Read article: US scientific societies warn security policies pose a danger to science
The American government’s efforts to strengthen national and economic security is a threat to scientific research, say 60 societies
Read article: MIT Media Lab boss quits over Jeffrey Epstein links
Joi Ito has resigned after it emerges that the research centre attempted to cover up Epstein’s investments
Read article: Optical imaging to monitor cancer response early in the treatment process
A $2.03 million grant will help researchers develop optical technologies to monitor treatment response during head-and-neck cancer therapy
Read article: Event Horizon Telescope researchers win 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
$3m prize will be shared equally by 347 scientists who imaged region surrounding huge black hole
Read article: Jailed physicist released following Croatian corruption protest
PhD student Boris Ivetić was arrested after confronting Croatia’s science minister about alleged corruption at the University of Zagreb’s natural sciences faculty
Read article: Gender gap in science exam performance disappears for longer tests, says study
Research shows that while boys performed better than girls at the start of tests, that gap closed the longer the exam went on
Read article: Technicians sue Brookhaven National Laboratory over carcinogenic cleanser use
Workers who cleaned supercomputers at the lab using fluids containing trichloroethylene claim it is has severely damaged their health
Read article: Hiring committees with an implicit gender bias hire fewer women, says study
Recruitment of women is affected when members of a scientific evaluation committee deny that gender discrimination is a problem
Read article: Square Kilometre Array hit with further cost hike and delay
Price of the huge telescope rises by €100m with construction set for 2021
Read article: Rutherford Cancer Centres launches latest UK proton therapy facility
The Rutherford Cancer Centre Thames Valley has unveiled its proton beam therapy facility and will begin treating patients within a fortnight
