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Statisticians estimate the number of unattributed paintings of Amedeo Modigliani

In a novel use of statistics, researchers estimate the number of unattributed paintings, known as “sleepers,” by the famous 20th-century Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani to be at between 20 and 120.This article is brought to […]

Saturday Citations: When the universe was young and cute. Plus: Southern Ocean cooling trend explained

One of the strangest facts in computer science is that it’s really hard to generate true random numbers. For a computer, anyway. I can do it just fine: 173, 401, 530. That’s right off the […]

Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science

In December 2024, the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution resigned en masse following disagreements with the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. The board’s grievances included claims of inadequate copyediting, misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), […]

Peer review is meant to prevent scientific misconduct: But it has its own problems

In 2023, an academic journal, the Annals of Operations Research, retracted an entire special issue because the peer review process for it was compromised.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Saturday Citations: The universe doesn’t care about your precious standard model

This week, ALMA researchers reported the discovery of oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. Geologists believe unusual structures in rock in the desert regions of Namibia, Oman and Saudia Arabia may be evidence of […]

AI-driven interviews with children may boost accuracy in witness accounts

In a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal PLOS ONE, an international team of researchers led by scholars from New York University Shanghai and Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland has explored the potential of […]

The hidden anatomy of The Kiss: Klimt’s red disks through a medical and artistic lens

Professor Im Joo Rhyu, director of the Korea University Graduate Program for Convergence & Translational Biomedicine and faculty member in the Department of Anatomy, led a study investigating the medical and artistic significance of the […]

Trump administration moves to fire hundreds of government scientists

The Trump administration plans to lay off hundreds of scientists and researchers from the U.S. federal government as part of drastic cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lawmakers warned Tuesday.This article is brought to […]

Scientific misconduct is on the rise. But what exactly is it?

German anesthesiologist Joachim Boldt has an unfortunate claim to fame. According to Retraction Watch, a public database of research retractions, he is the most retracted scientist of all time. To date, 220 of his roughly […]

Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats

A member of a South African research team that is confined for more than a year at an isolated Antarctica base was put under psychological evaluation there after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues, […]