Promises made by researchers to participants to elicit the truth may not be worth the paper their written on if the courts can bulldoze though them.

The traditional mode of publishing scientific research faces much criticism – primarily for being too slow and sometimes shoddily done. Maybe fewer publications of higher quality is the way forward.

Social scientists investigate when and why liberals and conservatives mistrust science. The apparent split may be more about cultural and personal beliefs than feelings about science itself.

With federal support for on-campus R&D dwindling as a percentage of GDP, keeping basic research afloat is a challenge. Schools and researchers are left to try to fill in the funding gaps.

P hacking is manipulating data and research methods to achieve statistical signifiance. And it could be why so many research papers are false.

Science's quality control processes are under question. Scientists should think about changing the rules and extending their peer communities.

We don't know what knowledge we'll need in the future, and that's where maths research comes in.

With the right investment, an open source drug discovery system might compete with the traditional pharmaceutical industry to deliver the drugs we need.

Academics are getting out of touch with the rest of society. This helps explains the sorry state of our public discourse on science.

The American Sociological Association is starting a conversation to include “public communication” -- work often largely ignored -- in the assessment of a scholar’s contributions. Why does it matter?

Openly discussing the history of science, where is has gone wrong, and the incredible efforts individual scientists go to uncover fraud should inspire confidence in its self-correcting nature.

New studies on the quality of published research shows we could be wasting billions of dollars a year on bad science, to the neglect of good science projects.

Women have come a long way in science, but plenty of work remains. After all, gender bias in science doesn't happen in a vacuum.

Computers are getting better and better at the jobs that previously made sense for researchers to outsource to citizen scientists. But don't worry: there's still a role for people in these projects.

Where once scientists used to be solitary creatures, today science is a highly collaborative affair, and the latest research in ecology is no exception.

Scientific publishing has undergone a revolution in recent years - largely due to the internet. And it shows no sign of letting up as a growing number of countries attempt to ensure that research papers are made freely available. Publishers are struggling to adapt their business models to the new challenges.

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to a researcher who spent her entire career researching traditional Chinese medicine...

The lead paper describing Homo naledi has been viewed more than 170,000 times in one week.

We need to ensure the reward and support structures in academia promote the best practices rather than corner cutting.

Contrary to what some think, the battle against sexism in STEM has not been won, let alone reversed in favor of women.

Many academics have internalised the pressure to police disciplinary boundaries, and keep their heads down and in their faculties.

What if I told you that half of the studies published in scientific journals today - the ones upon which news coverage of medical advances is often based - won't hold up under scrutiny?

Working longer hours leads to poorer productivity. If you’re trying to impress people and move up the ranks, the solution isn’t to work longer, but to work smarter.

Investigating fraud is hard work, and it is easier for journal editors to ignore the problem and perpetuate the myth that peer review of trial reports ensures their scientific quality.

Enough with the long author lists - we are running out of space.