Research creates its own problems. Articles may be withdrawn because of irregularities, results can be impossible to reproduce, methods are often non-standardised, and publications may not be accessible (See 'Fixing science', ...
Other
Aug 29, 2016
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Forest ecologist Justine Karst is a co-author of a significant new resource—the world's largest database of research analyzing how mycorrhizal fungi affect plant productivity.
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2016
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Thousands of scientists are at the Living Planet Symposium in Prague this week to present the latest findings on our changing planet. Between the mountains of data coming from multiple satellites and the high level of expertise ...
Earth Sciences
May 17, 2016
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Machine learning systems are everywhere. Computer software in these machines predict the weather, forecast earthquakes, provide recommendations based on the books and movies we like and, even, apply the brakes on our cars ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 14, 2016
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University of Toronto researcher Rachel Harding will be the first known biomedical researcher to welcome the world to review her lab notes in real time. The post-doctoral fellow with U of T's Structural Genomics Consortium ...
Other
Feb 26, 2016
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Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a small smart chip that can be paired with neural implants for efficient wireless transmission of brain signals.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 11, 2016
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Have we sold out on our privacy to big data? That's the question addressed in the International Journal of Society Systems Science where researchers identify a gap in big data research. They suggest that while privacy has ...
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2015
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Data mining is not just about numbers: It is premised on human behaviour, and the multitude of decisions that we make every day. A researcher from Singapore Management University is trying to identify useful patterns from ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 17, 2015
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It was 1986, and the American space agency, NASA, was reeling from the loss of seven lives. The space shuttle Challenger had broken apart about one minute after its launch.
Other
Oct 23, 2015
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Biology undergraduates at Emory are studying genetics in a big way: They are the first to take a crack at researching the raw data from the sequence of the genome of the whale shark, the world's largest fish.
Plants & Animals
Aug 3, 2015
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