The peer review system that validates scientific research is trapped in a self-defeating cycle. A new mathematical model ...

The number of scientific papers is growing so rapidly that scientists are no longer able to keep track of all of them, even ...

Editors at scientific journals are quitting in droves. According to Retraction Watch, a watchdog publication, there have been at least 20 mass resignations since 2023. So, what’s going on? If you look ...

Last spring, I joined a rebellion. The entire editorial board of the prestigious scientific journal NeuroImage, of which I was a member, resigned after its publisher refused to take steps to ease the ...

The scientific journal Nature wants to show people the nitty gritty of academic publishing. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a ...

The Trump administration’s attack on scientific institutions has been characteristically audacious: Eliminating the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funded healthcare interventions and ...

Federal officials are raising long-standing concerns with research journals and the academic incentive structures propping them up. But experts say the government alone can’t overhaul the industry.

Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new ...

Patanjali Research Foundation is bridging ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with modern science, achieving global recognition through ...

The ChatGPT logo is being displayed on a smartphone screen in Athens, Greece, on January 22, 2024. (Photo illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Senior Correspondent First came ...