US scientists face uncertainty after a Trump-administration freeze on federal grants, with faculty advised against using these funds amidst unclear guidelines. Developmental biologist Carole LaBonne warns that rebuilding the scientific ecosystem could be challenging if damaged. Meanwhile, research shows that conservation studies often cite lesser-known, lower-impact journals, indicating a need for improved metrics in this field. Additionally, fast radio bursts (FRBs), which are brief and enigmatic cosmic events, are showing even more complexity as research associates them with magnetars situated in young galaxies, demanding further exploration into their origins.
"It will be much easier to destroy the world's greatest scientific ecosystem than it will be to try to rebuild it," says developmental biologist Carole LaBonne.
Almost 90% of ESA citations between 2012 and 2016 came from journals with an impact factor of less than 4 or no impact factor at all.
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) - mysterious, millisecond-long flashes of energy - might be even weirder than we thought.
Most FRBs are thought to come from magnetars, dead stars that usually form in young galaxies and host powerful magnetic fields.
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