The Scientist

From Data to Discovery: AI’s Expanding Role in Cancer Research

At AACR 2026, researchers discussed the promise and challenges of bringing AI-powered tools into cancer research and clinical ...

Can we trust the science shaping our lives?

Improved methods for social and behavioral sciences research could help enhance public trust in science, says a new study ...
The Conversation

AI in universities: How large language models are transforming research

Generative AI, especially large language models (LLMs), present exciting and unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges for academic research and scholarship. As the different versions of LLMs ...
Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineOpinion

World Day for Laboratory Animals: Advancing Science Without Animals

Each year on April 24, scientists, advocates, and policymakers around the world mark World Day for Laboratory Animals—a ...
The Conversation

Early COVID‑19 research is riddled with poor methods and low‑quality results − a problem for science the pandemic worsened but didn’t create

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers flooded journals with studies about the then-novel coronavirus. Many publications streamlined the peer-review process for COVID-19 papers while keeping ...
AZ Animals

The Ethics and Reality of Animal Testing in Modern Medicine

Animal testing has shaped medicine for decades. Discover new alternatives, changing laws, and the future of humane science.