A new journal that publishes peer review comments alongside its manuscripts goes live.
A new journal that publishes peer review comments alongside its manuscripts goes live.
The minister of education and research has stepped down after being stripped of her doctorate following accusations of plagiarism.
Why so few scientists make the leap to policy-making positions, and why more should give it a try
The German minister for science and education has been stripped of her PhD after she was found guilty of plagiarizing chunks of the dissertation she wrote in 1980.
Globally, 15-year-old girls outscored boys in 43 of the 65 countries tested.
In Chapter 1, “A Theory,” author Aaron James constructs a working definition for the type of person that earns the ignominious moniker.
Harvard geneticists and anthropologists challenge the work of two economists who say there’s a link between genetic diversity and wealth.
A new study disputes findings of a 2011 analysis suggesting that black researchers are funded less than their equally qualified white peers.
The Science of Love, Bad Pharma, Genes, Cells and Brains, and Nature Wars
| February 1, 2013
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2013 issue of The Scientist.