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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

Thousands of Questionable Journals Exposed by AI: Discover the Impact on Research Quality

Thousands of Questionable Journals Exposed by AI: Discover the Impact on Research Quality

Researchers are using a new AI tool to spot troubling open-access journals. In a recent study, they screened about 15,000 ... Read more

Breaking News: US Supreme Court Greenlights NIH’s  Billion Cut in Research Grants – What It Means for Future Innovations

Breaking News: US Supreme Court Greenlights NIH’s $2 Billion Cut in Research Grants – What It Means for Future Innovations

The U.S. Supreme Court recently made a significant ruling regarding research funding, impacting nearly $2 billion in grants from the ... Read more

Understanding Plagiarism: How AI-Generated Papers Are Changing the Game

Understanding Plagiarism: How AI-Generated Papers Are Changing the Game

In January, Byeongjun Park, an AI researcher, received an unexpected email from colleagues in India. They had discovered an AI-generated ... Read more