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Saturday Citations: AI predicts cancer survival outcomes; Hubble spots a wandering black hole
This week, physicists at CERN reported the transmutation of lead into gold in the Large Hadron Collider, raising the possibility... Read more -
Virtual reality study reveals how burglars weigh risk and reward in response to environmental features
Criminology studies have posited theories based on the assumption that environmental features (e.g., street lighting, housing design) shape offenders' perceptions... Read more
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Chinese research isn't taken as seriously as papers from elsewhere, researchers find
My new research suggests there is a stubborn pattern in academic publishing. My co-author and I examined some 8,000 articles... Read more -
France, EU leaders take aim at Trump in bid to lure US scientists
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen took aim at Donald Trump's policies on science... Read more -
Saturday Citations: Cancer precursor cell identified; Webb spots more old galaxies
This week, archaeologists identified depictions of the Milky Way galaxy in ancient Egyptian imagery. A mathematician found a new way... Read more -
French research center seeks to lure US-based scientists
France's flagship scientific research center CNRS has launched a new initiative, in an apparent effort to lure US scientists hit... Read more -
Some 'Star Wars' stories have already become reality
Just 48 short years ago, movie director George Lucas used the phrase "A long time ago in a galaxy far,... Read more -
Study finds engagement journalism training reduced 'horse race' political coverage, boosted more substantive content
News outlets across the country have been making efforts to engage more deeply with their communities and enhance transparency in... Read more -
Investigators are increasingly using technology in conflict-related sexual assault cases
In the last two weeks of February, humanitarian agencies reported 895 cases of conflict-related rape as M23 rebels advanced through... Read more -
Saturday Citations: Is the universe a computational process? Plus: Psychological benefits of gaming
This week, researchers uncovered the negative pressure mechanisms plants use to communicate stress. Linguists found that the melody of spoken... Read more -
Scientists sound alarm as Trump reshapes US research landscape
From cancer cures to climate change, President Donald Trump's administration has upended the American research landscape, threatening the United States'... Read more -
How a 19th-century treaty shaped the modern world's measurements
On May 20, 1875, delegates from a group of 17 countries gathered in Paris to sign what may be the... Read more -
Saturday Citations: An exoplanetary biosignature; the diplomacy of body odor; personalities of bees
This week, the Curiosity rover found large carbon deposits on Mars, suggesting an ancient carbon cycle. Researchers exploring the domestication... Read more -
First US 'refugee scientists' to arrive in France in weeks: university
The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in... Read more -
Scottish rowing brothers aim for record-breaking Pacific crossing
Three Scottish brothers have embarked on a mammoth journey from Peru hoping to set a record time for rowing across... Read more
