Lifeboat Foundation

“Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.”– Arthur C. Clarke.

Apparently the world needed an underwater treadmill…

Essentially good layers of sediment can decrease earthquake frequency.

Central information platform on natural hazards and their management in Switzerland. Background information about different types of natural hazards, information for experts/authorities and images, publications, information about events, links and much more.

This would solve California’s earthquake problem.

H2020,coquake, ERC-2017-STG, ECOLE NATIONALE DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES(FR)

China’s strides towards reform have been well received domestically and abroad, but effecting lasting change is hard2. To better characterize the situation, my team has studied global retraction data alongside national grants and applications that were revoked. We also surveyed researchers online and interviewed major stakeholders in China3,4. These included experts on university ethics committees, programmes for research-integrity training and plagiarism detection, as well as funding-programme managers, journal editors and academics. Here, I outline major challenges in research integrity, and potential strategies and solutions to buttress it.

A swift increase in scientific productivity has outstripped the country’s ability to promote rigour and curb academic misconduct; it is time to seize solutions.

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See the latest United States Doppler weather radar map including areas of rain, snow and ice on WeatherPlaza.com

The discovery of large amounts of bacteria in a scientific sampling of hotel rooms raises concern about their safety.

Ride-hailing service to continue while it appeals against Transport for London decision.

Welcome to the 2020’s.

The technology powering Amazon Go convenience stores also could be licensed to other retailers.