You are here
NHM Science Strategy - All
-
A commentary on Nature on the development of CT scanning for anthropology specimens and the issues of access. Hublin J-J (2013) Palaeontology: Free digital scans of human fossils. Nature 497, 183 (09 May 2013) doi:10.1038/497183a
-
The European Commission has published the SHE report for 2012, giving breakdowns of gender stats for research and innovation. Very slight improvements. The Campaign for Science and Engineering provides a commentary.
-
The Wellcome Trust has published reports on two reviews relating to science education: Review of Informal Science Learning and Analysing the UK Science Education Community: the contribution of informal providers. A Wellcome Trust commentary
-
The UK government's Natural Capital Committee has produced the State of Natural Capital Report 2013 - taking an economic view of natural resources and ecosystem services. The Committee states:
-
The EU JRC Soil Portal makes soil datasets and atlases available. A new Soil Atlas of Africa has just been published to add to atlases for Europe, Latin America, soil biodiversity and circumpolar regions. Other data and more detailed mapping resources are also available.
-
Paper in Nature on world distribution, prevalence and risks for dengue: suggests 390 million infections yearly, with 95 million showing symptoms to some degree - around three times higher than WHO estimates. Bhatt, S. et al. (2013) The global distribution and burden of dengue. Nature 496 504-507 doi 10.1038/nature12060
-
NERC have developed a website supporting knowledge transfer for sustainable food production, promoting science that informs environmental sustainability.
-
The FAO Commission for Genetic Resources in Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) held a special information seminar on 13 April 2013 entitled Taking Stock for the Future, with a focus on biodiversity loss and the importance of genetic resources for agriculture.
-
The UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has published the report of its inquiry into Marine Science. Selected conclusions and recommendations:
-
The EU has just banned the use of neonicotinoids. A feature summary in Nature of research and policy developments relating to the impacts of neonicotinoid insecticides on bees and other pollinators gives a good overview. The European Environment Agency issued the second report on the precautionary principle and impacts from various substances - Late Lessons from Early Warnings: Science, Precaution, Innovation. This follows the earlier review of