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Scientists Overwhelmingly Against Rule Change That Would Give Political Appointees Say over Science Grants

Scientists Overwhelmingly Against Rule Change That Would Give Political Appointees Say over Science Grants

Hundreds of thousands of scientists, including Nobel laureates, warn that changes to the way federal grants are approved would greatly damage American science

Exploiting Large Language Models in Peer Review: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks and Integrity Probes

Exploiting Large Language Models in Peer Review: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks and Integrity Probes

Large language models are beginning to enter peer review. Yet this use creates a security problem: the manuscript being judged can also contain hidden instructions that shape the model's judgment.

Researchers Need Dedicated Tools, Not "off the Shelf" AI

Researchers Need Dedicated Tools, Not "off the Shelf" AI

Author surveys show researchers regularly turn to generic "off the shelf" AI tools Akhilesh Ayer argues for a more careful research-centric approach.

Universities Are Relying on AI-detection Software to Catch Cheating. How Well Do the Programs Work?

Universities Are Relying on AI-detection Software to Catch Cheating. How Well Do the Programs Work?

Technology companies say that their services can sniff out AI-generated writing, but their tools vary in technique and quality.

NASA's Swift Boost Mission: Chance for Science and Defense

NASA's Swift Boost Mission: Chance for Science and Defense

Instead of letting a 22-year-old space telescope fall to Earth, NASA wants to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory with a robotic spacecraft designed to boost the telescope back into higher orbit.

If You Want to Publish Papers in Your Own Language, Look to Diamond OA

If You Want to Publish Papers in Your Own Language, Look to Diamond OA

Diamond OA publications contain more work in languages other than English, Johan Rooryck & Janne Pölönen argue for more national & international co-ordination.

Why Paying Peer Reviewers Works, According to a Journal's Editor-in-chief

Why Paying Peer Reviewers Works, According to a Journal's Editor-in-chief

A biology journal that paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.

Science, Interrupted: The Lasting Impact of Terminated Grants

Science, Interrupted: The Lasting Impact of Terminated Grants

The week ended on a Friday afternoon last spring with two emails from Northwestern University's Sponsored Research office telling a researcher that two of his National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants had been terminated.