Peer review highly sensitive to poor refereeing, claim researchers
Human foibles may drastically reduce scientific quality
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Confronting fraud in science
Laura H Greene probes our macabre fascination with scientific fraud
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A trip through Weinberg’s world
John Ellis examines the thoughts of theorist Steven Weinberg
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Spotting explosives with a puff of air
Novel spectrometry technique for airport scanners
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Top South African astronomer reinstated
Phil Charles cleared of sharing astronomy plans with fellow scientists
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Your favourite units
Robert P Crease explains the enduring popularity of non-SI units, including the ox-day, firkin and litre
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Priority battles
A dozen years after it was found, the priority dispute over who discovered dark energy lingers on, says Robert P Crease
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Dark-matter paper raises questions over data sharing
Is it unfair that NASA data are immediately made available to all?
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Particle feud goes public
Rift in CERN collaboration leads to charge of poor and unethical science
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British prime minister apologizes to Alan Turing after petition
Gordon Brown recognizes 'appalling' treatment of Second World War code breaker
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