Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: "vegetative electron microscopy".

This phrase, which sounds technical but is actually nonsense, has become a “digital fossil” – an error preserved and ...

The most-cited scientific paper of the 21st century was written by four Chinese researchers in 2016, and it is on track to become the most-cited paper of all time, according to an analysis by ...

As a result, the phantom term was created. Decades later, “vegetative electron microscopy” turned up in some Iranian scientific papers. In 2017 and 2019, two papers used the term in English ...

Chinese researchers have successfully detonated a hydrogen-based explosive device in a controlled field test, triggering ...

Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and ...

The 17th National Scientific Research and Innovation Exhibition 2025, organised by the Ministry of Education and Higher ...

A collection of images from Imperial College London's photography competition uncovers the visual splendor of scientific ...