Author Correction: Endocytosis in the axon initial segment maintains neuronal polarityErrors in figure assembly were corrected without affecting the study's conclusions.
Why retractions data could be a powerful tool for cleaning up scienceIncreased pressure for rapid research publishing can lead to compromised research integrity, resulting in higher retraction rates.
The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientistsScientists can purchase fake citations to inflate their research profiles, raising integrity concerns in academic publishing.
Fake GPT-written studies are flooding Google Scholar. Here's why taking them down could make things worse.AI-generated papers are increasingly appearing in academic search engines like Google Scholar, raising concerns about misinformation.
Publishers Adopt AI Tools to Bolster Research IntegrityThe academic publishing industry is under pressure to improve integrity and efficiency, increasingly turning to AI technologies despite concerns over content quality.
Bogus research is undermining good science, slowing lifesaving researchThere is a growing recognition of the need for rigorous quality-control mechanisms in academic publishing to combat issues like paper mills.
Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papersSci-Hub enables continued citation of retracted papers, risking their misuse due to lack of retraction indication.
Why retractions data could be a powerful tool for cleaning up scienceIncreased pressure for rapid research publishing can lead to compromised research integrity, resulting in higher retraction rates.
The citation black market: schemes selling fake references alarm scientistsScientists can purchase fake citations to inflate their research profiles, raising integrity concerns in academic publishing.
Fake GPT-written studies are flooding Google Scholar. Here's why taking them down could make things worse.AI-generated papers are increasingly appearing in academic search engines like Google Scholar, raising concerns about misinformation.
Publishers Adopt AI Tools to Bolster Research IntegrityThe academic publishing industry is under pressure to improve integrity and efficiency, increasingly turning to AI technologies despite concerns over content quality.
Bogus research is undermining good science, slowing lifesaving researchThere is a growing recognition of the need for rigorous quality-control mechanisms in academic publishing to combat issues like paper mills.
Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papersSci-Hub enables continued citation of retracted papers, risking their misuse due to lack of retraction indication.
'What would Albert do?': Scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump's policy changesScientists oppose federal job and funding cuts affecting research and education.
Why we need a body to oversee how science is used by governmentsScience and politics are often misaligned, with researchers succumbing to biases rather than pursuing objective truths.
'What would Albert do?': Scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump's policy changesScientists oppose federal job and funding cuts affecting research and education.
Why we need a body to oversee how science is used by governmentsScience and politics are often misaligned, with researchers succumbing to biases rather than pursuing objective truths.
Exclusive: These universities have the most retracted scientific articlesChina's crackdown on medical publication fraud has revealed alarming rates of misconduct among researchers, especially in hospitals.
China's supreme court calls for crack down on paper millsChina's supreme court is addressing fraudulent paper mills to combat research misconduct.
Exclusive: These universities have the most retracted scientific articlesChina's crackdown on medical publication fraud has revealed alarming rates of misconduct among researchers, especially in hospitals.
China's supreme court calls for crack down on paper millsChina's supreme court is addressing fraudulent paper mills to combat research misconduct.
More calls for Michigan colleges to end Chinese partnershipsRepublican politicians urge U.S. colleges to end partnerships with Chinese universities to protect sensitive research and technology.
Author Correction: Seasonal advance of intense tropical cyclones in a warming climateCorrected methodology improves accuracy of intense tropical cyclone trend analysis.Errors in data calculation slightly affected earlier-shifting trend results.
Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk's fellowshipThe Royal Society addresses growing concerns about Elon Musk’s conduct among its fellows, prompted by significant criticism from over 1300 scientists.
Daily briefing: Cancer 'poisons' the immune system by giving it faulty machineryMicroplastics in mice cause brain obstructions, leading to mobility impairments, raising concerns about similar effects in humans.
Editorial Expression of Concern: Telomere dysfunction and Atm deficiency compromises organ homeostasis and accelerates ageingConcerns have been raised about image integrity in a key research article on telomere dysfunction and ageing.
Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year sagaThe retraction of a highly cited malaria drug study highlights the importance of research ethics and integrity.Hydroxychloroquine was overhyped due to this discredited study, impacting the development of effective COVID-19 treatments.
An Influential Study Retracted after 22 Years Reveals Challenges in ScienceA highly cited research paper was retracted, revealing the challenges in conducting and reporting research, including the pressure for flashy findings and the reluctance to retract flawed papers.
Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year sagaThe retraction of a highly cited malaria drug study highlights the importance of research ethics and integrity.Hydroxychloroquine was overhyped due to this discredited study, impacting the development of effective COVID-19 treatments.
An Influential Study Retracted after 22 Years Reveals Challenges in ScienceA highly cited research paper was retracted, revealing the challenges in conducting and reporting research, including the pressure for flashy findings and the reluctance to retract flawed papers.
Giant study finds untrustworthy trials pollute gold-standard medical reviewsFake or flawed research is increasingly affecting medical systematic reviews, prompting a need for rigorous integrity checks.
AI-generated images threaten science - here's how researchers hope to spot themGenerative AI poses significant risks to the integrity of scientific literature, prompting concerns from experts about the proliferation of fake data and manuscripts.
Publishing nightmare: a researcher's quest to keep his own work from being plagiarizedThe manuscript sent to bioinformatician Sam Payne plagiarized his work, highlighting serious issues in research integrity and publication processes.
Author Correction: HRG-9 homologues regulate haem trafficking from haem-enriched compartmentsThe article addresses corrections to images and scale bars in a previously published report, confirming that the findings remain valid despite these changes.
AI-generated images threaten science - here's how researchers hope to spot themGenerative AI poses significant risks to the integrity of scientific literature, prompting concerns from experts about the proliferation of fake data and manuscripts.
Publishing nightmare: a researcher's quest to keep his own work from being plagiarizedThe manuscript sent to bioinformatician Sam Payne plagiarized his work, highlighting serious issues in research integrity and publication processes.
Author Correction: HRG-9 homologues regulate haem trafficking from haem-enriched compartmentsThe article addresses corrections to images and scale bars in a previously published report, confirming that the findings remain valid despite these changes.
Publisher Correction: Spatially restricted immune and microbiota-driven adaptation of the gutThe article's visual content has been corrected for clarity, ensuring accurate representation of scientific data.
Bad bar charts are pervasive across biologyBar charts in life-science research frequently misrepresent data, emphasizing a critical need for improved data literacy among scientists.
Public trust in science can be diminished by communicating uncertaintyPublic science communication should adhere to integrity standards akin to academic research.Communicating uncertainty in scientific results is crucial for maintaining public trust.
Science communication will benefit from research integrity standardsUncertainty is integral to science, and researchers must confidently communicate this to the public.
Public trust in science can be diminished by communicating uncertaintyPublic science communication should adhere to integrity standards akin to academic research.Communicating uncertainty in scientific results is crucial for maintaining public trust.
Science communication will benefit from research integrity standardsUncertainty is integral to science, and researchers must confidently communicate this to the public.
The Fraudulent Science of SuccessThe business school scandal revolves around accusations of academic fraud against prominent professor Francesca Gino, raising serious concerns about research integrity in academia.
The Fraudulent Science of SuccessThe business school scandal involving Francesca Gino highlights serious concerns regarding academic integrity in influential research.
The Fraudulent Science of SuccessThe business school scandal revolves around accusations of academic fraud against prominent professor Francesca Gino, raising serious concerns about research integrity in academia.
The Fraudulent Science of SuccessThe business school scandal involving Francesca Gino highlights serious concerns regarding academic integrity in influential research.
Worryingly high prevalence of retraction among top-cited researchersThe 2023 Stanford List reveals concerning levels of retractions among highly-cited researchers, highlighting issues of research integrity.
Chain retraction: how to stop bad science propagating through the literatureThe surge in scientific article retractions reflects a growing commitment to maintaining research integrity and accountability.
Worryingly high prevalence of retraction among top-cited researchersThe 2023 Stanford List reveals concerning levels of retractions among highly-cited researchers, highlighting issues of research integrity.
Chain retraction: how to stop bad science propagating through the literatureThe surge in scientific article retractions reflects a growing commitment to maintaining research integrity and accountability.
GOP rep calls on U of Michigan to end Chinese partnershipCall to end partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University due to concerns over research integrity and Chinese military connections.
Penn State cancer researcher faces retractions, research banPenn State has barred researcher Deborah Kelly from conducting research indefinitely due to unreliable data found in multiple publications. Her work raised significant concerns.
Exclusive: the papers that most heavily cite retracted studiesA recent IEEE paper cited 60% retracted studies, raising concerns about research integrity and the importance of detection tools.
Penn State cancer researcher faces retractions, research banPenn State has barred researcher Deborah Kelly from conducting research indefinitely due to unreliable data found in multiple publications. Her work raised significant concerns.
Exclusive: the papers that most heavily cite retracted studiesA recent IEEE paper cited 60% retracted studies, raising concerns about research integrity and the importance of detection tools.
Journals with high rates of suspicious papers flagged by science-integrity start-upArgos identifies high-risk research papers and highlights publishers with troubling records to promote transparency and integrity in scientific publishing.
Psychedelics Have a Shaky-Science ProblemVulnerable patients deserve stronger evidence before using powerful hallucinogens despite the hype surrounding their therapeutic potential.
The Insider: How to Blow the Whistle on a Federal Transportation Agency - Streetsblog USAResearch on aerodynamic side guards for trucks showed potential life-saving benefits that were omitted in the final report, raising concerns about regulatory transparency.
Daily briefing: Common diabetes drug slows monkey brain-ageingMetformin shows potential to slow brain aging by 18 years in monkeys, raising hopes for human applications.
Harvard study finds AI-generated papers on Google Scholar - why it mattersAI-generated misinformation in scholarly literature is a growing concern, especially related to critical areas affecting policy.
How to support Indigenous Peoples on biodiversity: be rigorous with dataThe statistic claiming Indigenous Peoples manage 80% of global biodiversity is unverified and inaccurately represents their role in conservation.
Caroline O'Doherty: Don't bet on a world without cement if CRH is picking up climate tab at Trinity College DublinCorporate funding for climate science raises concerns about research integrity and perception.Trinity College emphasizes independence despite CRH's involvement as a major carbon polluter.
Blow that whistle at your own riskNancy Olivieri's fight for research integrity highlights the personal toll of advocacy against pharmaceutical giants and institutional resistance.
Using AI in science can add to reproducibility woesAI in science can hinder reproducibility due to lack of documentation and understanding of AI tools, leading to concerns about the robustness of AI-based discoveries.
Cash for catching scientific errorsScience needs enhanced error detection methods to improve reliability.The ERROR project aims to systematically identify and correct research mistakes.
Using AI in science can add to reproducibility woesAI in science can hinder reproducibility due to lack of documentation and understanding of AI tools, leading to concerns about the robustness of AI-based discoveries.
Cash for catching scientific errorsScience needs enhanced error detection methods to improve reliability.The ERROR project aims to systematically identify and correct research mistakes.
Biomedical paper retractions have quadrupled in 20 years - why?Research misconduct leading to a growing proportion of retractions, with a fourfold increase in European biomedical-science papers retraction rate from 2000 to 2021.
Star USC scientist faces scrutiny - retracted papers and a paused drug trialNIH paused trials for stroke drug by USC neuroscientist due to integrity concerns.
Biomedical paper retractions have quadrupled in 20 years - why?Research misconduct leading to a growing proportion of retractions, with a fourfold increase in European biomedical-science papers retraction rate from 2000 to 2021.
Star USC scientist faces scrutiny - retracted papers and a paused drug trialNIH paused trials for stroke drug by USC neuroscientist due to integrity concerns.
Star USC scientist faces scrutiny retracted papers and a paused drug trialWhistleblowers raised concerns about a USC neuroscientist's research integrity and a stroke treatment's safety, leading to NIH pausing clinical trials.
Pay researchers to spot errors in published papersInvesting in bug bounty programs can prevent costly errors and improve trust in various industries, including tech, defense, and science.
Wiley shuts 19 scholarly journals amid AI paper mill plaguePublishing house Wiley discontinued 19 journals due to a scandal involving paper mills and manipulation of the publishing process.
AI Chatbots Have Thoroughly Infiltrated Scientific PublishingScientists are concerned about the misuse of AI chatbots like ChatGPT in producing scientific literature.
Structure peer review to make it more robustScientific manuscript reviewers should answer a transparent set of questions focusing on methodological, analytical, and interpretative aspects for reliable quality control.