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
Read article: Visa policies may restrict access to talent for US tech start-ups
Study shows that foreign PhDs are 56% less likely than their US counterparts to accept jobs at start-ups
Read article: Advanced Photon Source set for $815m upgrade
Improvements to the US synchrotron include a new storage ring as well as enhanced instrument beamlines
Read article: US government websites cull references to climate change
Report finds a 26% decrease in the use of words associated with climate change
