A US-based group reviews the records of discredited researcher Andrew Wakefield to reassess whether he knowingly misrepresented results.

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in neuroscience and related areas, from Faculty of 1000

The University of Oklahoma is investigating allegations that a professor of exercise physiology used students in research inappropriately.

The bird flu virus infected several people who were also sick with seasonal flu, risking a genetic mixing of the two that could result in a greater threat.

A widely published and highly respected social psychologist is being investigated for fabricating data.

Researchers scan the molecules in spider venom for anti-cancer effects in tissue culture.

A judge says a Louisiana State University scientist should not have been fired for speaking out against New Orleans levee construction.

Bacteria age, but as a lineage, can live forever.

The last rhinoceros left in Vietnam was found killed, its horn sawed off, most likely by poachers.

Training in technical fields opens up opportunities in many non-science careers, explaining, in part, why many science grads don't stay in science.

European researchers start a new organization they hope will better voice their needs to the government.

Inadequate poultry immunization programs may cause higher mutations rates in the bird flu virus, rendering the vaccine ineffective and increasing the threat of cross-species transmission.