An investigation by The Scientist reveals blatant misuse of open-access articles.
An investigation by The Scientist reveals blatant misuse of open-access articles.
The Asian harlequin ladybird carries a biological weapon to wipe out competing species.
Symbiotic fungi on the roots of bean plants can act as an underground signaling network, transmitting early warnings of impending aphid attacks.
The decline of a population of Arctic foxes isolated on a small Russian island may be due to mercury pollution from their diet of seabirds and seals.
New libel laws for England and Wales should help protect scientific debate, but campaigners worry that legal costs remain a threat.
The journal is sharpening its review of life science papers and giving authors additional space to document more detailed methods.
Researchers in the Amazon are measuring how much carbon dioxide fertilizes the rainforest.
Measuring consciousness; unethical data splitting; the deliciousness of beer; autism mutations linked to cannabinoid signaling; arming animals against electron microscopes
Scientists are stumped as to why hundreds of starved pups have been washing up on the California shore.
A study concludes that the open access repository is decreasing biomedical journal readership.