversity in…
Study: Firms recruit dark personalities for earnings management
Companies could be hiring that bad boss on purpose. According to new research in the Journal of Business Ethics, the “dark” personality traits – questionable ethical standards, narcissistic tendencies – that make a boss bad also make that person much…
Decoding the ‘black box’ of AI to tackle national security concerns
Of wolves and huskies, cats and dogs–and nuclear nonproliferation
Viewing medical evidence through a new PRISMA
In a new open-access Guidelines & Guidance paper published in PLOS Medicine , Matthew Page of Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and co-authors present PRISMA 2020, an updated version of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses reporting checklist.…
Wireless tech a ‘game changer’ for nuclear power plants
Rudy Shankar (Energy Systems Engineering, Lehigh University) leads team of global experts behind newly published IAEA report outlining benefits of wireless technology and guidelines for use in instrumentation, control systems
Springer Nature and UC Berkeley Library sign new open access book partnership
Agreement to publish open access books across all subject areas will increase the reach and impact of future publications
New book covers fragile status of the genetic diversity of our food
A new global evaluation of the conservation of plant genetic resources is published as nations discuss new biodiversity conservation targets at the Convention on Biological Diversity
Plan for globally safer food
GHI announces proposal for recognition of Food Safety Professionals
Community ‘voice’ should guide expanding African cities
Two new environmental policy briefings, aimed at decision makers working on rapidly expanding urban areas in southern Africa, emphasise that local community voices must be included in the early planning stages to minimise ecological impacts. Urban populations across the African…
Strengthening water resources planning in East Africa
IIASA researchers worked with local stakeholders from the East African Community to explore and co-develop regional water scenarios that can enhance understanding of the up- and downstream water sector interactions in the extended Lake Victoria Basin to facilitate rational water…
COVID-19 pandemic impacts mental health worldwide
Physical distancing measures to mitigate viral spread increased anxiety
The impact of geopolitical boundaries on cycad conservation efforts
Conservation measures across multiple governments and countries necessary to mitigate extinction risks
An agile superpower — China’s various roles in Africa and the Arctic
– It is as if China is two completely different countries, if we look at how they appear in two such different cases as Africa and the Arctic, says Christer Henrik Pursiainen. He is a professor at the Department of…
South African Oxford AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine study a global game-changer
Peer review and publication validates findings and makes a compelling case for development of a second-generation vaccines worldwide.
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation and Frontiers launch new Open Access journal
The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) has officially selected Frontiers as the publishing partner of its new Gold Open Access journal, Dystonia . The journal will shine a spotlight on the global research effort for a greater understanding of dystonia,…
The potential economic impact of volcano alerts
While volcano alerts keep risk-area residents informed of volcanic hazards, a new study finds that alerts issued during long periods of volcanic unrest can negatively impact a region’s economy