AI Doom Warnings Are Getting Louder. Are They Realistic?
Researchers are increasingly sounding the alarm that artificial intelligence could end humanity. But such doomsday warnings carry their own risks.
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'Staggering' Number of People Believe Unproven Claims About Vaccines, Raw Milk and More
'Staggering' Number of People Believe Unproven Claims About Vaccines, Raw Milk and More
Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence.
Reproducibility and Robustness of Economics and Political Science Research
Reproducibility and Robustness of Economics and Political Science Research
Robustness checks and reproduction of analyses with existing and updated data based on 110 articles in economics and political science journals with data and code-sharing requirements found high levels of robustness and reproducibility and determined that robustness was not dependent on author characteristics or data availability.
'Science Needs Defending': Record Number of Researchers Run for Office in US Mid-terms
'Science Needs Defending': Record Number of Researchers Run for Office in US Mid-terms
Many Democrats making the switch to politics are motivated by the Trump administration's cuts to science - whereas energy and AI are a pull for some Republicans.
14 Things Our PhD Supervisors Got Right and Why It Mattered
PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference - from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance.
When Career Anxiety Becomes Gameplay: Lessons from China's 'young-faculty Simulator'
When Career Anxiety Becomes Gameplay: Lessons from China's 'young-faculty Simulator'
A popular online game simulates life as an academic - and throws the challenges of being an early-career researcher into sharp relief.
Should Academic Misconduct Be Catalogued? Proposed US Database Sparks Debate
Should Academic Misconduct Be Catalogued? Proposed US Database Sparks Debate
Repository would require US universities to register research fraud and workplace harassment.
Hallucinated Citations Are Polluting the Scientific Literature. What Can Be Done?
Major Conference Catches Illicit AI Use - and Rejects Hundreds of Papers
The papers' watermarks allowed organizers to detect use of large language models in peer review.
China Is an Innovation Powerhouse - But It Should Do More Fundamental Research
AI Scientists Are Changing Research - Institutions, Funders and Publishers Must Respond
AI Scientists Are Changing Research - Institutions, Funders and Publishers Must Respond
The ability to automate the discovery process in some areas of scientific inquiry raises unanswered questions about how research should be conducted.
How to Build an AI Scientist: First Peer-reviewed Paper Spills the Secrets
How to Build an AI Scientist: First Peer-reviewed Paper Spills the Secrets
AI Scientist, an autonomous research tool, first released in 2024, has now undergone peer review, highlighting its strengths and limitations.
Peer Review at the Service of Society
The peer review system, as we know it now, is a relatively recent achievement. It will still evolve to better fit the needs of science and society in the future.
NIH Pivots Away from Agency-directed Science
US biomedical funding behemoth says the approach will boost innovation, but some researchers worry that under-studied areas of science will suffer.
Why the Crisis in Official Statistics Matters - and How It Can Be Fixed
Why the Crisis in Official Statistics Matters - and How It Can Be Fixed
Governments that value effective policymaking should be alert to the perils of falling survey-response rates, inadequate funding and increased politicization of official data.
Statistics Reach a 'crisis Point': Nations Struggle with a Critical Lack of Data
Statistics Reach a 'crisis Point': Nations Struggle with a Critical Lack of Data
Some researchers are sounding the alarm over the official data sets that track crucial aspects of life in the United States, Argentina, the United Kingdom and India.
Value Landscapes in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research and Assessment: Exploring Indeterminacies and Disconnects
Value Landscapes in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research and Assessment: Exploring Indeterminacies and Disconnects
Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research are promoted because of their contribution to addressing complex societal challenges. However, barriers to these research modes persist, some of which emerge from challenges in assessing inter- and transdisciplinary research. This article uses the sensitising concept of ‘values’ to study the entanglement of inter- and transdisciplinary research practices and their assessment.
Universities Have Become Property Businesses. What Does That Mean for Research?
Cracked, but Still There: the Glass Ceiling Persists for Senior Women in Science
AI Agents Are 'aeroplanes for the Mind': Five Ways to Ensure That Scientists Are Responsible Pilots
AI Agents Are 'aeroplanes for the Mind': Five Ways to Ensure That Scientists Are Responsible Pilots
As artificial-intelligence systems take on more of the scientific workflow, the central goal should not be complete automation, but designing platforms that preserve creativity, responsibility and surprise.
A Large-scale Randomized Study of Large Language Model Feedback in Peer Review
A randomized controlled study demonstrates that large language model-generated feedback can make reviews more informative while enhancing reviewer-author engagement. Preprint available: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.09737
Pop-up Journals for Policy Research: Can Temporary Titles Deliver Answers?
Journals that focus on specific research questions could help to bridge the science-policy gap, if they can attract researchers.
Science Funding Needs Fixing - but Not Through Chaotic Reforms
The changes announced by a major UK science funder are putting scientists - and the future of research - in a difficult position.
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