Latin America is a leader in nonprofit open-access journals. But it struggles to give them global visibility _SCIENCE
Tag: science policy
Illegal Fossil Export Is More Than an ‘Irritator’ to the Global South
Researchers request the repatriation of a dinosaur fossil to Brazil. Some say the case highlights a pattern of scientific colonialism in paleontology _EOS
In Brazil’s presidential race, the stakes for science and the environment are huge
A 2nd term for right-wing Jair Bolsonaro could further erode research and accelerate deforestation in the Amazon _SCIENCE
Falling Star
It was a source of pride for decades. But Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research is rapidly losing funding, brains—and hope _SCIENCE
No apagar das luzes
Cortes orçamentários, fuga de cérebros e ataques políticos desmoralizam o INPE, um ícone da ciência sul-americana _SCIENCE
Government attacks on higher education in Nicaragua put research—and researchers—at risk
Daniel Ortega’s government has closed eight universities, ended university autonomy, and erected barriers to foreign collaborations _SCIENCE