Nigeria tackles publishing in predatory journals
Higher education institutions in Nigeria need to train academics to spot fraudulent journals, researchers say......»»
Nigeria floods kill 500, displace 1.4 million people
About 500 people have died in Nigeria's worst floods in a decade and 1.4 million others been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season, the government said......»»
PKI Spotlight updates help PKI admins catch CRL publishing errors
PKI Solutions announced its latest update of PKI Spotlight. PKI Spotlight is a PKI management solution that provides organizations with real-time monitoring and alerts of availabilities, configurations, and security of all their PKI and Hardware Secu.....»»
FCC tackles a thorny robocall problem—how to verify caller ID on old landlines
Despite industry opposition, FCC could require caller ID auth on non-IP networks. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Juj Winn) The Federal Communications Commission is hoping to solve one of the thorniest problems in the fight ag.....»»
New "ethics guidance" for top science journals aims to root out harmful research, but can it succeed?
The British journal Nature was founded in 1869 and is one of the world's most influential and prestigious outlets for scientific research. Its publisher, Nature Portfolio (a subsidiary of the academic publishing giant Springer Nature), also publishes.....»»
Harpoon heads, sweeping tails: How predatory mosquito larvae capture prey
With striking high-speed video footage, scientists have for the first time detailed how predatory mosquito larvae attack and capture prey in aquatic habitats. Published today in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, this new research sh.....»»
YouTube experiment makes 4K videos a Premium-exclusive feature
After a 10-ads-per-video experiment earlier, YouTube seems hungry for more subs. Enlarge (credit: Future Publishing | Getty Images) Two months ago, Sundar Pichai announced a new era of belt-tightening at Google, leading to th.....»»
Stephen Welby: A Man on a Mission
In his five years as IEEE’s executive director and chief operating officer, Stephen Welby has led the organization through a global pandemic, a changing publishing landscape, and soaring geopolitical tensions. Welby, an IEEE Fellow, is leaving a.....»»
The next game from the Outriders studio loses Take-Two as its publisher
People Can Fly has been working on Project Dagger for the past two years and now publisher Take-Two Interactive is pulling out of the publishing deal......»»
Studying predatory behavior in the bacterial kingdom
Bacteria have a variety of survival strategies to ensure a sufficient food supply in their densely populated habitats. Certain species of bacteria kill microorganisms of another species, decompose their cells and absorb them as nutrients. The exact m.....»»
Randall Munroe Is Back to Answer Your Impossible Questions
The xkcd author and former NASA engineer tackles our questions about science education, solvable climate issues, and his latest What If? book......»»
A new experimental study tackles the unsolved mystery of "nanobubbles"
Nanobubbles are extremely small (i.e., nanoscopic) gaseous cavities that some physicists observed in aqueous solutions, typically after specific substances were dissolved in them. While some studies reported the observation of these incredibly tiny b.....»»
In Nigeria, finding value in waste recycling
Mounds of waste scattered along roads and vast landfills are a Nigerian eyesore......»»
Kid Cudi’s Entergalactic trailer tackles love in New York City
Kid Cudi is embracing young love in the trailer for his new animated special, Entergalactic, which hits Netflix later this month......»»
Tinder parent company files antitrust lawsuit against Apple in India
Match Group, owner of popular dating app Tinder, is the latest company to file an antitrust case against Apple to protest the "excessive" 30% fee for publishing in the App Store.Image by fabrikasimfThe newly-discovered case has been filed in India, m.....»»
Lack of grants from funding agencies biggest barrier to OA publishing in physical sciences, study finds
Over half (53%) of physical science researchers want to publish open access (OA) but 62% say a lack of monies from funding agencies prevents them from doing so......»»
Pfizer completes FDA request for fall BA.4/5 boosters; feds expect doses in Sept.
The request is partly based on preclinical data. A clinical trial has yet to start. Enlarge / Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a health campaign in Sylhet, Bangladesh on July 19, 2022. (credit: Getty | Future Publishing).....»»
With data in mice, Pfizer asks FDA to authorize its fall BA.4/5 booster shot
The request is partly based on preclinical data. A clinical trial has yet to start. Enlarge / Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a health campaign in Sylhet, Bangladesh on July 19, 2022. (credit: Getty | Future Publishing).....»»
COVID-19 disrupted the agriculture sector in India, but not agricultural practices
India's agricultural system is largely based on input-intensive monocropping of staple crops. A study publishing August 18th in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation by Lindsay Jaacks at The University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom, Abhis.....»»
CDC to restructure after COVID failure, “confusing and overwhelming” guidance
Cultural, structural changes to shift focus from scientific publishing to public health action. Enlarge / CDC Director Rochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate committee hearing in July 2021. (credit: Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Im.....»»
Apple ahead of the game as it tackles discrimination based on India’s caste system
A report today says that Apple is ahead of most large companies in tackling a form of discrimination which originates in India but has affected employee recruitment in Silicon Valley: the caste system. Although the caste system is in part reflected.....»»