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Space companies should not lose heart when things go wrong. The first Moon missions failed repeatedly — and provided lessons on how to achieve success in space and beyond.
The United Kingdom’s alternative to EU Horizon Europe funding is near-silent on maintaining the collaborations needed to meet crucial global goals on climate and sustainability.
Regulation and new intellectual property laws are needed to reduce the cost of gene-editing treatments and fulfil their promise to improve human health.
Influential studies have helped regulators to spot problems at banks and step in before they spread. But, as the events of the past month show, stability must not be allowed to breed complacency.
The World Health Organization is emerging from the peak of the pandemic bruised. Its member states must get back to prioritizing universal health care.
Attempts to put a brake on the transition to electrification and allow ‘climate neutral’ fuels after 2035 ignore the science — what’s needed is policy clarity now.
The UN’s first water conference in decades put the spotlight on a vital and troubled resource. But to widen access and resolve disputes, one thing is needed above all: data.
The agreement is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for researchers and funders to use every idea and instrument available to preserve the health of the seas.
International Women’s Day can serve to bring hope, highlight progress, and inspire research communities to continue their efforts to push hard for true gender quality.
Japan plans to share US$2 billion annually between a handful of top universities. Experience from elsewhere suggests the negatives of this approach might outweigh the positives.
International support has rightly focused on researchers who have been forced to flee. Ukraine’s devastated research infrastructure needs assistance, too.