Kai Kupferschmidt
science journalist. molecular biologist. curious. Contributing Correspondent at @sciencemagazine. Interested in all things #blue
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Prestigious journal pulls paper about chemical attack in Syria after backlash
Science and Global Security editors decide not to publish study that cast doubt on Syrian government's responsibility
Prestigious journal rejects paper about chemical attack in Syria after backlash
Science and Global Security editors decide not to publish study that cast doubt on Syrian government's responsibility
Kai Kupferschmidt
Last month I reported on a clash about a paper that had been accepted by @SGSJournal. It concerned an attack with chemical weapons in Syria in 2017. Now the journal has decided not to publish the paper.
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Terror in Halle: Nie wieder „nie wieder“! - WELT
Der Terror in Halle war viel mehr als ein „Alarmzeichen“: Wir haben es mit einem Systemversagen der offenen Gesellschaft zu tun. Wir brauchen jetzt keine Demonstrationen mehr. Sondern die Durchsetzung des Rechtsstaats.
Painting 'Zebra Stripes' on Cows Wards Off Biting Flies | RealClearScience
Ranchers might want to consider painting
A Synagogue Attack Shocks Germany. But Why?
Violence against Jews is on the rise, but it doesn’t fit easily into the country’s polarized political climate.
As measles deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo top 4,000, UNICEF rushes medical kits to health centers and vaccinates thousands more children - Democratic Republic of the Congo
English News and Press Release on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Health, Children and Epidemic; published on 09 Oct 2019 by UNICEF
NDR Kultur Sachbuchpreis - die Longlist steht
Die Longlist für den NDR Kultur Sachbuchpreis 2019 steht fest: 16 Titel gehen ins Rennen um die Auszeichnung als das beste in deutscher Sprache erschienene Sachbuch des Jahres.
Kai Kupferschmidt
Damit hätte ich nie gerechnet! Freue mich riesig, dass mein Buch über die Wissenschaft der Farbe Blau auf die Longlist des NDR Kultur Sachbuchpreises gewählt wurde. ndr.de/kultur/NDR-Kul… #Blau #Wow
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Blau oder Blün?
Alles, was wir schon immer über die Farbe Blau wissen wollen, steht in einem aufschlussreichen neuen Buch des Wissenschaftsjournalisten Kai Kupferschmidt.
Ancient DNA traces the Black Death to Russia’s Volga region
There, a single strain of Yersinia pestis is ancestral to all other strains studied
While Johnson plays games, the EU is preparing for life without us | Rafael Behr
The prime minister’s focus on what will go down well at home makes him an impossible negotiating partner, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Thalys-Eurostar merger planned under Green Speed initiative
EUROPE: SNCF, SNCB and the Patina Rail investment vehicle announced on September 27 their intention to combine the Eurostar and Thalys high speed rail operations, reporting that outline proposals were being presented to their respective boards. The...
Putin Saddened That Trump Asked Other Foreign Country to Meddle in Election
“I thought when it came to election meddling that Donald and I were exclusive,” an emotional Putin told reporters. “This feels like a betrayal.”
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Kai Kupferschmidt
„I thought when it came to election meddling that Donald and I were exclusive,” an emotional Putin told reporters. “This feels like a betrayal.”
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Scientists clash over paper that questions Syrian government’s role in sarin attack
Journal delays publication of controversial forensic study
Unterhausdebatte: Mobilität
Diskussion mit den RIFF-Reportner Rainer Kurlemann und Alexander Mäder
Botanical parasitism of an insect by a parasitic plant
Egan et al. report the discovery of a new trophic interaction in nature whereby a
parasitic plant attacks multiple species of insects that manipulate plant tissue when
the two co-occur on a shared primary host plant. This novel association is a...
What kind of researcher did sex offender Jeffrey Epstein like to fund? He told Science before he died
Felon said he liked “rebels” and “rarefied air” in 2017 interview
Aktivisten blockieren Jannowitzbrücke mit Absperrband
In Berlin starten Aktivisten den Tag mit Straßenblockaden +++ Demonstranten fordern vor dem Kanzleramt Ergebnisse von der Regierung +++ Das sind die Demorouten
COVERING CLIMATE NOW: Sollten Wissenschaftler fürs Klima protestieren?
Am Freitag werden bundesweit große Klimademonstrationen erwartet. Wissenschaftler bringen diese in eine Zwickmühle
The Problem with Sugar-Daddy Science
The pursuit of money from wealthy donors distorts the research process—and yields flashy projects that don’t help and don’t work.