Humanities and Social Sciences
To reform universities, first tackle global rankings
The reputation and finances of universities often depend on their position in world league tables. Students use the rankings to ...
Outside the window
Gene sat and waited, silent and motionless, as the full digital backup neared completion. The mind scanner hummed quietly above ...
How scientists exposed to other people’s trauma find support
Smoldering debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Photo: Porter Gifford/Corbis/Getty After interviewing medical ...
International PhD student numbers in US hold steady — for now
Approximately 1.3 million international students and recent work-learning graduates will be in the United States in the 2025–2026 academic year.Photo: ...
DNA pioneer James Watson has died ― colleagues wrestle with his legacy
Watson received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in elucidating the structure of DNA. 1 ...
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
The data set is almost double the known length of roads used during Roman times. Photo: Itiner-e, Artas Media, MINERVA ...
inside Kenya’s multibillion-dollar fake-essay industry
In his work on the documentary Shadow scientists Patricia Kingori visited Kenya to meet academic ghostwriters.Photo: Anna Patarakina Four years ...
Antibody drugs show promise for treating bird flu and HIV
Future antibody treatments may target the H5N1 (green) avian influenza virus.Photo: Steve Gschmeisner/Science Photo Library Researchers are increasingly developing antibody ...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
At the US Environmental Protection Agency, scientists say proposed cuts will gut research. Credit: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty For 30 ...
Why India’s controversial ‘cloud seeding’ trial failed to make it rain
Pollution levels in Delhi have reached dangerous levels, prompting the Indian government to try cloud seeding as a radical approach ...
