An analysis showing that the National Health and Medical Research Council awards fewer ‘investigator grants’ to women prompts thousands to sign a petition calling for gender quotas.
A scheme for undergraduates to mentor secondary-school students who are interested in science has allowed both sides to develop new skills, despite COVID-19 restrictions.
Scientific Reports – SDG partnerships may perpetuate the global…
Even as the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged the U.S., youths across the country died and were injured playing football.
Researchers are racing to determine whether a fast-spreading variant in South Africa poses a threat to COVID vaccines’ effectiveness. Researchers are racing to determine whether a fast-spreading variant in South Africa poses a threat to COVID vaccines’ effectiveness.
VIB is a world-class life science research institute in Flanders, Belgium, currently encompassing more than 1800 scientists in over 5 universities. VIB has a long-standing and successful history of…
Scientific Reports – Assessing countries’…
Evaluation of mitigation actions often focuses on cost and overlooks the direct effects on well-being. This work shows demand-side measures have large mitigation potential and beneficial effects on…
Promising clinical data for two small molecules targeting SARS-CoV-2 usher in era of antiviral drug that can be taken in outpatient and low-income settings.
An anti-tick mRNA vaccine shows promise in guinea pigs, causing early detachment and reduced transmission of Lyme disease–causing pathogens.
