Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.

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Colossal’s bold announcements have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down.

Having a lot of withdrawn papers will soon count against institutions but some warn the policy could create issues.

Hidden in the lungs of some breast cancer survivors are tumour cells that can remain dormant for decades — until they one day ...

Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into ...

But researchers still disagree widely on how best to describe the physical reality that lies behind the mathematics, as a ...

When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response. The brain activates ...

The evolution of that tuber has been a mystery: the form of the modern potato plant most closely resembles that of three ...

The system will save time spent on processing satellite data, researchers say — but they hope the tech firm will share more ...

Imaging suggests that more than one tattooist applied pigment to the hands and forearms of a woman who lived more than two ...

Submersible dives reveal a startling diversity of life in the depths of the Pacific Ocean — plus, how respiratory infections ...