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 ...

(Yevgen Timashov/Getty Images) Health risks posed by synthetic chemicals in our environment could potentially linger in our ...

Over 100 chemicals of unknown safety were secretly added to foods and supplements without notifying the public or the FDA, a new investigation found.

The state-appointed arbitrator instead issued a three-month suspension, citing the teacher's "genuine remorse" and years ...

Why does psi research provoke such strong reactions? Controversial scientific questions can trigger fear, ridicule, and ...

A Minnesota prosecutor announced an investigation Monday that may lead to charges against federal officers, including Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, for misconduct during an immigration ...

A tiny piece of moss helped expose a cemetery scandal in Illinois, where workers allegedly dug up graves and resold burial plots. By identifying the moss and analyzing its chlorophyll to estimate its ...

But that obscures and gives short shrift to their fundamental sloppiness, selfishness, disregard for proper procedure, evasion of accountability. They simply don’t do their jobs — or at least don’t do ...

Systematic human inspection of the millions of source cutouts in the Hubble Legacy Archive is impossible – but artificial ...

Reporters Qaanitah Hunter and Estelle Ellis offer five tips on how researchers can break into the headlines, fight misinformation and make their science count where it matters most.

Is this a solution in search of a problem? Because we don't really have data that says poor performance is an issue here ...

It is not feasible, nor indeed ethical, to run a facial recognition system against all images on the internet.