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Polar research: Frozen out
Sanctions on Russia are disrupting polar research, with scientists fearing consequences for climate change
US crackdown spurs fears of Chinese brain drain
Scientists in the United States are concerned that their government’s crackdown on foreign interference at universities is driving away scientists of Chinese descent.
Taiwan’s science academy fined for biosafety lapses after lab worker contracts COVID-19
Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s most prominent academic institution, has been ordered to pay a fine for biosafety lapses after a research assistant at its Genomics Research Center contracted COVID-19 on the job in late 2021.
Poor planning might have led to deadly Myanmar mine disaster
A detailed analysis of satellite and remote-sensing data has uncovered poor conditions at the Wai Khar jade mine in Myanmar, where a landslide last July killed more than 170 people.
Economists want you to have the most boring Christmas possible
When Parag Waknis lived in the United States, he would give friends and colleagues the same gift every year
INTERACTIVE: Peter Lake Experiment
Interactive graphic for Quanta Magazine story: https://www.quantamagazine.org/critical-slowing-warns-of-looming-disasters-20151118