Journalism Work
Journalism Work
October
Challenge accepted: A reader wrote a program to find fake references in books | Retraction Watch
‘Cosmic magnet’ study retracted after cleaning agent wipes away results | Retraction Watch
September
Study on apple cider vinegar for weight loss retracted after many raise concerns | Retraction Watch
Scientists directly date dino eggshells for the first time | Science
New COPE retraction guidelines address paper mills, third parties, and more | Retraction Watch
August
PLOS One slaps four papers with expressions of concern for overlapping control data | Retraction Watch
Authors asked Elsevier to retract papers in 2012. In one case, they’re still waiting. | Retraction Watch
Sage journal retracts nearly 50 papers for signs of paper mill activity | Retraction Watch
‘Biologically implausible distributions’ and self-plagiarism result in 10 retractions for ob-gyn | Retraction Watch
Fighting coordinated publication fraud is like ‘emptying an overflowing bathtub with a spoon,’ study coauthor says | Retraction Watch
July
Noticed: Sleuths are starting to get credit for retractions | Retraction Watch
27-year-old Nature paper earns expression of concern | Retraction Watch
Meet the early-career scientists planning to leave the United States | Nature
Director of Cambridge toxicology institute retracts paper for potential image manipulation | Retraction Watch
Springer Nature to retract machine learning book following Retraction Watch coverage | Retraction Watch | Followup to June article
University dean’s attempt to correct a paper turns into a retraction | Retraction Watch
Do you need informed consent to study public posts on social media? | Retraction Watch
Do men or women retract more often? A new study weighs in | Retraction Watch
June
Springer Nature book on machine learning is full of made-up citations | Retraction Watch
How the brain separates real images from those it imagines | Nature
May
Fossil claw marks show reptiles arose much earlier than thought | Nature | Also published in Scientific American
Fungus from the human gut slows liver disease in mice | Nature
January
Study focuses on effect of climate change on grasslands | Santa Cruz Sentinel | PDF
Listen to the visually impaired in the quest for better audio descriptions | Santa Cruz Sentinel | PDF
December
Ski rescue dogs leap at training opportunities | The Mercury News | PDF | Also published in The East Bay Times, Marin Independent Journal
The Breath of Colonialism Continues to Taint the Air in Uganda | Eos | PDF | Also published in Who What Why
November
Thousands of chemicals from food packaging found in humans, a major study reveals | Mongabay | PDF
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute discovers mystery mollusc in Monterey Bay | Santa Cruz Sentinel | PDF | Also published in the East Bay Times and Mercury News
October
Santa Cruz Harbor resumes normal operations after anchovy die-off | Santa Cruz Sentinel | PDF
Elusive sperm whales found deep in Monterey Bay by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute researchers | Santa Cruz Sentinel | PDF
The beloved banana slug becomes California’s official state slug | Santa Cruz Sentinel | PDF | Also published in the Monterey Herald, East Bay Times, Seattle Times, and Mercury News
Community discusses proposed affordable housing project in meeting at Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary | Santa Cruz Sentinel | PDF