Read article: Bright ‘nearby’ gamma-ray burst dazzles astronomers
Bright ‘nearby’ gamma-ray burst dazzles astronomers
Researchers say the event on 9 October promises to be “the best studied gamma-ray burst in history”
Read article: Bright ‘nearby’ gamma-ray burst dazzles astronomers
Read article: ‘Significant’ inequalities affect non-white researchers when publishing their work
‘Significant’ inequalities affect non-white researchers when publishing their work
Study of one million research papers finds publication delays and fewer overall citations for non-white scientists
Read article: NASA puts UK physicist Nicola Fox in charge of $7.8bn science programme
NASA puts UK physicist Nicola Fox in charge of $7.8bn science programme
Nicola Fox takes over from Thomas Zurbuchen as NASA’s associate administrator for the space agency's science mission directorate
Read article: Female academics migrate shorter distances and to fewer countries than men, finds study
Female academics migrate shorter distances and to fewer countries than men, finds study
Analysis suggests that the gender gap among mobile scholars is narrowing
Read article: Science needs structural reform to tackle racism, says report
Science needs structural reform to tackle racism, says report
US National Academies report calls on US organizations to take measures to combat racism
Read article: Europe is at the forefront of quantum-based technologies, says report
Europe is at the forefront of quantum-based technologies, says report
The European Commission’s €1bn Quantum Technologies Flagship has already led to the creation of 25 spin-off firms
Read article: From ‘national treasure’ to ‘failing facilities’: NIST labs are ‘deficient’, says report
From ‘national treasure’ to ‘failing facilities’: NIST labs are ‘deficient’, says report
Report finds that shoddy conditions are impacting the lab’s work
Read article: Science elevated to cabinet position in UK government shake-up
Science elevated to cabinet position in UK government shake-up
A new department for science, innovation and technology will be led by Michelle Donelan
Read article: UK creates ‘high-risk, high reward’ research funding agency
UK creates ‘high-risk, high reward’ research funding agency
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency will aim to identify and fund "revolutionary science"
Read article: UK kicks off design work for an X-ray free-electron laser
UK kicks off design work for an X-ray free-electron laser
Conceptual design review will distil the science demands into a next-generation X-ray facility
