Among the many predictions about the future of artificial intelligence is that models will one day be able to conduct ...

The rise of "fake" science poses a serious threat to the integrity of academic research, a new study warns. A widespread underground network of fraudsters is pumping out fake scientific results at an ...

When a group of researchers at Northwestern University uncovered evidence of widespread—and growing—research fraud in scientific publishing, editors at some academic journals weren’t exactly rushing ...

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A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing ...

“Can you imagine eating toxic waste for breakfast?” Science magazine asked in a 2010 press release touting a newly discovered microbe controversially claimed to “live and grow entirely off arsenic.” ...

The number of scientific papers flagged as fraudulent has been growing. Now a new paper sheds light on how it’s being done. Researchers found loose networks of unscrupulous editors working with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. She’s inspired endless fan devotion, speculation and rumors. Now ...

This week, the stories in The Lede are devoted to the lives that have been upended during the first hundred days of Donald Trump’s second term. In 1999, Peggy Bryant, a fifty-year-old oncology nurse ...