Gretchen Vogel

Jun 11, 2024 | science.org | Charles Piller |Gretchen Vogel

After the Canadian government asked for a new misconduct probe, the University of Guelph (UG) has come to a much more damning conclusion about its star botanist, whose research upended the nutritional supplement industry.

Apr 3, 2024 | science.org | Kai Kupferschmidt |Gretchen Vogel

Isolating and identifying a new virus is no easy task—nor is choosing an appropriate name for it, as scientists are once again finding out. This week a new poxvirus that had been called Alaskapox—for the state it was found֫ in—was rechristened after the death of an infected patient brought it into the media spotlight, sparking fears that the name could hurt tourism. From now on, Alaskapox is borealpox.

Mar 25, 2024 | science.org | Dennis Normile |Erik Stokstad |Gretchen Vogel

The European Commission announced today that South Korea will join Horizon Europe, as the 7-year, €95.5 billion ($104 billion) research funding program continues to expand far beyond the continent. South Korea will be the first East Asian country to “associate to” Horizon Europe, paying into the program so that the nation’s researchers can apply for and lead Horizon grants on an equal footing with scientists from EU member states.

Mar 15, 2024 | science.org | Cathleen O'Grady |Gretchen Vogel |Siri Carpenter

Honesty researcher Francesca Gino “committed research misconduct intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly,” according to an investigation completed last year by the Harvard Business School(HBS) that was publicly released this week as part of Gino’s ongoing lawsuit against the university. On Tuesday, despite objections from Gino, a judge granted Harvard’s motion to unseal the report the university had submitted in its defense, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.

Feb 16, 2024 | science.org | Phie Jacobs |Gretchen Vogel

Did the asteroid that decimated the dinosaurs also give birds a boost? How do Andean highlanders thrive at altitudes that make most people dizzy? And why are epidemiologists so interested in mosquito poop? Check out the answers below in some of our favorite selections from Science’s daily newsletter, ScienceAdviser. Female flies ditch sperm if they sniff out a better mateFemale vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster) often have many potential suitors and will mate with multiple males in succession.