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DiplodocidsPapers By SV-POW!sketeersEarth and related Environmental Sciences
Published in Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week

It crept out quietly under cover of darkness, but I’m pleased to say that today saw the publication of a new paper: Van der Linden, Tom T. P., Michael P. Taylor, Amy Campbell, Brian D. Curtice, René Dederichs, Lucas N. Lerzo, John A. Whitlock, D. Cary Woodruff and Emanuel Tschopp. 2025. Introduction to Diplodocoidea.

Artes VisualesHumanitieslanguages.ca
Published in BLOG ATARRAYA
Author Atarraya

Nuria Román,  DR © Barro, raíces y cuerda Menorca, España. 2014. Parte de la colección Coser la Tierra Sitio de la autora Esta es una reproducción digital, con fines de divulgación, de una obra original proporcionada por su autor o propietario. Todos los derechos están reservados por la artista.

Academic MisconductAIChatGPTFraudMethodologySocial Science
Published in Rene Bekkers
Author Rene Bekkers

As the wave of LLM generated research swells, how can you tell whether it is legit? A fast growing proportion of science contains results generated by Large Language Models (LLMs) and other forms of generative AI. Researchers rely on virtual assistants to do their literature reviews, summarize previous research, and write texts for journal articles (Kwon, 2025). As a result, AI generated research swells to immense proportions.

Changement Climatique/Climate ChangeSanté/HealthHealth SciencesFrench
Published in AVUER
Author Bernard Paquito

L’actualité liée aux fortes chaleur en Juin 2025, nous rappelle que les écoles en France sont très vulnérables à la chaleur, et qu’en France, les maigres efforts de rénovation se concentrent sur l’efficacité énergétique.

Science FictionPublic PolicyBiotechnologyOther Engineering and Technologies
Published in The Connected Ideas Project
Author Alexander Titus

A few days ago, on Sci-Fi Friday, you met Dr. Samara Makinde. You didn’t know it then, and neither did she, but her story wasn’t a standalone. What you read on Friday wasn’t just another TCIP short story. It was Chapter One of my debut novel — On the Wings of a Pig — and the opening act of a story I’ve been dreaming about for years.

Open ScienceOpenCitationsOpenCitations IndexesOpenCitations MetaWeb Interface DesignOther Social Sciences
Published in OpenCitations blog
Author Chiara Di Giambattista

After months of work behind the scenes, we’re thrilled to unveil the new OpenCitations website!   Whether you’re a researcher, service provider, librarian, or open knowledge advocate, we want the new site to help you engage more easily and meaningfully with our work. This new website is part of a wider rebranding initiative that began earlier this year.

Media and Communications
Published in the modern peer
Author The Open Fox

Peer review is a staple of science, a seemingly inescapable barrier that every researcher must cross in order to share their work with the world. The internet is awash with complaints about Reviewer #2 and long, drawn out review processes. Despite this, most academics believe peer review to be a gold standard process that protects the scientific record from poor quality studies.

BIOinformaciónCursosBiological Sciences
Published in BIOgarabatos

Durante el semestre 2026-1 existe la opción de tomar el curso que impartiré en la carrera de Matemáticas Aplicadas de la Facultad de Ciencias de la UNAM. Modalidad: virtual Material : computadora o laptop, cámara, micrófono e internet Día y hora : Lu-Vi 18:00 a 19:00 hrs Asistencia : 90% indispensableCaracterísticas: Curso activo enfocado en la investigación y el uso de bioinformación, bioliteratura y biodatos.

NewsResearch-softwareComputer and Information Sciences
Published in Abhishek Tiwari

Every so often, we get a chance to look back at our past work. Sometimes it’s with a cringe, sometimes with nostalgia, and occasionally, with an opportunity to rebuild. During a recent and much-needed time off, I found myself embarking on a project that was a blend of all three: a complete, ground-up rewrite of the Hydrogen Bond Analysis Tool (HBAT), a piece of software I first wrote nearly two decades ago.

Biological Sciences
Published in Paired Ends
Author Stephen Turner

I originally wrote and published this essay at The Connected Ideas Project, an excellent newsletter by my good friend and colleague Alexander Titus. If you’re not reading TCIP you’re missing out. After I finished my postdoc I was faculty in academia for eight years before moving to a consulting firm for five years, then joined a biotech startup two years ago.