Scientific fraud was rare before the internet. In 1990, only 50 papers were retracted across the academic spectrum. In 2023-24, there were 45,000 retractions.

A giant planet may be orbiting the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, and the discovery is sparking excitement across the ...

This undated image provided by the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences shows worms and ...

FANCY a city break with the kids but don’t want to break the bank? We’ve spoken to thrifty mums from some of the UK’s top ...

“The oft-quoted curse “Death will come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the king” does not actually appear anywhere in (Tut’s) tomb,” University of Bristol archaeologist Gilmour points ...

Written in clear, engaging language, the book traces the arc from ancient Greek atomic theory to today's Standard Model of ...

A leading scientist, a businesswoman and a disease-free patient come together to tell the full story of the promising ...

The researchers found the sea snail, also known as a limpet, attached to underwater volcanic rock, per Wildlife Discovery.

The damage is already apparent. A future Congress may want to restore funding, but talent pipelines, lab capacity and ...

Learn about the universe's earliest black hole, located within an unusually bright and red galaxy that was born 500 million years after the Big Bang.

Astronomers found a possible planet around Alpha Centauri A. The James Webb Space Telescope spotted the gas giant. It is ...