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US Elections
fromNature
3 days ago

'Science needs defending': record number of researchers run for office in US mid-terms

An unprecedented number of US scientists are running for office in response to political actions affecting research funding and science policy.
fromNature
5 months ago

Daily briefing: A 'Google Maps' for Roman roads

A high-resolution 'Google Maps' for Roman roads includes nearly 300,000 kilometres of viae Romanae. It brings together fragmented data sets to show the full glory of the network that connected the empire around AD 150, when it was at its biggest. But "although the roads are one of the best-known aspects of Roman history, it's surprising how many details about them we still don't know," says historian Catherine Fletcher.
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