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
Read article: Land use is critical for tackling climate change, says report
A special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that climate change is putting an increased pressure on land resources
Read article: Breakthrough prize criticized for rewarding ‘failed ideas’
A $3m Special Breakthrough Prize has been awarded to the theory of supergravity but some say that high-profile prizes should not be given to work that is groundless in experiment
Read article: Thirty Meter Telescope forges ahead with Canary Islands site
Officials at the protest-hit telescope seek a construction permit for the island of La Palma
