Fraudulent Scientific Papers Are Rapidly Increasing, Study Finds

A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every year and a half.

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Science Retracts ‘Arsenic Life’ Paper 15 Years After Publication

Science, a top research journal, said there was no evidence of misconduct by researchers whose finding attracted heavy attention and scrutiny in social media’s early days.

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Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions

With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists.

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‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal

The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.

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A Shark’s Sounds Are Recorded for What Is Believed to Be the First Time

Researchers in New Zealand have recorded what they believe is the first instance of a shark actively making noise.

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CDC Scientists Ordered to Withdraw Studies That Say ‘LGBT’ or ‘Pregnant People’

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