Women, non-native English speakers and those from lower-income countries published fewer English-language peer-reviewed papers than men, native English speakers and those from higher-income countries, according to a study published September 18^th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Tatsuya Amano from The University of Queensland, Australia, and colleagues.

For decades, financial risk has been measured with Gaussian-based models built on the assumption that markets follow a bell-shaped curve. These models underpin decisions from investment strategies to regulation, yet they fail to capture the true scale of market disruptions. A new doctoral dissertation from the University of Vaasa, Finland, argues that power laws offer a more accurate lens through which to understand financial markets’ risk dynamics. 

An international group of four leading researchers and scientists have been shortlisted for the prestigious $75,000 Panmure House Prize.

The research project “Fair Choices on the Path to Universal Health Coverage — In Times of Change”, led by Professor Kjell Arne Johansson at the University of Bergen, Norway, has been awarded NOK 129 million (as of now, ca. 11 million Euro / 13 million USD) in funding over five years (2026-2030) by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The project involves partner institutions in Tanzania, Nepal, Zanzibar, Ghana, and Ethiopia, among others.

Stanford researchers have developed an innovative algorithm that improves the manufacturing assembly process by effectively organizing autonomous robots.