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Through reports and testimonies from everyday people, ancient polymaths were able to learn a great deal about the natural world. But sometimes it was hard to separate fact from fiction.
Unrealistic, outdated ideas that idealize science can set the public up to distrust scientists and the research process. A philosopher of science describes 3 aspects of how science really gets done.
The scientific and broader community must join together to advance Southern Ocean science and protect this vital natural asset.
Research funding is down in recent years despite promises made with the CHIPS and Science Act.
New research reveals star scientists contribute surprisingly little to scientific discovery.
Pressure to ‘publish or perish’ and get results out as quickly as possible has led to weak study designs and shortened peer-review processes.
The new Netflix documentary follows identical twins as they adopt different diets. This is a great example of a twin study – a uniquely useful research tool in science.
Science communication has to start with values – and most of the time it does.
Conversations about scientific research and technological innovations allow the public to build trust with experts, and understand the impacts on everyday lives.
The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine made a discovery that helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. They couldn’t have anticipated the tremendous impact of their findings.
Pigs with human kidneys? Brain-powered computer chips? Science is creating new kinds of living things – and our moral understanding needs to catch up fast.
The soil was extracted during the Cold War from beneath one of the U.S military’s most unusual bases, then forgotten for decades.
Humans must kill animals in many cases, but they can still modify their behaviours to improve the welfare of animals while they are alive.
Currents can carry that deep ocean heat hundreds of miles to surface again at distant shores.
The colonial era profoundly shaped natural history museums and collections. Herbaria, which are scientists’ main source of plant specimens from around the world, are no exception.
Environmental DNA provides a wealth of information for conservationists, archaeologists and forensic scientists. But the unintentional pickup of human genetic information raises ethical questions.
Here’s what Nigeria’s new president should do to elevate science in the country.
Researchers are key to Canada’s capacity to create a high-tech economy, build the biomedical sector and seed entrepreneurial activity, but they can’t do it without research funding.
Scientists use biologging devices to track animal behaviour – here are four times where it has improved our understanding of nature.
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Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
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Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Science and Consultant, Vice Principal for Research and Graduate Education, University of Pretoria
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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PhD Student and Trainee Clinical Psychologist at the Graduate Center, City University of New York
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Associate professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Principal Medical Scientist within the Division of Haematopathology, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell
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Professor in Lyman Briggs College, Fisheries & Wildlife, and Philosophy, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced
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Research Fellow in Semiconductor Physics, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Physics, Union College
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Royal Society University Research Fellow and Lecturer in Particle Physics, UCL
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Open Evidence Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
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