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Published on 10 Jun 2024

Embracing the future: open science in the U.S. federal context and beyond

Hosted by The Center for Open Science (COS) in collaboration with NASA, Dr Julia Kostova, Director of Publishing and Head of the U.S. Division at the open access publisher Frontiers, participated in the conference "Embracing the Future: Open Science in the U.S. Federal Context and Beyond." This event highlighted the significant strides and ongoing efforts in promoting open science, a movement crucial for fostering innovation and tackling global challenges.

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Published on 31 May 2024

Clues to mysterious disappearance of North America’s large mammals 50,000 years ago found within ancient bone collagen

Dr Mariya Antonosyan, Dr Torben Rick, and Prof Nicole Boivin are co-authors of a new Frontiers in Mammal Science article in which they used new methods to identify fossil bone fragments housed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The insights they gained could help scientists better understand the causes and consequences of large mammal extinction.

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Published on 10 Jun 2024

Embracing the future: open science in the U.S. federal context and beyond

Hosted by The Center for Open Science (COS) in collaboration with NASA, Dr Julia Kostova, Director of Publishing and Head of the U.S. Division at the open access publisher Frontiers, participated in the conference "Embracing the Future: Open Science in the U.S. Federal Context and Beyond." This event highlighted the significant strides and ongoing efforts in promoting open science, a movement crucial for fostering innovation and tackling global challenges.

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Published on 31 May 2024

Clues to mysterious disappearance of North America’s large mammals 50,000 years ago found within ancient bone collagen

Dr Mariya Antonosyan, Dr Torben Rick, and Prof Nicole Boivin are co-authors of a new Frontiers in Mammal Science article in which they used new methods to identify fossil bone fragments housed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The insights they gained could help scientists better understand the causes and consequences of large mammal extinction.

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Published on 28 May 2024

AI, open science, and the extreme weather pandemic: Takeaways from SXSW 2024

Every year, creatives, innovators, and visionaries from around the world gather in Austin, Texas for a celebration of human creativity at South by Southwest (SXSW). The week-long conference offers a vibrant convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture. Over 450 sessions, from keynotes and feature speakers to panels and workshops, enable participants to encounter cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with other professionals from across industries. Among the topics of focus for this year’s SXSW was climate change. A dedicated ‘track’, or lineup, of sessions explored the most promising ideas on mitigating or adapting to the effects of global warming and in-depth coverage of the consequences of unpredictable weather patterns and rising ocean levels.

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Published on 22 May 2024

Babies in the womb exposed to two languages hear speech differently when born

Researchers have shown for the first time that newborns of monolingual mothers respond differently to playback of a carefully selected sound stimulus than newborns of bilingual mothers. The findings suggest that bilingual newborns are sensitive to a wider range of acoustic variation of speech, at the cost of being less selectively tuned in to any single language. These results underscore the importance of prenatal exposure for learning about speech.

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