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How to make academic hiring fair: database lists innovative policies
The Reformscape database is designed to inspire university leaders by collecting examples of responsible career assessment. A new online resource brings together universities’ research-assessment and career-development…
Universities welcome clarity on national security rules
New policy includes lists of sensitive research areas and foreign institutions considered national security risks. After much uncertainty and multiple delays over the past year, university…
Creating a new kind of quasicrystal by accident
A funny thing happened when Sergio de la Barrera and his colleagues started playing around with sheets of graphene – they created a new type of…
Can Animals Evolve Fast Enough to Keep Up with Climate Change?
Maybe. The world is always changing, leaving plants and animals everywhere to adapt to new habitats and living conditions. Evolution offers a pathway for life to…
We now know why we find some jokes funny – thanks to Seinfeld
Scientists have a better understanding of how we enjoy jokes after monitoring people’s brain activity while they watched the sitcom Seinfeld. What starts as a simple…
Why is China’s high-quality research footprint becoming more introverted?
Data from the Nature Index suggest China-based authors are increasingly publishing without international colleagues. When China overtook the United States in the Nature Index for contributions…