A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing ...

The hardest part of being a fake scientist is when the explanations you invent turn out to actually be true. It’s a problem Phil Edwards, the author of Tumblr-turned-textbook Fake Science, runs into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Northwestern University researchers authored a study indicating the proliferation of fraudulent scientific research is outpacing ...

You would think that in this day and age, with the collective knowledge of humankind easily accessible via the internet, ...

The spread of health-related misinformation and fake science news is not a trivial matter. When it comes to health, lives can be at stake. Indeed, in a previous article, I discussed three ways that ...

Medical Laboratory Scientist at bench with micropipettes. — Courtesy U.S. National Institutes of Health (Public Domain) Medical Laboratory Scientist at bench with micropipettes. — Courtesy U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump, who frequently denounces accurate journalism he dislikes as “fake news,” is demanding that national parks, ...

Predatory academic journals peddle fake science to make a quick buck and now scientists are fighting back, according to Motherboard, a multimedia publication. The Rick and Morty scientific report is ...

The rise of "fake" science poses a serious threat to the integrity of academic research, a new study warns. A widespread underground network of fraudsters is pumping out fake scientific results at an ...