An online conspiracy theory retweeted by President Donald Trump misconstrued data regarding the number of people who have died from the coronavirus.

What is a publication to do when readers misuse its content?

Foodborne illnesses are consistently underreported. Social media may help.

Scientists are using social media to track diseases and understand how people respond to them.

Researchers at the Rare Genomics Institute look at how families finance the cost of diagnostic exome sequencing.

Technology and family constraints are making the “ghostdoc” more popular, but the setup is not without costs, researchers say.

A new report estimates that 95 percent of people live in areas with dangerously high levels of fine particulate matter such as dust and soot.

The stunt, performed at a biohacking conference, was purportedly part of a two-subject trial of the genetically modified vaccine.

Sparked by a tweet from a Philadelphia scientist, the March for Science–Houston has launched a database of facilities offering to host reagents and researchers. 

A conversation with Nate Allen, head moderator of r/Science

How researchers are taking advantage of Twitter and other forums to do, share, and discuss research

But can $3 billion dollars meet the lofty goals of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative?

A platform called Kudos helps users disseminate—and explain—their publications for free.

An artist aims to publish a collection of stories of science gone awry.

Scenes from illustrator Jim Jourdane’s Fieldwork Fail: The Messy Side of Science

New PhDs boost economy; Dutch universities strike open-access deal with Elsevier; #scibucketlist

Scientists air their most embarrassing fieldwork flubs on Twitter.

Reanalysis of Mouse ENCODE data suggests mouse and human genes are expressed in tissue-specific, rather than species-specific, patterns. 

Social networking sites may facilitate the spread of sexually transmitted disease, but these sites also serve as effective education and prevention tools.