"AI safety needs to be addressed at the level of the human–AI system, not the AI model alone," writes Pietro Michelucci in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4zZwO0G
November 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"AI safety needs to be addressed at the level of the human–AI system, not the AI model alone," writes Pietro Michelucci in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4zZwO0G
"Pricing El Niño is not the same as preventing its loss of life. Yet, many of those acting on its forecasts are using them to move money, not people, out of harm’s way," writes Justin S. Mankin in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/3TpFtd3
Hedging El Niño isn’t the same as adapting to it
Record-setting warm waters slosh eastward across the tropical Pacific, forming El Niño. This recurrent climate pattern reconfigures severe weather worldwide, and with it, the global economy. Scientist...
scim.ag
October 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
"Pricing El Niño is not the same as preventing its loss of life. Yet, many of those acting on its forecasts are using them to move money, not people, out of harm’s way," writes Justin S. Mankin in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/3TpFtd3
"Pricing El Niño is not the same as preventing its loss of life. Yet, many of those acting on its forecasts are using them to move money, not people, out of harm’s way," writes Justin S. Mankin in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4huP0HI
September 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"Pricing El Niño is not the same as preventing its loss of life. Yet, many of those acting on its forecasts are using them to move money, not people, out of harm’s way," writes Justin S. Mankin in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4huP0HI
“Strengthening replication and reproducibility is not an expression of diminished confidence in science. It is an investment in science’s capacity to correct itself,” writes Jay Bhattacharya in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3UZFXXT
September 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
“Strengthening replication and reproducibility is not an expression of diminished confidence in science. It is an investment in science’s capacity to correct itself,” writes Jay Bhattacharya in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3UZFXXT
"Actions that directly harm or destroy animals remain prohibited, but altering the places where they feed, shelter, or reproduce may no longer qualify as harm in the same way. This distinction makes little ecological sense," writes Charles C. Davis in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4rpNmvG
!["[Science’s] next advance will depend on … modeling how human actions shape biodiversity." Charles C. Davis, Harvard University](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vqgovau5gkirnk3ss5qwjdmz/bafkreidkepcypyd7scg27zud2q3jnho53um7apqepxlh64gq3hcxf5u3fu)
September 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"Actions that directly harm or destroy animals remain prohibited, but altering the places where they feed, shelter, or reproduce may no longer qualify as harm in the same way. This distinction makes little ecological sense," writes Charles C. Davis in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4rpNmvG
"To ensure that GLP-1s reduce rather than deepen health inequities, governments and health care leaders must erect guardrails for commercial forces jumping on the GLP-1 bandwagon," write Luc L. Hagenaars and Laura A. Schmidt in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3SHbgWy
September 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"To ensure that GLP-1s reduce rather than deepen health inequities, governments and health care leaders must erect guardrails for commercial forces jumping on the GLP-1 bandwagon," write Luc L. Hagenaars and Laura A. Schmidt in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3SHbgWy
Who checks what AI can do?
In a new #ScienceEditorial, Thorsten Holz argues that verification should not be considered "a brake on frontier AI research; it is the condition under which its results become scientific evidence." https://scim.ag/4qy0r5K
In a new #ScienceEditorial, Thorsten Holz argues that verification should not be considered "a brake on frontier AI research; it is the condition under which its results become scientific evidence." https://scim.ag/4qy0r5K
August 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Who checks what AI can do?
In a new #ScienceEditorial, Thorsten Holz argues that verification should not be considered "a brake on frontier AI research; it is the condition under which its results become scientific evidence." https://scim.ag/4qy0r5K
In a new #ScienceEditorial, Thorsten Holz argues that verification should not be considered "a brake on frontier AI research; it is the condition under which its results become scientific evidence." https://scim.ag/4qy0r5K
Who checks what AI can do? In a new #ScienceEditorial, Thorsten Holz argues that verification should not be considered "a brake on frontier AI research; it is the condition under which its results become scientific evidence." scim.ag/4queh8X
Who checks what AI can do?
The most important findings about frontier artificial intelligence (AI) are also the hardest to verify. Much of the information needed to understand its capabilities and risks—including results from e...
scim.ag
August 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Who checks what AI can do? In a new #ScienceEditorial, Thorsten Holz argues that verification should not be considered "a brake on frontier AI research; it is the condition under which its results become scientific evidence." scim.ag/4queh8X
"Those who believe in free, open, and responsive institutions must recognize how critically linked science is to democracy itself and defend its integrity with every tool at their disposal," writes John Palfrey in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4i9awDH
August 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"Those who believe in free, open, and responsive institutions must recognize how critically linked science is to democracy itself and defend its integrity with every tool at their disposal," writes John Palfrey in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4i9awDH
"Britain has rearranged the machinery of its science policy, not undermined its foundations. The change could sharpen the contribution of UK research to … economic renewal …," write Geraint Rees and James Wilsdon in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3RGz1gI
August 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"Britain has rearranged the machinery of its science policy, not undermined its foundations. The change could sharpen the contribution of UK research to … economic renewal …," write Geraint Rees and James Wilsdon in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3RGz1gI
"… India may pioneer a template for genuine AI sovereignty that other nations can follow," write Akash Kapur and Arvind Narayanan in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4cmHr3X
August 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
"… India may pioneer a template for genuine AI sovereignty that other nations can follow," write Akash Kapur and Arvind Narayanan in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4cmHr3X
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp reflects in a new #ScienceEditorial on whether the promise of knowledge and education envisioned by the founders is still alive in the U.S. today.
Read more: https://scim.ag/4v2kSrP
Read more: https://scim.ag/4v2kSrP
July 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp reflects in a new #ScienceEditorial on whether the promise of knowledge and education envisioned by the founders is still alive in the U.S. today.
Read more: https://scim.ag/4v2kSrP
Read more: https://scim.ag/4v2kSrP
"Today, the work of the National Academies helps Americans stay safe, educated, and healthy while defining an agenda for future scientific discoveries," writes Neil H. Shubin in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4oN1gGN
June 25, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"Today, the work of the National Academies helps Americans stay safe, educated, and healthy while defining an agenda for future scientific discoveries," writes Neil H. Shubin in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4oN1gGN
"Ten years ago, the Brexit referendum began the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU, forcing British science to confront a serious question: What place should the UK occupy in European research?" writes Ben Johnson and Will Stone in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4xvL4hf
June 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"Ten years ago, the Brexit referendum began the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU, forcing British science to confront a serious question: What place should the UK occupy in European research?" writes Ben Johnson and Will Stone in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4xvL4hf
"The goal is not just more capable AI, but AI that is more intelligible, accountable, and aligned with human aims. The window for achieving that future is narrowing," argue Eric Horvitz and Robert West in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4oaIYig
June 10, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"The goal is not just more capable AI, but AI that is more intelligible, accountable, and aligned with human aims. The window for achieving that future is narrowing," argue Eric Horvitz and Robert West in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4oaIYig
Proposed changes by the Trump administration to rules that govern how federal dollars are spent "would inevitably lead to unlegislated reductions in funding and damage US leadership in science, both in academia and industry," writes H. Holden Thorp in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4uK0fBj
June 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Proposed changes by the Trump administration to rules that govern how federal dollars are spent "would inevitably lead to unlegislated reductions in funding and damage US leadership in science, both in academia and industry," writes H. Holden Thorp in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4uK0fBj
"The critical question is not whether AI can 'do' science but whether science—as a social, evolutionary system that generates trustworthy knowledge—survives the way AI does it," write Julio M. Ottino and Brian Uzzi in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4wDybRP
May 21, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"The critical question is not whether AI can 'do' science but whether science—as a social, evolutionary system that generates trustworthy knowledge—survives the way AI does it," write Julio M. Ottino and Brian Uzzi in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4wDybRP
In a new #ScienceEditorial, Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp reflects on his discussion with @timothysnyder.bsky.social, who studies authoritarian movements in history.
Thorp was curious how Snyder would apply his lessons in resistance to the scientific process and community. https://scim.ag/4d0kJ2E
Thorp was curious how Snyder would apply his lessons in resistance to the scientific process and community. https://scim.ag/4d0kJ2E
May 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
In a new #ScienceEditorial, Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp reflects on his discussion with @timothysnyder.bsky.social, who studies authoritarian movements in history.
Thorp was curious how Snyder would apply his lessons in resistance to the scientific process and community. https://scim.ag/4d0kJ2E
Thorp was curious how Snyder would apply his lessons in resistance to the scientific process and community. https://scim.ag/4d0kJ2E
Iceland—previously the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes—no longer holds that distinction.
"The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4tg86pJ
"The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4tg86pJ
April 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Iceland—previously the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes—no longer holds that distinction.
"The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4tg86pJ
"The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4tg86pJ
In a new #ScienceEditorial, Michael Lauer and Mark Barnes argue that creating more awareness of misconduct by individuals in the scientific enterprise could go a long way toward rebuilding the scientific community’s credibility. https://scim.ag/4cd1ktt
April 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
In a new #ScienceEditorial, Michael Lauer and Mark Barnes argue that creating more awareness of misconduct by individuals in the scientific enterprise could go a long way toward rebuilding the scientific community’s credibility. https://scim.ag/4cd1ktt
"… higher education must develop students into fluent, intelligent, and ethical users of #AI and work to ensure that the benefits of AI reach broadly across communities," writes Marie Lynn Miranda in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4dvOxot
April 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"… higher education must develop students into fluent, intelligent, and ethical users of #AI and work to ensure that the benefits of AI reach broadly across communities," writes Marie Lynn Miranda in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4dvOxot
#HBD to the late Jane Goodall—a trailblazer in primatology and conservation.
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees.
Read more: https://scim.ag/4dOxGgv
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees.
Read more: https://scim.ag/4dOxGgv
April 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#HBD to the late Jane Goodall—a trailblazer in primatology and conservation.
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees.
Read more: https://scim.ag/4dOxGgv
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees.
Read more: https://scim.ag/4dOxGgv
"February 2026 saw the end of ... [the New START Treaty]. Without limitations on nuclear weapons, what comes next? Can scientists step in, as they did in years past, to help stop the risk of nuclear war?" writes Rose Gottemoeller in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4bPGWi3
March 26, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"February 2026 saw the end of ... [the New START Treaty]. Without limitations on nuclear weapons, what comes next? Can scientists step in, as they did in years past, to help stop the risk of nuclear war?" writes Rose Gottemoeller in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4bPGWi3
"The responsibility for food security must shift decisively toward social and economic systems … Agricultural research is needed to improve the sustainability and productivity of food production systems," writes Christoph Müller in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3P6zC9Z
March 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"The responsibility for food security must shift decisively toward social and economic systems … Agricultural research is needed to improve the sustainability and productivity of food production systems," writes Christoph Müller in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3P6zC9Z
"There is perhaps no stronger evidence of the [Trump] administration’s objectives to reduce the quality of the US scientific workforce than its treatment of the [NSF]’s flagship Graduate Research Fellowship Program," writes H. Holden Thorp in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4d0fi3N
March 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
"There is perhaps no stronger evidence of the [Trump] administration’s objectives to reduce the quality of the US scientific workforce than its treatment of the [NSF]’s flagship Graduate Research Fellowship Program," writes H. Holden Thorp in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/4d0fi3N