A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
A declaration asks the scientific community to put less weight on the metric, widely used to evaluate journals’ prestige.
The NIH has required researchers to receive instruction about responsible conduct for more than 20 years, but misconduct is still on the rise.
Should institutions invest in changing the behavior of scientists found guilty of violating research rules and ethics?
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
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.
Animal-rights activists devastate a psychiatric research lab at the University of Milan.
A new survey finds a high incidence of sexual harassment and rape among women doing anthropological field work.
This dramatic science fiction film follows a grieving father using his research to understand his infant son’s gruesome death—and explores the culture and ethics of science along the way.