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Debate widens on open access

The academic community is in the middle of a massive debate on how people should be able to access the results of publicly funded research.

The fission season is back

On Tuesday the UK became the latest country to jump back on the nuclear energy bandwagon. But 20 years after Chernobyl, how easy is it to turn on the nuclear tap?

Don't let the deadline get out of reach

Complying with the EU’s labyrinthine new REACH chemicals legislation was always going to be a tortuous process. For those who wait too long, it could be impossible.