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Celebrating the Unsung Heroines of Quantum Mechanics: Women Who Revolutionized Science

Celebrating the Unsung Heroines of Quantum Mechanics: Women Who Revolutionized Science

Women in Quantum Physics: Their Untold Stories Have you ever felt overlooked at work or in conversations? For many women ... Read more

Why Scientists Are Bypassing Major US Meetings for Innovative Alternatives

Why Scientists Are Bypassing Major US Meetings for Innovative Alternatives

Declining Attendance at Major Science Conferences Attendance at major science conferences in the U.S. has taken a hit in recent ... Read more

How Science Fueled My Success on The Great British Sewing Bee

How Science Fueled My Success on The Great British Sewing Bee

Yasmin Proctor-Kent is a unique blend of scientist and artist. As a research and development scientist at Leica Biosystems in ... Read more

Over 50% of Researchers Turn to AI for Peer Review—But Are They Ignoring Best Practices?

Over 50% of Researchers Turn to AI for Peer Review—But Are They Ignoring Best Practices?

Recent findings reveal that more than half of researchers are now using artificial intelligence (AI) in peer review. A survey ... Read more

7 Groundbreaking Science Discoveries That Revolutionized Our World

7 Groundbreaking Science Discoveries That Revolutionized Our World

Under the Trump administration, significant cuts to scientific research funding have stirred concern among experts. The National Institutes of Health ... Read more

Top Sci-Fi Films Physicists Can’t Get Enough Of: From Interstellar to Spider-Man

Top Sci-Fi Films Physicists Can’t Get Enough Of: From Interstellar to Spider-Man

In recent interviews, many physicists celebrated the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics. A surprising commonality emerged: their fondness for two ... Read more

7 Proven Strategies to Identify Fake Scientists and Protect Academic Integrity

7 Proven Strategies to Identify Fake Scientists and Protect Academic Integrity

Beatriz Ychussie seemed to have a bright future in mathematics. At Roskilde University, Denmark, she published four research papers in ... Read more

Unlocking Disruptive Science: Why Involving Rookie Researchers Can Spark Innovation

Unlocking Disruptive Science: Why Involving Rookie Researchers Can Spark Innovation

What drives scientific discovery? Experience often gets all the credit. After all, many Nobel Prize winners are around 58 years ... Read more

Debating the Future of ‘Mirror Life’ Research: Essential Restrictions Needed for Ethical Exploration

Debating the Future of ‘Mirror Life’ Research: Essential Restrictions Needed for Ethical Exploration

This week in Manchester, UK, scientists are debating the future of research into “mirror life”—synthetic cells made from molecules that ... Read more

Conquering Peer-Review Bullies: Empower Yourself Against Academic Criticism

Conquering Peer-Review Bullies: Empower Yourself Against Academic Criticism

Peer review plays a big role in scientific publishing, but it doesn’t always go smoothly. Many researchers, like Nyssa Silbiger, ... Read more