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Misconduct on the Rise
By Bob Grant
Retractions of scientific studies due to plagiarism, falsification, and other instances of researchers behaving badly have skyrocketed in the past decade.
How Much Do You Make?
By The Scientist Staff
Fill out our annual Salary Survey to help us calculate the most current salary data for life scientists.
Breastfeeding Toddlers Okay
By Megan Scudellari
A provocative Time cover featuring a breastfeeding 3-year-old sparks anger from doctors.
Vulva Cave Art
By Jef Akst
Engravings of female genitalia in a cave in southern France may be the oldest cave art yet discovered.
Music Lessons Benefit Babies
By Jef Akst
One year olds smile more and communicate better if they participate in interactive music classes with their parents.
Bones Won’t Be Buried Yet
By Jef Akst
Two 9,000-year-old skeletons will be held by University of California, San Diego, officials—rather than turned over to American Indians for reburial—until a lawsuit is settled.
Opinion: Academia Suppresses Creativity
By Fred Southwick
By discouraging change, universities are stunting scientific innovation, leadership, and growth.
Book Excerpt from Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs
By Marc Lewis
In Chapter 12, “The Opium Fields,” author Marc Lewis recounts one night spent in the brain chemistry-bending grip of opium addiction.
