Feel like this should have got more attention "Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates there were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during 2 notable periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, almost double the figure reported annually for 2025"

UKHSA report shows 2,877 excess deaths caused by May and June heatwaves

The 2,877 excess deaths represents a significant increase on the 1,504 excess deaths observed in summer 2025.

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Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found.

Just over 400 U.S. patents contain citations to retracted scientific papers

Surendra/Adobe Stock Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new  study has found.  The analysis, posted last month to the preprint server…

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Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social

Papers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted

Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.

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Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found. My latest for @retractionwatch.com: retractionwatch.com/2026/07/30/u...

Just over 400 U.S. patents contain citations to retracted scientific papers

Surendra/Adobe Stock Around 400 U.S. patents contain at least one citation to a retracted scientific paper, a new study has found.  The analysis, posted last month to the preprint server SSRN, anal…

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Papers with publicly available peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted than are those without public reports, a new study has found. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @jeroenson.bsky.social, @jessicapolka.bsky.social

Papers with open peer-review reports are less likely to be retracted

Researchers say that transparent publishing practices could be associated with research quality, but more evidence is needed.

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Good to see that a report released this week by the White House OSTP cites my 2023 @nature.com article about the US National Science Foundation considering using 'golden tickets' in their grant peer review system: www.whitehouse.gov/science/ Here's the 2023 article: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

⚠️ Ugh. Protecting knowledge base crucial. ⚠️ Doctored data sets could trick AI agents www.nature.com/articles/d41... It is easy "for fraudsters to ‘poison’ these resources by uploading manipulated data sets that closely resemble the original ones but lead to different conclusions."

Doctored data sets could trick AI agents

Researchers warn that ‘poisoned’ information can undermine the reliability of tools that analyse data autonomously.

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Professional rivalries, scandals and retractions mar graphyne research, but could the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @alexrgroves.bsky.social, @uohaleylab.bsky.social, @cranfordmatter.bsky.social #ChemSky

NEW: @pubpeer.com to host thousands of replication studies in a bid to make them more visible. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aufdroeseler.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social, @josefinaw.bsky.social

SCOOP: ‘Poisoned’ datasets can trick #AI agents My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social

This team are trying to make replication studies more visible go.nature.com/4poJwla

Will making ‘replication studies’ easier to find help science self-correct?

Project on peer-review platform Pubpeer aims to make replication studies more visible.

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NEW: @pubpeer.com to host thousands of replication studies in a bid to make them more visible. My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @aufdroeseler.bsky.social, @forrt.bsky.social, @josefinaw.bsky.social

SCOOP: ‘Poisoned’ datasets can trick #AI agents My latest for @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @briannosek.bsky.social

Researchers increasingly use #AI agents to mine online resources for new insights. New @nature.com, @dalmeet.bsky.social reports on a study that documents how easy it is to 'poison' these datasets to support false conclusions. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Doctored data sets could trick AI agents

Researchers warn that ‘poisoned’ information can undermine the reliability of tools that analyse data autonomously.

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A 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. #chemsky 🧪

80-year-old US Navy asbestos study faces call for retraction

The controversial study was presented as evidence before the US Supreme Court as recently as 2018

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Neuropathologist Adriano Aguzzi is not guilty of research misconduct or negligence, a probe of three dozen studies at the University of Zurich has found. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/ethics/neuro... @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @charlespiller.bsky.social

Neuropathologist found not guilty of research misconduct

The investigation determined that seven papers by Adriano Aguzzi have “scientifically significant” errors, which Aguzzi attributes to his former students.

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A 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #ChemSky

80-year-old US Navy asbestos study faces call for retraction

The controversial study was presented as evidence before the US Supreme Court as recently as 2018

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A 1946 study that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/publi... #ChemSky

80-year-old US Navy asbestos study faces call for retraction

The controversial study was presented as evidence before the US Supreme Court as recently as 2018

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Neuropathologist Adriano Aguzzi has been cleared of research misconduct and negligence in a probe of 36 studies he co-authored over 28 years. #neuroskyence By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/ethics/neuro...

Neuropathologist found not guilty of research misconduct

The investigation determined that seven papers by Adriano Aguzzi have “scientifically significant” errors, which Aguzzi attributes to his former students.

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Neuropathologist Adriano Aguzzi is not guilty of research misconduct or negligence, a probe of three dozen studies at the University of Zurich has found. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/ethics/neuro... @elisabethbik.bsky.social, @charlespiller.bsky.social

Neuropathologist found not guilty of research misconduct

The investigation determined that seven papers by Adriano Aguzzi have “scientifically significant” errors, which Aguzzi attributes to his former students.

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Hidden prompts to detect #AI use in #PeerReview. That's what @neuripsconf.bsky.social organisers embedded in papers submitted to their conference. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...

Pushback on use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews

The invisible messages, which instruct LLMs to use telltale phrases in a peer-review report, catch AI misuse but also erode trust, some say.

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To catch illicit AI use in peer review, the organizers of the NeurIPS conference have deliberately concealed instructions for large language models in papers sent out for peer review—a practice that some reviewers say erodes trust. By @dalmeet.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...

Pushback on use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews

The invisible messages, which instruct LLMs to use telltale phrases in a peer-review report, catch AI misuse but also erode trust, some say.

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Hidden prompts to detect #AI use in #PeerReview. That's what @neuripsconf.bsky.social organisers embedded in papers submitted to their conference. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/s...

Pushback on use of hidden prompts to snare AI peer reviews

The invisible messages, which instruct LLMs to use telltale phrases in a peer-review report, catch AI misuse but also erode trust, some say.

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Springer Nature will start issuing expressions of concern notices for books after investigating hundreds of its books for integrity-related problems in recent years.

Springer Nature to start issuing expressions of concern for books

Hermann/Pixabay Springer Nature will start issuing expressions of concern notices for books after investigating hundreds of its books for integrity-related problems in recent years. The publishing …

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Graphyne research remains a hot topic: theorists have proposed that graphyne could prove important for a range of electronic, mechanical, and optical applications. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪

Professional rivalries, scandals, and retractions mar graphyne research, but can the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky

A new study has shown that as scientists get older, they deliver less disruptive research – likely due to building on their earlier disruptive work – but do produce more novel research. Read: @dalmeet.bsky.social #chemsky www.chemistryworld.com/news/scienti...

Scientists produce more novel but less disruptive work as they age

Analysis poses tough questions on who should receive more funding - younger researchers or older ones?

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Professional rivalries, scandals, and retractions mar graphyne research, but can the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ChemSky

Professional rivalries, scandals and retractions mar graphyne research, but could the material be a promising one? My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/research-int... @arbitraryeffect.bsky.social, @alexrgroves.bsky.social, @uohaleylab.bsky.social, @cranfordmatter.bsky.social #ChemSky

#AI overriding journal editors' decisions? That's what @michael-okun.bsky.social resigned over from his position at a @frontiersin.bsky.social journal. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/e... @earlkmiller.bsky.social

Neuroscience journal editor resigns over automation concerns

The editor resigned after the journal’s AI system overrode his selection of referees for a manuscript. His move prompted an internal review of the system.

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