Category: Science

Pregnancy is an incredibly special and delicate time for all parents. In those early stages of development, the environment, both inside and outside the body, can drastically impact fetal and long-term health.  A recent study has identified a new area that can be influenced, diagnosed, and treated before birth: neuropsychiatric disorders.  The Placenta and Psychiatric…

Evidence of one of the smallest — and perhaps unluckiest — early human relatives has been found in South Africa, according to a paper in the Journal of Human Evolution. Researchers who found what they identified as a fossil of a Paranthropus robustus female, estimated she stood just under 3 feet 4.5 inches. That’s about…

Among the vast forests, herds of bison, and steaming geysers, a new hydrothermal feature has emerged at Yellowstone National Park.  After an exciting summer, with the park seeing a hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin and Norris Geyser Basin, one of the park’s scientists also spotted the new hydrothermal feature. According to a news release from…

Your body may move to the music on the dance floor, but how does your brain function when listening to tunes while you work? A lot of people swear one way or another — electronic music may speed up the pace of typing for some, while others just find it distracting. In fact, the question…

‘Have you done your due diligence?’ These six words induce fear and dread in anyone involved in finance, with the underlying threat that huge peril may be about to engulf you if the necessary homework hasn’t been done. Due diligence in the commercial sphere is a hygiene factor – a basic, if detailed, audit of…

With the launch of Dimensions Research GPT and Dimensions Research GPT Enterprise, researchers the world over now have access to a solution far more powerful than could have been believed just a few years ago. Simon Linacre takes a look at a new solution that combines the scientific evidence base of Dimensions with the pre-eminent…

In the lead up to the London Book Fair, on Monday 11th March we held our annual Digital Science Publisher Day. Guided by the overarching theme of ‘The Road Ahead’, the in-person event provided an opportunity to explore what the future roadmap for scholarly publishing may hold. It was an action-packed day for the publishing…

To mark National Public Health Week, Simon Linacre looks at how a combination of pressure from the Open Access movement and commitment to open research has enabled increasing amounts of medical research to be accessible to the public. Last week, one of the world’s largest charitable organizations, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, changed its…

The “London Enterprise Project” at King’s College London gives students the opportunity to undertake an active enquiry project working with an external partner organization in the community. Digital Science and Figshare were happy to participate and were delighted to be partnered with Matthew, Kith and Ria. Matthew is excited to explore the world of data…

To AI or not AI? The use of AI technologies has always been susceptible to charges of potential bias due to skewed datasets large language models have been trained on. But surely firms are making sure those biases have been ironed out, right? Sadly, when it comes to AI and recruitment, not all applications of…