The first story is up now on @NewsfromScience: It’s a look at the work of @katestarbird and her team at @uwcip, who study rumors at the University of Washington, specifically rumors around the US elections.
https://t.co/kggCBxEodQ
Several works by Harvard honesty researcher Francesca Gino - who is already under fire for suspected data manipulation - appear to contain passages plagiarised from books, blogs, papers & student theses.
Another great investigation from @cathleenogrady https://t.co/Hj1eX2ldDv
Brains usually decompose shortly after death—but not always. A new study catalogs thousands of preserved brains and suggests there may be a mystery mechanism keeping them whole for millennia. My interview with author @MortonHayward in @NewsfromScience: https://t.co/lGgAeov2k9
Didier Raoult and his institute found fame during the pandemic. Then, a group of dogged critics exposed major ethical failings. #LongReads https://t.co/wyLsdPsfOe
My latest investigation for @newsfromscience: Star neuroscientist Berislav Zlokovic of @KECKSchool_USC implicated in possible misconduct involving apparent data doctoring going back 25+ years. Includes science behind a stroke drug in major human trials 1/5 https://t.co/aLuQ5lVD0K
The United Kingdom’s national funding agency has suspended operations of its newly formed diversity advisory panel following panel members’ social media posts on the Israel-Hamas conflict. https://t.co/a2ksaZiL1h
The @absw is supporting a new young science writer network, where peers can ask each other questions. We'll launch the network at the free Going Global workshop at the @royalsociety on October 10th. https://t.co/HfzGbcOLa6 Workshop closes to applications tomorrow, sign up now!
An Italian newspaper has found duplicated images in eight cancer papers co-authored by the country’s minister of health, Orazio Schillaci
@mcatanzaro reports @ScienceMagazine
https://t.co/N26S51EZPt
A fierce debate has taken over taxonomy. It's about offensive names. There's no right or wrong, but there are many, many opinions. What to do? Lots of good insight from @paleobae, @anjgoswami, @SandyKnapp, and others in my new story for @NewsfromScience.
https://t.co/B8JLiSbo07
This story of scientists in covid-19 times is the result of an investigation that took me five months, tens of interviews and reading piles of documents. Read on and get (disturbingly) surprised:
https://t.co/X2ZksW9lWM @science_news
The deer in Dublin’s Phoenix Park are the first in Europe known to have been infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Great write-up from @MollyRains5
https://t.co/VkwavnG9ko
These scientists spoke at webinars on COVID-19 to share their expertise - then the company behind the conferences started pursuing them for payment of thousands of euros in fees.
Truly wild story from @mcatanzaro
https://t.co/VA4Q6PyZNQ
I am privileged that BM, a #chemistry PhD student who was intentionally poisoned with thallium, trusted me to tell his story. For over a decade, he has fought to regain the abilities he had before the poisoning. The story just published in @cenmag 1/5 https://t.co/gpGJVGc2t1
The @aaas is encouraging more entries from the UK for their AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. 2 awards in each category: A Gold award worth $5000 and a Silver award worth $3500. Entry deadline is 1 August 2023. Find out more: https://t.co/dOSYAeMJ5Z
Book a 5 minute slot with @mattbwarren, European News Editor, Science, at the ABSW Summer School speed networking session 'Meet the Editors', to get some advice and pitch your stories. Find out more: https://t.co/GxFMnMEmfl
Book yourself 5 minute slots with key science and technology editors, broadcasters and journalists Alexander MacNamara, @mattbwarren, @munkeatlooi, Deborah Cohen and @redique at the ABSW Summer School on 27 June to get advice and pitch your stories. https://t.co/1JRz3LYI3l