'Fake Research' Comes Under Scrutiny
The scale of "fake research" in the UK appears to have been underestimated, a BBC investigation suggests.
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The Trump Administration’s War on Science
Trump's first budget blueprint is a cramped document that sacrifices American innovation to small-bore politics, shortchanging basic scientific research across the government.
The 10 Best Science Images, Videos, and Visualizations of the Year
These are the 2017 winners of the Vizzies Challenge.
Charity Open Access Fund spend 2015-2016
Wellcome Trust annual analysis of the Charity Open Access Fund spend.
What Are Funders Doing to Minimise Waste in Research?
Steps to reduce waste of funds in research.
Fighting Fake News With Science
Behavioral and computer scientists are working together to combat the spread of bogus stories.
Europe Says University of California Deserves Broad Patent for CRISPR
Decision contrasts with U.S. ruling in long-standing battle over genome-editing tool
Code Is the White Whale of Reproducibility In Science
And more than a little quixotic.
Trump to Create White House Office for ‘American Innovation’
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump is going to unveil a new White House agency called the "Office of American Innovation".
NSF Sends Congress a Garbled Message on Misconduct Numbers
Agency attempts to set the record straight after suggesting rise in cases.
The Future of the Open Internet — and Our Way of Life — Is in Your Hands
The Future of the Open Internet — and Our Way of Life — Is in Your Hands
Inside the invisible war for the open internet.
A Fallow Year for Science in Canada
Last year’s Federal budget contained a number of significant dollar boosts for Canadian research but, more importantly, the language behind…
Gates Foundation Announces Open-Access Publishing Venture
Global health charity is latest funder to start its own publishing ‘channel’ — and the European Commission is considering its own service.
A Lack of Ideological Diversity Is Killing Social Research
Without more conservative perspectives in the academy, lawmakers will increasingly ignore and potentially defund social science.
Google’s AI Explosion in One Chart
Surging investment in machine learning is vaulting Google into the scientific stratosphere.
How Elsevier Plans to Sabotage Open Access
A recently revealed contract between Elsevier and the Dutch research institutes lays bare the retardant tactics the publishing giant employs to stifle the growth of open access.
NIH Enables Investigators to Include Draft Preprints in Grant Proposals
NIH Enables Investigators to Include Draft Preprints in Grant Proposals
Agency welcomes raw manuscripts of findings that haven’t yet been peer reviewed.
Analysis of Meta-Analyses Identifies Where Sciences' Real Problems Lie
But the pressure to publish might not be such a problem after all.
The Findings of Medical Research Are Disseminated Too Slowly
Papers reporting Gates-sponsored research cannot be charged for.
The Shackles of Scientific Journals
It is common practice for medical researchers to hoard results for months or years until research is published in an academic journal. Even then, the data underpinning a study are often not made public.
Reflections from the Open Science Conference 2017
A report from the the Open Science Conference in Berlin last week.
Silicon Valley Would Rather Cure Death Than Make Life Worth Living
Silicon Valley is coming for death. But it’s looking in the wrong place.
Authors Can Now Submit a Preprint to BioRxiv While Submitting to eLife
eLife has made it possible to submit the work first to eLife and then post the manuscript directly to bioRxiv.
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