Few feel the pain of the Great Barrier Reef's decline more acutely than the scientists trying to save it. Ahead of a UN climate summit, two researchers write of their grief, and hope.
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He has inspired generations of Indonesians. Through his work, he changed many lives, including mine.
A science researcher's work gets twisted by a conservative news site; he considers this his wake-up call to educate as many students as possible about the importance of science to our world.
Artificial intelligence holds great promise for medicine, but safeguards are needed to ensure it does not harm patients.
Policies that will drive investment and change the structure of economies in the West African sub region are facing several challenges.
Most universities focus on teaching basic sciences with little reference to commercialisation of ideas and new technologies.
Overall, participation in STEM careers activities is low, with less than 30% of UK 11- to 14-year-olds reporting having taken part in 2017.
Some climate scientists have spoken out about the dangers of climate change. But a new study shows those voices may not be very influential.
Only 13.83% of AI authors in arXiv are women and, in relative terms, the proportion of AI papers co-authored by at least one woman has not improved since the 1990s.
One of the most influential agricultural entomologists in history was an insatiably curious and fiercely independent woman named Eleanor Anne Ormerod. She never went to school - nor was she paid for her work.
Climate change isn't just a technical challenge – it also involves ethics, social justice and cultural values. Insights from literature, philosophy and other humanities can produce better solutions.
Studying maths is likely to make you smarter and more employable.
Three classic examples of the "Mandala Effect" debunked.
Amazon's plan to invest $700 million retraining its workforce signals very soon all jobs will be STEM jobs – and higher education needs to play a bigger role.
A scientist explains how she got a glimpse into the secret world of butterflies and her hopes of encouraging more Latinos to enter the field of science.
Mindfulness aligns itself with science and academia to be seen as credible but it lacks any real evidence.
Covering subjects from black holes to sleep science, a geophysicist explains his new course.
Poets and scientists don't occupy separate poles in the quest to understand the universe. In many ways, they sing from the same hymn sheet.
Gravity exists because the universe is full of 'stuff' – here's how it came to be.
How was superconductivity discovered? It all began in April 1911, in a Dutch laboratory...
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