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Sekitar 90% hasil penelitian di jurnal ilmiah memiliki hasil yang positif (membuktikan hipotesis). Bias tersebut telah mendorong banyak peneliti untuk melakukan praktek-praktek yang ‘nakal’ supaya risetnya lebih mudah dipublikasikan. Shutterstock

Tiga hal yang bisa dilakukan komunitas akademik untuk mencegah peneliti ‘nakal’

Iklim penelitian yang kompetitif dan tidak sehat telah mendorong banyak peneliti untuk melakukan kebohongan supaya risetnya banyak dipublikasikan di jurnal. Bagaimana cara mematahkan tren tersebut?
Around 90% of research papers published in journals contain results that prove the hypotheses. This bias has driven scientists to commit unethical practices just to get published easier. Shutterstock

Three things the scientific community can do to filter sketchy research

Indonesia’s unhealthy obsession with research output is driving scientists to commit unethical acts to produce research that are more publishable. What can the research community do to stop this?
Baobabs en Madagascar. Shutterstock/Dennis van de Water

Estamos extinguiendo plantas 350 veces más rápido de lo normal

Las especies surgen y desaparecen de forma natural, pero el ser humano ha alterado estos ritmos con consecuencias devastadoras.
Jumlah kelangkaan tumbuhan terus meningkat, seiring dengan pembukaan lahan dan perubahan iklim. Graphic Node/Unsplash

Laju kepunahan tanaman 350 kali lebih cepat akibat kerusakan habitat saat ini

Pembukaan lahan yang dilakukan manusia dan perubahan iklim mendorong angka kepunahan tumbuhan dan mengancam keberagaman flora dan fauna.
George Christensen and Bob Katter seem to be using the science replication crisis to cast doubt on research findings that farmers don’t like. Mick Tsikas/AAP Image

Real problem, wrong solution: why the Nationals shouldn’t politicise the science replication crisis

Across science, only around half of published results can be successfully replicated. But while this is a serious problem, the proposed public audit looks like a political bid to cast doubt on science.
Plant extinctions have skyrocketed, driven in large part by land clearing and climate change. Graphic Node/Unsplash

Plants are going extinct up to 350 times faster than the historical norm

Human-driven land clearing and climate change are sending plants extinct at a rapid rate, risking a devastating biodiversity crash.
Scratching is a natural behavior for cats. noreefly/Shutterstock.com

How are cats declawed, and is it painful?

Have a cat who just loves to scratch? Declawing is a major surgery that comes with serious long-term side effects – and it might not solve the problem anyway.
For now, it’s going to be trickier for the University of California community to access some academic journals. Michelle/Flickr

University of California’s showdown with the biggest academic publisher aims to change scholarly publishing for good

The UC libraries let their Elsevier journal subscriptions lapse and now the publisher has cut their online access. It’s a painful milestone in the fight UC hopes may transform how journals get paid.
Jeff Jorgenson looks over a partially flooded field he farms near Shenandoah, Iowa, May 29, 2019. AP Photo/Nati Harnik

US agriculture needs a 21st-century New Deal

Three scholars argue that agriculture is failing to sustain either the land or American farmers. They propose a modern version of the New Deal that centers on ecology and economic fairness.
Des manifestants portant des drapeaux allemands participent à un rassemblement organisé par le parti d'extrême droite allemand Alternative for Germany (AfD) le 1er mai 2019 à Chemnitz, dans l'est de l'Allemagne. Hendrik Schmidt/AFP

Quel est l’impact de l’immigration sur la montée nationaliste au sein de l’UE ?

Le nationalisme progresse en Europe, où de nombreux partis politiques sont hostiles à l’immigration. Mais quel rôle joue-t-elle dans leur succès ? La recherche met en évidence des nuances inattendues.
People holding German flags take part in a rally organised by Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on May 1, 2019 in Chemnitz, eastern Germany. Hendrik Schmidt/AFP

The impact of immigration on EU countries’ nationalistic sentiments

Nationalism seems to be on the rise in Europe, with many parties hostile to immigration. But what role does immigration itself have their support? Research shows some unexpected impacts.

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