In Bubbles, She Sees a Mathematical Universe
For Karen Uhlenbeck, winner of the Abel Prize for math, a whimsical phenomenon offers a window onto higher dimensions.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds
Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds
A policy review follows months of turmoil at the cancer center, which pledged an overhaul, including new rules on public disclosure and limits on outside profits.
'Predatory' Scientific Publisher Is Hit With a $50 Million Judgment
The Federal Trade Commission accused Omics International, a publisher in India, of operating hundreds of fake research journals with deceptive business practices.
A History of the Iberian Peninsula, As Told by Its Skeletons
With an analysis of DNA from nearly 300 fossilized remains, scientists are peering into human prehistory in the region.
Cut the Science Budget? Not So Fast
Contrary to first impressions, Congress has done a decent job standing up for scientific research.
The Secret History of Women in Coding
Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?
For a Black Mathematician, What It's Like to Be the 'Only One'
Fewer than 1 percent of doctorates in math are awarded to African-Americans. Edray Goins, who earned one of them, found the upper reaches of the math world a challenging place.
Time to Panic
The planet is getting warmer in catastrophic ways. And fear may be the only thing that saves us.
Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They're Saying.
Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They're Saying.
The body's microbial community may influence the brain and behavior, perhaps even playing a role in dementia, autism and other disorders.
How to Stop Rogue Gene-Editing of Human Embryos?
Some U.S. researchers knew of a Chinese scientist's intentions to implant edited embryos but were unable to stop him. Now scientific institutions are trying to devise global safeguards.
Glaciers Are Retreating. Millions Rely on Their Water.
Glaciers are crucial sources of water for people and crops in Central Asia. But global warming is causing glaciers there and around the world to shrink every year.
Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds
An analysis concluded that earth's oceans are heating up 40 percent faster on average than a United Nations panel estimated five years ago, a finding with dire implications for climate change.
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
What does the accelerated death of insects mean for the rest of life on Earth?
What These Medical Journals Don't Reveal: Top Doctors' Ties to Industry
What These Medical Journals Don't Reveal: Top Doctors' Ties to Industry
Academic research publications rely on doctors to voluntarily disclose their payments from drug and health companies in a lax reporting system some say is broken.
The Experiments Are Fascinating. But Nobody Can Repeat Them.
Science is mired in a "replication" crisis. Fixing it will not be easy.
Peer Review: The Worst Way to Judge Research, Except for All the Others
A look at the system's weaknesses, and possible ways to combat them.
We Have to Save the Planet. So I'm Donating $1 Billion.
Swiss native Hansjörg Wyss will give $1 Billion over the next decade to help accelerate land and ocean conservation around the world.
Why Private Equity Is Furious Over a Paper in a Dermatology Journal
Why Private Equity Is Furious Over a Paper in a Dermatology Journal
The sudden, unexplained removal of a research paper on private equity firms buying dermatology practices has raised questions about corporate influence.
Harvard's Admissions Process, Once Secret, Is Unveiled in Affirmative Action Trial
Harvard Calls for Retraction of Dozens of Studies by Noted Cardiologist
Some 31 studies by Dr. Piero Anversa contain fabricated or falsified data, officials concluded. Dr. Anversa popularized the idea of stem cell treatment for damaged hearts.
M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion
The goal, said L. Rafael Reif, the president of M.I.T., is to educate "the bilinguals of the future." Blackstone's Steven A. Schwarzman is contributing $350 million.
More Evidence That Nutrition Studies Don’t Always Add Up
A Cornell food scientist’s downfall could reveal a bigger problem in nutrition research.
Congratulations. Your Study Went Nowhere.
Researchers should embrace negative results instead of accentuating the positive, which is one of several biases that can lead to bad science.
Role Models Tell Girls That STEM’s for Them in New Campaign
The Ad Council - along with G.E., Google, IBM, Microsoft and Verizon - is trying to encourage girls ages 11 to 15 to get involved in science, technology, engineering and math.
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