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Science academies in Americas form network

Academies of science in the Americas have joined together to form a network that aims to boost scientific development ...

11/06/04

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Finding open access articles becomes easier

The launch of the second phase of an online directory of open access journals makes it easier to find ...

10/06/04

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Science communicators ‘must respect cultural context’

Delegates to an international meeting on science communication have been urged to recognise the value of traditional knowledge.

06/06/04

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AIDS meeting organisers protest low US participation

Organisers of an international AIDS conference in Bangkok protest a US government decision to limit attendance by its scientists.

07/05/04

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Britain’s aid policy ‘lacks science expertise’

Britain's chief scientific advisor has criticised the government's Department for International Development for failing to give adequate emphasis to ...

30/04/04

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Open access ‘can cut costs by up to 30 per cent’

Shifting publication costs from the readers to the authors of scientific papers can lead to substantial savings, says the ...

30/04/04

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Contaminated polio vaccine ‘not the source of AIDS’

New research may put to rest speculation that HIV crossed into humans as a result of contaminated polio vaccines.

22/04/04

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Iron fertilisation ‘has small impact on climate change’

A new study suggests that adding iron to oceans increases the uptake of carbon dioxide — but the effect ...

16/04/04

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Greenland’s melting ice threatens world’s coastlines

Scientists are warning that Greenland's ice sheet could disappear within 1,000 years, raising global sea level by seven metres, ...

08/04/04

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Global seed treaty gets the go-ahead

The world's first legally binding treaty on biodiversity for food and agriculture will come into force later this year ...

02/04/04

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Demand for Brazilian beef threatens rainforest

Brazil's growing success as an exporter of beef is responsible for much of the recent increase in the rate ...

02/04/04

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African and Chinese scientists win World Food Prize

Two rice scientists – from Sierra Leone and China – have been announced as winners of the 2004 World ...

02/04/04

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