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In an interview, scholar Alyssa Collins explains how her time spent plumbing the sci fi writer’s papers left her stunned by the breadth of her interests and the depth of her scientific knowledge.
Peer review of research sounds like it should be a conversation between equals. Instead, it can be patronizing, demanding and simply unkind. A group of journal editors thinks this should change.
Molecular research is expensive, but worth it because of the burden of disease that it could relieve.
Studies on Ukraine going as far back as the late 1990s and early 2000s showed that the country’s population was connecting less and less with Russia.
We often imitate styles of speech we hear – what’s known as ‘linguistic convergence.’ But a researcher wanted to see if we alter our speech based on the mere expectation of how someone will sound.
New research suggests that for millennials and Generation Z, a lack of rules around love and dating brings both loss and liberation.
Laboratory mice used in medical research are often kept in housing conditions that cause them to be overweight and stressed, with shorter lifespans.
Science is about more than crisis management – it’s about how we understand our present and future, and realise our potential as people
Liquid water below the ice determines how fast an ice stream flows. As the ice sheet gets thinner, more of that salty groundwater could rise.
Biomedical studies have traditionally used male animals and men as research subjects. That is a problem for everyone because for many diseases, there are sex differences in how they affect people.
Libraries are sharing knowledge so that when the war is over, Ukraine can see its cultural treasures rescued and restored.
The government’s funding boost is a step in the right direction. This is how it will help research avoid the ‘valley of death’ which is the place between the lab and marketplace.
The decolonisation of science is an essential step for the academic community in Indonesia to find their voice.
A trauma-informed approach to education can help educators acknowledge and address the adversities faced by Black and Indigenous students.
Social scientists in Nigeria communicate their research results more among themselves than they do to policymakers and the general public.
Preclinical studies are an important part of biomedical research, often guiding future trials in humans. Failure to replicate research results suggests a need to increase the quality of studies.
Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but the bigger problem is what carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released. A 200% increase is possible this century.
Canada and its universities have roles to play in providing safe spaces to scholars in regions where research is under threat due to conflict and repression.
Macaques are an alien species - and the endemic plants and animals of the island haven’t adapted to protect themselves against these monkeys.
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