Assistant professor Frank Cackowski, left, and researcher Steven Zielske at Wayne State University in Detroit became suspicious of a paper on cancer research that was eventually retracted. Amy Sacka, ...

The number of scientific papers flagged as fraudulent has been growing. Now a new paper sheds light on how it’s being done. Researchers found loose networks of unscrupulous editors working with ...

Why did your hometown newspaper vanish while the next town over kept theirs? This isn’t bad luck — it’s a systemic pattern. Since 2005, the United States has lost over one-third of its local ...

Papers removed from a government patient safety website earlier this year have been restored. The reappearance of the papers comes amid a lawsuit challenging their removal from the Patient Safety ...

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The IRS paper check phase out 2025 is officially here, and if you aren’t prepared, your tax refund could be stuck in ...

Ted Almen woke up with back spasms in the middle of the night Tuesday. As terrible as the pain was, the deadline clock for his Kerkhoven Banner newspaper to go to press wasn’t going to stop ticking.

Facing deep financial troubles, News Media Corporation shut down 23 news operations in five states. The closures are just the latest in a trend contributing to news deserts in rural America. Stephanie ...

Medical research plays a vital role in advancing healthcare, improving treatment, and informing public health policies. However, it can be difficult to understand a study or whether it is trustworthy.

The Program on Extremism at The George Washington University has issued a new call for papers for its upcoming publication, Terrorism in Transition: Global Extremism, Radicalization, and the Future of ...