Liangzhu, Venice of the Stone Age, Collapsed Due To Climate Change
In the Yangtze Delta, about 160 kilometres southwest of Shanghai, the archeological ruins of Liangzhu City are located. There, a…
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Another New Person of LWON: Laura Helmuth
I am honored to introduce a new Person of LWON, Laura Helmuth, who probably doesn’t need introducing at all, given…
Assembly instructions for enzymes | ScienceDaily
In biology, enzymes have evolved over millions of years to drive chemical reactions. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for…
Open Science Essentials: Preprints – Mind Hacks
Open science essentials in 2 minutes, part 4 Before a research article is published in a journal you can make…
French agency’s research director sanctioned; AI data woes at MIT; is disruptive science over? – Retraction Watch
Dear RW readers, can you spare $25? The week at Retraction Watch featured: Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19…
No, COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Cause Infertility – Not Getting It Might
Despite claims of anti-vaccine activists no different than groups that used to claim vaccines cause autism, COVID-19 vaccines do not impact…
We Need to Remember Problems We Solved
I need your help. I’m trying to find a phrase to describe an important phenomenon and maybe help people recognize…
‘Hopelessly attached’: Scientists discover new 2D material that sticks the landing
More than ten years ago, researchers at Rice University led by materials scientist Boris Yakobson predicted that boron atoms would…
After the methods crisis, the theory crisis – Mind Hacks
This thread started by Ekaterina Damer has prompted many recommendations from psychologists on twitter. Here are most of the recommendations,…
Genentech authors flip PNAS study from corrected to retracted following Retraction Watch coverage – Retraction Watch
The authors of a 2006 paper have retracted their article following an extensive correction in January – and a Retraction…