Researchers are dealing with a disturbing trend that threatens the foundation of scientific progress: scientific fraud has become an industry. And it's growing faster than legitimate peer-reviewed ...

Bad science is everywhere, from late night informercials to the worlds biggest drug companies. Fortunately, Dr Ben Goldacre has written a very entertaining book to help us identify the telltale signs.

Discovering that a paper contains data that appears to be fraudulent is an academic researcher’s nightmare. It leads to professional blacklisting, reevaluation of entire bodies of work, even a ...

Nothing makes headlines like the latest medical breakthrough. The heroic work of researchers should lead the news when it fundamentally changes our world and prospects for improved health. However, it ...