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Editorial Snapshot: Understanding dark data: A hidden challenge for researchers

- G.A., Senior Editor

In the world of academic research, data is a valuable asset. However, there exists a significant portion of data that remains largely untapped: dark data. Dark data refers to information that is collected but not used for analysis or decision-making. This data often resides in research labs, institutions, or on the hard drives of individual researchers, overlooked or forgotten because it is either unstructured, poorly organized, or deemed irrelevant at the time of collection.

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Science News: Colorado’s historic wolf reintroduction effort continues with new release

– G.A., Senior Editor

In a significant step for wildlife conservation, at the beginning of 2025, Colorado wildlife officials released 15 gray wolves from Canada into the central mountains as part of the state's historic, voter-mandated reintroduction program. This operation, conducted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), aims to restore the gray wolf to its native habitat, where it was once eradicated through hunting and poisoning. The release, which took place over the past week in Eagle and Pitkin counties, marks a crucial milestone in the effort to reestablish a self-sustaining wolf population in the state.

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Editorial Snapshot: Advancing open research policy: Key insights from an MIT Press workshop

- G.A., Senior Editor

On September 20, 2024, the MIT Press, with funding from the National Science Foundation, hosted a workshop in Washington, DC, focused on building an evidence base to inform the future of open science and research policy. With the January 2026 implementation date for new U.S. public access requirements fast approaching, the workshop gathered a diverse group of experts to explore how evolving open research policies can best support scientific progress. The discussions centered around a range of critical questions that could shape the open science agenda moving forward.

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Science News: Pando: The world's largest and possibly oldest living organism

– G.A., Senior Editor

A grove of over 40,000 trees in rural Utah, collectively known as Pando, is not just the largest single organism on Earth, but it may also be the oldest. This massive clone of trembling aspens, all genetically identical and descended from a single seedling, covers an area of 106 acres and weighs nearly 13 million pounds. While Pando’s sheer size has made it a subject of fascination, recent research has raised the intriguing possibility that it has been alive for tens of thousands of years.

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