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Some universities are implementing a mandatory retirement age for academics. Will it help young researchers to get permanent positions?

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In the wake of new computer-based methods, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature. Never miss an ...

A supercooled microscopic ferromagnet proves the existence of gyroscopic magnetic behaviour that has been long sought by ...

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

Officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services, which awarded funding for the controversial study, say it will ...