should research on mirror-image molecular biology be stopped?
In theory, all biological structures, functions and even organisms could be recreated in their mirror image, leading to…
How should ‘mirror life’ research be restricted? Debate heats up
Some researchers are developing biological systems that create mirror-image versions of DNA and other molecules crucial to life.Credit:…
how to fight back against a peer-review bully
Nyssa Silbiger still recalls the rude remark that reviewer three made in 2014 about her first paper describing…
Europe’s largest paper mill? 1,500 research articles linked to Ukrainian network
Paper mills often produce papers with fabricated data or sell authorships to researchers.Credit: Lane Erickson/Alamy An investigation has…
faster, healthier writing with AI speech recognition
Tools that turn speech into text not only save time, Zhicheng Lin finds, but also allow him to…
What counts as plagiarism? AI-generated papers pose new risks
This January, Byeongjun Park, a researcher in artificial intelligence (AI), received a surprising e-mail. Two researchers from India…
this physicist investigated UFOs and flew over Hiroshima
Collisions: A Physicist’s Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs Alec Nevala-Lee W. W. Norton (2025)…
Take a tour of telescopes or tokamaks
It’s never too early to plan for a regular dose of physics during your vacation. If you are…