The newly established Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations will work towards developing a strong international framework on setting global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing. Read more [...]
Roughly one-fifth of the global workforce will be impacted by the adoption of AI and automation, with the most significant impact in developed nations. Read more [...]
In a scientific world where there are too many candidates for the scarce positions and funds, recruitment became extremely demanding. With the needed ambition to publish more impactful stories, scientists often choose not to publish smaller projects. But is that really important? And, if so, can we foresee some solutions? These are some the questions we discuss in the present article. Read more [...]
This new publication of Oxbow Books, ‘Lands of the Shamans’, combines a series of case studies in which shamanism is studied from an archaeological point of view. Read more [...]
Although science constantly proves that people are more alike than different, racism continues to exist at every level and to increase sharply. Read more [...]
The coming years will see the market for electronic devices and logic boards grow by additional leaps and bounds. But as electronics and semiconductors infiltrate new industries and products, designers and manufacturers are always on the hunt for better and smarter ways to manufacture these vital components. Read more [...]
To publish a number of articles at a very early stage cannot be a direct way to measure one’s ability and interest to do research later in time. Read more [...]
Petersburg scientists are sounding the alarm over the pollution of the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga with plastic bottles and household chemicals. In accordance with the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region, cooperation between Russia and the EU Read more [...]
Recently, it was unmistakably once more Valentine's Day , the celebration of love. In commemoration, this discussion will explore notions of love and its meanings from varying studies. In writing about “love”, is a call of hope, whereby we may find Read more [...]
Since the vote of the UK public to leave the
EU in June 2016, there has been extensive discussion about the negotiations
surrounding Brexit. This article assesses the impact of Brexit on European
research. The UK is home to many excellent research institutions Read more [...]
The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility was placed into standby mode on December 2018 to make way for a revolutionary new synchrotron, the Extremely Brilliant Source. Read more [...]
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