All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 14
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European science groups call for changes to proposed copyright laws
Current plan keeps restrictions on data mining that may hamper research
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Appeal to European commission to ban glyphosate gets go-ahead
Environmental groups are urging EU citizens to sign petition to ban the pesticide’s use in the EU
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Braided molecules help scientists tie the knot
A complex molecular knot with eight crossing points has been made
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New evidence backs early formation theory for the moon
Isotope analysis reveals the moon is hundreds of millions of years older than some estimates suggest
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Unease among UK academics over higher education reform
Survey reveals a lack of support for government plan to link tuition fees to teaching quality
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Business
US pharma executives face bribery charges over opioid painkiller prescriptions
Insys Therapeutics chief executive and senior managers accused of running a conspiracy to bribe doctors across several states
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Business
Bristol-Myers Squibb planning huge reorganisation in the US
Job losses likely as Hopewell, New Jersey site will close by 2020
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Wellcome Trust pledges £118 million for research centres
Charity will fund 14 new and existing research centres over the next five years
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UK government to invest £60 million in new manufacturing research hubs
Research at six new centres will aim to boost manufacturing in the UK
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Government abandons proposed anti-lobbying regulations
Controversial rule that would prevent grantees advising government was heavily criticised by scientists
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Mpemba effect in hot water after doubt cast on its existence
Frosty reception for claim that effect where hot water freezes faster than cold has no basis
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Major chemistry publishers join Orcid ID push
The RSC and ACS will now require authors publishing in their journals to have a unique ID number
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Integrity rules ‘well received’ by researchers
Progress report on concordat on research ethics broadly supportive of actions taken so far
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Homeopathic ‘medicines’ will have to state they don’t work
US trade agency will require packaging and adverts to state there is no scientific evidence to back up claims of efficacy
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Secret of liquorice's unique smell unravelled
Chemists have identified 39 aroma compounds that give liquorice root its distinctive aroma
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Parliament to partner with UK academics
New fellowship scheme to promote evidence-based policymaking
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Nobel laureate’s medal collection to be sold at auction
Prizes awarded to Robert Robinson will be auctioned off in the UK next month
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Chemists uncover original colour of Finnish palace clock
Clock faces changed back to black after spectroscopy reveals paint composition
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Bird droppings help to cool Arctic
Ammonia emissions from guano contribute to the formation of clouds