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Harvard University teacher accused of plagiarism
The author’s recently released literary offering, ‘Merchants of Truth,’ has been billed as “the definitive in-the-room account of the revolution that has swept the news industry.” But it appears that at least part of her “in-the-room…
Scottish government to probe impact of Brexit on construction
The potential impact Brexit could have on Scotland’s construction sector is to be investigated by a Holyrood committee.
The economy, energy and fair work committee inquiry will also consider the effect technological changes and automation…
German court dismisses animal-welfare case against leading neuroscientist
A court in Germany has dismissed a high-profile case of alleged animal cruelty brought against neuroscientist Nikos Logothetis, less than three weeks before hearings were scheduled to begin.
The administrative court in Tübingen announced…
Chinese scientists develop new technology to produce electrical energy from water
The Nature Nanotechnology scientific journal published a research achievement in its front page entitled “Emerging hydro voltaic technology” developed by the nanotechnology research team of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics…
1st PHOTO of Moon’s ‘mysterious’ far side taken by Chinese probe
China’s Chang’e 4 space probe has relayed its first image of the far side of the moon back to Earth, revealing a rocky surface blemished by small potholes and what appears to be a large crater.
The history-making photograph marks the…
Pakistan tops the world in research output
In 2018, Nature Index published a news which drew attention to a scientific study published by the researchers at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China. The study done in 2017 and published by Scientometrics, a…
China hides identities of top scientific recruits amidst growing US scrutiny
Scholars fear that affiliation with the high-status Thousand Talents scheme could make them targets of FBI investigations.
China creates nuclear-powered artificial sun
Chinese researchers pushing to find a major clean energy source have created an incredible artificial sun that can reach temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius – a heat so intense it makes the real sun seem merely lukewarm.
The…
Cuba, US team up to fight cancer
Diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United States may be strained but the two countries are standing shoulder to shoulder to fight a common enemy: cancer.
The first biotechnical collaboration between the two countries is aiming to test the…
Space crews’ grey matter shrivels during long stays in orbit
Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returns from a 340-day stay in space. Some portions of the brain dwindle during long space flights. Seven months after cosmonauts landed, some brain tissues had recovered but others had not.