A combination of a once-debunked 19th-century identification of a water-carrying iron mineral and the fact that these rocks are extremely common on Earth, suggests the existence of a substantial water reservoir on Mars, according ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 29, 2021
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(Phys.org)—A correspondent for the Science family of journals has published an investigative piece in Science on Sci-Hub, a website that illegally publishes scholarly literature, i.e. research papers. In his article, John ...
International recognition is key to many successful academic careers, but research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesshows female scientific researchers are less internationally mobile ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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An analysis of scholarly research papers published in the last 50 years provides new insights into trends in research productivity, highlighting an overall increase in productivity and a worldwide gender gap. Milad Haghani ...
Economics & Business
Aug 10, 2022
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If global sustainability were a carnival show, it would have both tightrope walkers and jugglers—main stage actors who can both keep on a clear path while shifting priorities at just the right time.
Environment
Mar 24, 2022
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Universities' value judgements about research are becoming 'coupled' to social media platforms as they compete for funding by demonstrating their influence beyond academia, an analysis suggests.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2021
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h-index, g-index, i10 index, m-quotient, Journal Impact Factor, Altmetrics … it's long been an intractable issue plaguing the research community—how to assess the relative merits of research objectively across disciplines ...
Education
Sep 10, 2021
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An international team of analysts reports evidence that suggests it is not likely that the peer review process is to blame for gender publishing inequalities in scholarly journals. In their paper published in the journal ...
Perception is reality, the adage goes, and it may even be true when it comes to conveying the findings of medical and life science research.
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2019
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As a researcher and teacher, Holly Dunsworth enjoys poking holes in misconceptions about human evolution her students bring into the classroom.
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2019
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