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Rise of the citizen scientist
From the oceans to the soil, technology is changing the part that amateurs can play in research. But this greater involvement raises concerns that must be addressed.
Courts refuse scientists' bids to prevent retractions
US judges dismiss injunctions against journals.
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Better than riches
The involvement of online discussion sites in the identification of errors, anomalies and worse in the published literature continues to demonstrate the usefulness of post-publication review. It also highlights the ambiguous power of anonymity.
The future of science will soon be upon us
The European Commission has abandoned consideration of 'Science 2.0', finding it too ambitious.
Making data count
Results from a survey on perceptions of data sharing, discovery, and metrics.
Bioethics accused of doing more harm than good
[3]Opinion piece that calls for bioethics to ‘get out of the way’ prompts self-reflection among ethicists.
Could students solve the irreproducibility crisis?
Scientists on social media debate a call to require PhD students to replicate research before they can graduate.
Why we are teaching science wrong, and how to make it right
Active problem-solving confers a deeper understanding of science than does a standard lecture. But some university lecturers are reluctant to change tack.
US project aims for ethnic balance
Massive study seeks to succeed where others failed, but faces tight deadline and questions about strategy.
It's good to talk
Survey results released last week by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) included an interesting nugget. Some 72% of respondents said that they had been unable to replicate a published experimental result. Yet a higher proportion (77%) said that they had never been told that their work could not be replicated.
Collaborate and listen to reproduce research
Better communication between labs may resolve many reproducibility problems, according to [28]report.
Science professors need leadership training
To drive discovery, scientists heading up research teams large and small need to learn how people operate, argue C. Leiserson and C. McVinney.
Don't distort policy in the name of national pride
What can go wrong when governments use research to make a country look good.
Science foundation shuts down
Dynasty Foundation liquidated after Ministry of Justice labels it a 'foreign agent'.
Genome researchers raise alarm over big data
Storing and processing genome data will exceed the computing challenges of running YouTube and Twitter.
A numbers game
Institutions must be plain about research metrics if academics are to engage with them.
Greek scientists lose access to digital journals
The country's economic crisis is hitting researchers hard.
Practical policies can combat gender inequality
Mechanisms to help researchers to balance work and home lives have made a positive difference to the gender balance at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
Vaccine researcher sentenced to prison for fraud
The case of Dong-Pyou Han illustrates the uneven nature of penalties for scientific misconduct.
The Francis Crick Institute: Europe's superlab
When the Francis Crick Institute opens in London this year, it will be Europe’s largest biomedical research centre. Can director Paul Nurse make this gamble pay off for UK science?
Risky business
Funding agencies should highlight their roles as risk managers to underpin public trust.
'Export rules' threaten research
The US government is considering policy changes that could dramatically affect how researchers handle equipment and information that have national-security implications. Scientists would need to reconsider what they can discuss with graduate students from other countries, or when traveling abroad on work trips.
French scientists welcome new research minister
Thierry Mandon replaces Geneviève Fioraso, who stepped down in March for health reasons, leaving France without anyone heading the research brief for three months.
Funders must encourage scientists to share
To realize the full potential of large data sets, researchers must agree on better ways to pass data around, says Martin Bobrow.
Undue burdens
Proposed controls on foreign operations in China are a threat to scientific collaboration.
Election results delight scientists
Election results delight scientists
Researchers hope that a more pluralistic parliament will put an end to interference and slipping standards.
Irreproducible biology research costs put at $28 billion per year
Study calculates cost of flawed biomedical research in the US.
Sluggish data sharing hampers reproducibility effort
Initiative trying to validate 50 cancer papers finds difficulty in accessing original study data.
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