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Science sleuths are using technology to find fakery and plagiarism in published research

Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction receive $10,000 “Science + Literature” awards

A poetry collection, a coming-of-age novel and a history of deep sea exploration are unlikely to be found in the same section of your favorite bookstore. But they all have enough in common to be […]

‘Doomsday Clock’ remains at 90 seconds to midnight

The symbolic “Doomsday Clock” was held at 90 seconds to midnight Tuesday, reflecting existential threats to humanity posed by potential nuclear escalation from the war in Ukraine and the multiplying impacts of the climate crisis […]

Saturday Citations: The cutest conservationists; a weird stellar object; vitamins good for your brain

There are fields of scientific research that involve neither vast cosmic phenomena nor extremely cute animals, but those are topics of high salience in Saturday Citations, and this week is no exception. And we’ll probably […]

The science of color: How color blindness creates unseen barriers in science

Dr. Mark Lindsay was 5 years old when he first learned that tree trunks were brown.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Saturday Citations: The Dark Energy Survey; the origins of colorblindness; the evolution of heads

The Dark Energy Survey took an entire decade to produce a value for the cosmological constant—and it’s smaller than you might think! There were other stories as well, including one about primeval black holes, and […]

Many survivors aren’t sure what to do after a sexual assault—here’s what you need to know

Millions of people have experienced sexual violence and abuse in England and Wales, but many do not know where to go, or who to turn to afterward. The shame felt by victims and survivors of […]

Saturday Citations: Honey yields, exercising under the influence, unexpected benefits of hearing aids

It’s the futuristic year 2024! Where is the power loom that natural philosophers have been promising me? What’s that? Edmund Cartwright already made one? In 1785? And it revolutionized industrial weaving? Sorry, it’s been so […]

UK retains metric system for selling after overwhelming support

The UK government said on Wednesday it had dropped its plan to start selling in imperial measures after a consultation revealed 99 percent support for keeping the metric system.This article is brought to you by […]

Saboteurs try to outfox hunters in England’s countryside

Emerging from woods in a quiet corner of rural England, a small band of anti-foxhunting campaigners have just one goal: to confuse the pack of dogs chasing a fox and prevent its death.This article is […]