Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.

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Colossal’s bold announcements have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down.

Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into ...

Having a lot of withdrawn papers will soon count against institutions but some warn the policy could create issues.

But researchers still disagree widely on how best to describe the physical reality that lies behind the mathematics, as a ...

Science detectives are helping the research community to hold itself to account. All involved must find better ways to work ...

The system will save time spent on processing satellite data, researchers say — but they hope the tech firm will share more ...

The evolution of that tuber has been a mystery: the form of the modern potato plant most closely resembles that of three ...

When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response. The brain activates ...

Despite being best known for his humorous and satirical songs, Tom Lehrer, who died on 26 July at the age of 97, spent most ...

Hidden in the lungs of some breast cancer survivors are tumour cells that can remain dormant for decades — until they one day ...