Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here.
Scientific terms in African languages
Many words common to science have never been written in African languages. Now, researchers from across Africa are changing that. Members of a research project called Decolonise Science plan to translate 180 scientific papers from the AfricArXiv preprint server into 6 African languages that are collectively spoken by around 98 million people: isiZulu and Northern Sotho from southern Africa; Hausa and Yoruba from West Africa; and Luganda and Amharic from East Africa.
Health researchers report funder pressure
Almost one-fifth of respondents to a survey of public-health researchers reported that they had, on at least one occasion, felt pressured by funders to delay reporting, alter or not publish findings. Public-health research has a history of interference from industry funders, so the team behind the study, led by health scientist Sam McCrabb, expected researchers running industry-funded studies to be those most commonly acting under duress. “But we didn’t find any instances of that,” she says. Instead, government-funded trials were the ones most commonly faced with efforts to suppress results that were deemed ‘unfavourable’ by the agencies or departments that had commissioned them.
Nature | 6 min read Reference: PLoS One paper
Cuttlefish recall times and places
Cuttlefish can remember what, when and where information about specific things that happened — even in old age. Researchers taught six older common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) that a seafood snack in their tanks changed location depending on the time of day. The old cuttlefish learnt to associate the time and location just as well as six young cuttlefish did. “The pedestal upon which humans place themselves in terms of neurological abilities continues to crumble,” says biologist Malcolm Kennedy.
The Guardian | 3 min read Reference: Proceedings of the Royal Society B paper
Features & opinion
Yes, the Great Barrier Reef is ‘in danger’
There’s more to gain than lose by adding the Great Barrier Reef to the list of ecosystems ‘in danger’, argues Tiffany Morrison, who studies the governance of approximately 250 ecosystems with World Heritage status. She urges the Australian government to embrace the assessment of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO. The 2009 listing of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System offers hope for what can result: with technical and financial support for restoration from the World Heritage Fund, it has been taken off the list.
Image of the week
Around 1 in 1,000 orcas in the western north Pacific are white. There have been several sightings before, but this is thought to be the first time two white orcas have been seen together. Whale watchers spotted this pair off the coast of Japan on 24 July. Their colour could be caused by albinism or leucism — conditions that affect the production of dark pigmentation in the skin. The visible scratches on their bodies are rake marks made by the teeth of other orcas, possibly from play-fighting. Black-and-white orcas have these, too, but they show up more easily on pale skin.
See more of the month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
"results" - Google News
August 19, 2021 at 02:00PM
https://ift.tt/3z78RoV
Daily briefing: Health researchers report pressure to suppress results - Nature.com
"results" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2SvRPxx
https://ift.tt/2Wp5bNh
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Daily briefing: Health researchers report pressure to suppress results - Nature.com"
Post a Comment