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Integrity and trust in that integrity are fundamental to academic research. However, procedures for monitoring the trustworthiness of research, and for investigating cases where concern about possible data fraud have been raised are not well established. Here we suggest a practical approach for the investigation of work suspected of fraudulent data manipulation using Benford’s Law. This should be of value to both individual peer-reviewers and academic institutions and journals. In this, we...

It was anticipated more than a century ago that the distribution of real-world observations first digits would not be uniform but would exhibit a trend where numbers with lower first digits (1,2,...) occur more frequently than those with higher first digits (...,8,9).

Over the past three years, the profession has undergone momentous technological change. This, in turn, means that lawyers’ professional skillsets need to evolve to keep up. OpenAI’s chatbot,

From martian moons to double stars, this historic telescope made its mark on the field.

I’ve written before that Earth’s tilt is 23.5 degrees on its axis. This is the main reason for the seasons we experience.

Einstein's "happiest thought" led to General Relativity's formulation. Would a different profound insight have led us forever astray?

“Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world to see an eclipse, clouds prevent a sight of it; and yet a sense of relief accompanies the disappointment.” -Simon Newcomb

The argument between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis 100 years ago was ultimately settled by Edwin Hubble.

The Commonwealth of Australia has acquired the copyright for the Aboriginal flag, making it now freely available for public use. Firm: Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Harold Thomas), Clayton Utz (the Commo

“Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world to see an eclipse, clouds prevent a sight of it; and yet a sense of relief accompanies the disappointment.” -Simon Newcomb