Policy articles within Nature Physics

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  • Comment |

    Against the backdrop of various philosophical accounts, this Comment argues for the need of a human rights approach to scientific progress, which requires us to rethink how we view scientific knowledge.

    • Michela Massimi

  • Editorial |

    China is investing in big astronomy and astrophysics projects, but is still debating the way forward in experimental particle physics.

  • Editorial |

    Many people around the world will remember 2014 as the year Brazil hosted the football World Cup. But for Brazil's science communities, the decisions made by the new government could leave scars much deeper than the semi-final defeat.

  • Editorial |

    Will government intervene if private-sector investment conflicts with national research interests?

  • Editorial |

    Grants awarded through peer review should not then be subject to political 'accountability'.

  • Editorial |

    Creating a sustainable future based on clean energy from renewable sources is the challenge facing incoming US energy secretary Ernest Moniz. Elsewhere in the world, progress is already being made.

  • Editorial |

    Plans for the Extreme Light Infrastructure in eastern Europe are soon to be complete, with the choice of a fourth, and final, site for the facility.

  • Editorial |

    Nuclear weapons, nuclear power and climate change are driving the march of the Doomsday Clock towards midnight.

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