The rise in team size in academic science has generated an unintended side effect: junior scientists are less likely to secure research funding or obtain tenure and are more likely to leave academia. Download PDF Career prospects for young people pursuing a career in academic science are increasingly grim1,2,3,4,5. Tenure-track positions have stagnated relative to…

Abstract The planet faces a triple crisis from climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Like any country, the UK needs to attract the best available talent to become thought leaders to overcome these global challenges. Several Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths subjects in the UK face challenges with attracting ethnic minority students. As part of…

Abstract Climate advocates and finance industry titans suggest firms’ climate policies have economic payoffs. We examine whether stock markets reward firms that have joined the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a voluntary climate program that verifies firms’ emission reduction pledges. Our analysis of S&P 500 companies’ quarterly stock prices for 2010–2023 finds little evidence that SBTi…

Abstract Mankind has always relied on “practical wisdom” in the sense of Aristotle to change people and society. However, practical wisdom is difficult to accumulate and pass on from generation to generation. Therefore, although “natural engineering” that is consistent with “natural technology” can be used effectively to transform the natural world, using “practical wisdom” to…

Listen to this story: 90% Emissions Reduction by 2050: BBC commits to slashing all emissions by 90% by 2050, verified by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Halving Emissions by 2030: Near-Term Targets set to halve scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46.2% by 2030. Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy: BBC’s plan encompasses Net Zero, Nature Positive, and…

Abstract Long COVID represents the constellation of post-acute and long-term health effects caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection; it is a complex, multisystem disorder that can affect nearly every organ system and can be severely disabling. The cumulative global incidence of long COVID is around 400 million individuals, which is estimated to have an annual economic impact…

Credit: Xinhua/Shutterstock Outside the Institute of High Energy Physics in Beijing stands a 5-metre-high metal sculpture. The round, swirling shape of ‘The Tao of All Matter’ invokes the yin and yang of ancient Chinese philosophy — a representation of the inseparable opposites said to form the basis of all things — as well as the…

As is always the case in our little college town, it’s been a slow summer. Whether you celebrate the quiet of summer or miss the vitality of the OSU community—or a little of both—the turn of July into August means the beginning of the end of that part of our year. One upside is that,…

Abstract Gut bacterial communities have a profound influence on the health of humans and animals. Early-life gut microbial community structure influences the development of immunological competence and susceptibility to disease. For the Thoroughbred racehorse, the significance of early-life microbial colonisation events on subsequent health and athletic performance is unknown. Here we present data from a…

Credit: Getty Last month, the Microscopy Society of America (MSA) quietly launched a journal that its creators hope will lead academic publishing in the future. Elemental Microscopy, a publication focused on reviews and methods tutorials, leverages an authoring and publishing platform called Curvenote to create rich, interactive, digital papers with coding and data analysis at…