Researchers are dealing with a disturbing trend that threatens the foundation of scientific progress: scientific fraud has become an industry. And it's growing faster than legitimate peer-reviewed ...

An AI-generated image of a rat with a towering phallic appendage went semi-viral last month. The nonsense diagram appeared in a now-retracted scientific paper, published in a Frontiers journal. This ...

We love a good joke. And if it’s nerdy, too? Well, that’s just the cherry on top, isn’t it? Content that makes you think a bit to get a laugh has a lot of fans online. Not only is it witty but it also ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. The extraordinary case of academic fraudster Diederick Stapel followed the typical narrative of a scientific scandal. A ...

Nothing makes headlines like the latest medical breakthrough. The heroic work of researchers should lead the news when it fundamentally changes our world and prospects for improved health. However, it ...

Relax, but be on constant alert. Enjoy your baby, but take them very seriously. Follow your instincts, but do exactly what the scientists and health professionals say. Amid such a deluge of “expert” ...