Getting a degree in computer science used to be a stable path for any student looking to land a job in the tech industry right after graduation. With the proliferation of AI tools like GitHub CopilotTech companies may not need to hire as many software engineers as before, because smaller teams can reasonably produce the […]
Willow buds, Arctic poppy seeds, fungal bodies and rock moss megaspores found in soil sample GISP2 under microscope at the University of Vermont. Credit: Halley Mastro/University of Vermont Greenland’s story is getting greener and scarier. A new study provides the first direct evidence that the center, not just the edges, of the Greenland ice sheet
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A lack of coordination between legal, policy and scientific thinking risks “wasting an opportunity” to improve air quality, concludes new environmental law research co-led by a UCL academic. In their Science In their paper, ‘Harnessing science, policy and law to secure clean air’, Professors Eloise Scotford (UCL School of Law), Alastair
Credit: Nature Climate change (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41558-024-02091-2 Scientists across all disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change. Many have already changed their lifestyles or engaged in awareness-raising and protest actions, and many more are planning to do so in the future. This is the result of a large-scale survey of scientists around the world conducted
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a call for proposals from “qualified researchers and multidisciplinary teams” on the practical deployment and scaling of technologies that will enable data sharing while preserving privacy. The NSF said it plans to award 26 grants totaling $23 million. The awards will be made as standard or continuing