The French mathematician was cited “for his pivotal role in the development of the mathematical theory of wavelets.”

When Dr. Fraud applied to 360 randomly selected open-access academic journals asking to be an editor, 48 accepted her and four made her editor in chief. 

Support for science comes through reallocated money in “innovation” programs.

An investigation finds that dozens of academic titles offered 'Dr Fraud' — a sham, unqualified scientist — a place on their editorial board.

Court documents suggest Monsanto helped “ghost write” paper

Yves Meyer wins the Abel Prize for role in theory with data applications from digital cinema to pinpointing gravitational waves.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School said it was time to ponder a startling new prospect: synthetic embryos.

European Digital City Index measures fertility of cities across Europe for innovative digital firms.

The glass ceiling appears sooner than we thought.

Scientists look to AI for help in peer review.

Hundreds of researchers pick through clinical trial from a major blood-pressure study, to the dismay of some who collected the information.

A website for monitoring open science worldwide.

Editors are more likely to select reviewers of the same gender.

New techniques being used to produce our food or shape the environment raise regulatory questions.

Diverse and controversial opinions are “a hallmark of MIT,” says director of MIT Media Lab.

The study says DeepMind and the NHS shared data without patient consent. DeepMind says the published study has flaws

IVF technique uses DNA from three people to prevent genetic diseases being passed on, and could be offered by Newcastle clinic from this summer.

The Research Council of Norway has granted ten research groups status as Norwegian Centres of Excellence.

Academia says payments essential to high-quality research.

Trump’s pick for the US regulatory agency will bring experience and a clear vision — as well as ties to industry.

Crippling the US National Institutes of Health might increase resistance to other attacks on science.

Program brings artificial general intelligence a step closer by using previous knowledge to solve fresh problems

University of Newcastle researchers receive license for mitochondrial replacement therapy in patients

NIH cuts could mean no new grants in 2018.

Popular leader will be forced to retire at 65 — but senior staff have other ideas.

Who could object to calls for basing government regulations on the "best available science"? But in Washington, D.C., the phrase has become code for a contentious debate surrounding federal regulatory agencies.

The outline cuts at least $7 billion for research on climate change, diseases, and energy.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health are big losers — but planetary science at NASA stands to gain.

Many targeted research agencies have historically had broad bipartisan support.

Steve Keen laments loss of ‘time and freedom’ for universities’ ‘original thinkers’