Artificial intelligence is disrupting the relationships that produce knowledge and transforming it into “content.”

George Peabody's epic poem that looks back at the life of the Wolastoq before it was damaged by the Macatquac headpond.

The staple format also warrants a deeper rethink, some researchers say

Abstract. Environmental evidence synthesis (EES) transforms diverse environmental evidence into trustworthy and decision-relevant knowledge for environment

In many cases, expeditionary practices undermined local knowledge and expertise. This perspective advocates for a shift from parachute science towards a collaborative research approach. We reflect on...

It has been a decade since the creation of the FAIR Principles and DataCite Metadata Schema Version 4. Which repositories have improved their metadata to address the FAIR Principles during this decade...

Oxford researchers launch RobustiPy, a new open-source tool designed to make scientific findings more robust and reliable.

Our survey of Canadian conservation practitioners shows that while data uncertainty is a major challenge in decision-making, both funding and political uncertainty are also significant challenges and...

The scientific community must consider the longevity of open research infrastructure—why it might fail and how to prevent it.

Climate change and biodiversity loss require us to base our decisions on the best possible knowledge. Yet a new study conducted by Dr. Roxana Roos at the University of Bergen shows that valuable knowl...

Weather and Climate Information Services are increasingly used worldwide to facilitate the provision of information to their intended users. Despite t…

SSP's latest Pulse Check survey offers a community-wide snapshot of social media in scholarly publishing as it stands today.

Transdisciplinarity and the production of actionable knowledge with and for societal actors is a central feature of sustainability science. Yet questions remain about whether such efforts genuinely ch...

In the 21st century, biomedical science is increasingly based on “big data”. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is aiming to ensure that researchers who generate and share high-quality datasets r...

Scholarly infrastructure has a problem. In truth, it has several: sustainability, incentives, fragmentation, governance, prestige capture, and the persistent gap between what researchers say they want...

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Abstract. Around the world, researchers are increasingly asked, incentivized, or required to demonstrate how their scholarship can have, or has had, a posi

Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.

Scientometrics - Research should address the pressing problems of society. We propose to use global maps using OpenAlex to highlight concepts (i.e., fields of research) where publishers,...

Abstract. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research are increasingly promoted in science-policy discourse as essential for addressing complex societ

Data- and code-archiving are important components of open science, as both make research more transparent, reproducible, accountable and credible, allowing future researchers to build on previous ...

Transdisciplinarity is crucial for addressing complex societal challenges, and one of its central tasks is to integrate knowledge from incommensurable paradigms. Despite ongoing methodological advance...