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 ...

With improved model capabilities, Anthropic Opus 4.6 is an example, the same wave is now hitting science itself. If code is no longer the bottleneck—if generating, testing, and iterating on ...

A community of sleuths hunting for errors in scientific research have sent shockwaves through some of the most prestigious research institutions in the world — and the science community at large. High ...

Labbé receives funding from the European Research Council. He has also received funding from the French National Research Agency (ANR), and the U.S. Office of Research Integrity. Labbé has been in ...

For decades, scientific knowledge has been firmly shut behind the lock and key of eye-wateringly expensive journal paywalls. But in recent years a tide has been turning against the rigid, antiquated ...

Scientific fraud is becoming a larger issue. Thousands of fake scientific papers have flooded journals and have subsequently had to be retracted. Much of this is the work of paper mills, which submit ...

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Scientific careers often hinge on publication timelines, as hiring, funding, and promotion decisions depend on when research enters the scholarly record. That process relies heavily on peer review, ...