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.

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 ...

Despite superficial textbooks, rote teaching, and a shortage of project-based learning, there is hope for science education. The news of the so-so performance in science by American students on the ...

Watchdog science journalism has become a fundamental tool to counter scientific malpractice, such as publication fraud, abuse and political and corporate manipulation of science. A study by the ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mother Jones. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Bad science is a lot like a virus. It starts small, but if it’s shared ...

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 ...