Top science journal Nature was hit with claims last week that its editors—and those of other leading titles—have a bias towards papers highlighting negative climate change effects. It denies the allegation.
Other
Sep 15, 2023
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When researchers working on the Human Genome Project completely mapped the genetic blueprint of humans in 2001, they were surprised to find only around 20,000 genes that produce proteins. Could it be that humans have only ...
Biotechnology
Jul 13, 2022
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(Phys.org) —Birds are subjects of great interest to many people. They are often easy-to-spot, charismatic and beautiful. Because of this interest, birds tend to be well-studied, and most years see only a handful of new ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2013
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A new study has found some scientists are unknowingly tweaking experiments and analysis methods to increase their chances of getting results that are easily published.
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A research team made up of members from France, Canada and the US has been studying the manuscript submission and rejection process for biologically based papers submitted to journals for publication. They have ...
Scientists have found the most elaborately dressed-to-impress dinosaur ever described and say it sheds new light on how birds such as peacocks inherited their ability to show off.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 14, 2020
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The planet is warming because of human activities and the consequences will be devastating for all living beings, including humans. At present, everyone is potentially exposed this information in the media. But how do scientific ...
Environment
Jun 20, 2023
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Months of planning and hypothesizing presumably took place. Weeks of research compiled, numbers crunched, data analyzed. Days of rigorous revision to prepare for publication.
Other
Feb 2, 2010
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A new open-access journal called Collabra plans to pay reviewers, and that's a twist in the world of scientific publishing. The reviewers get to exercise some options. They can keep the cash (generally a modest sum) or give ...
A new professor at Brigham Young University saw his research appear this week in Science magazine, one of the top scientific journals in the world.
General Physics
Nov 11, 2013
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