New research reveals organized networks linking paper mills, intermediaries, and compromised academic journals ...

Fake scientific studies are no longer a fringe nuisance. They are being produced and sold at such scale that, according to ...

Over the past few days, I have been in full marathon reading mode while working on a chapter on AI and assessment. As part of ...

Thousands of scientific papers have used data collected by users of the platform iNaturalist, according to new research. By Emily Anthes In the spring of 2019, a nature photographer hiking in the ...

The number of scientific papers flagged as fraudulent has been growing. Now a new paper sheds light on how it’s being done. Researchers found loose networks of unscrupulous editors working with ...

Learning how to conduct accurate, discipline-specific academic research can feel daunting at first. But, with a solid understanding of the reasoning behind why we use academic citations coupled with ...

One in five scholarly journal articles may contain data created by a “paper mill” that was paid to make it up, a new study from German researchers says. The new research adds to the increasingly ...

"The effect is more pronounced for less skilled readers, and one study also suggested that reading on a screen can increase readers' susceptibility to misinformation, as they don't notice ...

The early care and education field has experienced an eventful — sometimes tumultuous — year, placing it repeatedly in the ...

President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have released the first report authored by the so-called Make America Healthy Again Commission — and it’s riddled ...

Many brands of rolling papers designed for smoking weed contain elevated levels of potentially dangerous heavy metals, according to the results of a recent study. Rolling papers with dies or metallic ...