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 ...

In an earlier article “what makes bad science” was discussed, together with examples of bad scientific practice, and we offered tips for critically reading a science paper. In this article the reverse ...

Bad science is a lot like a virus. It starts small, but if it’s shared enough times, it can cause global disruption. What was once a marathon has been compressed to a 400-meter dash: Researchers race ...

Sound science requires animal subjects to be physically, physiologically, and behaviorally unharmed. Accordingly, publication of methods that contravenes animal welfare principles risks perpetuating ...

For those who haven’t observed climate debates over the long term, today it might be hard to imagine the incredible influence of the 2006 Stern Review on The Economics of Climate. The Stern Review was ...

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 ...

In the science communication world, perhaps especially in the subset that we self-identify as “scientific skepticism”, there is a lot of criticism of bad science reporting. The media often gets a lot ...

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 ...