The world’s library of scientific papers is becoming contaminated as fraudsters use ‘paper mills’ to game scholarly publishing for profit.

‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.

Science rankings rely on papers in academic journals. Broadening the view to include many more open-access journals will upend the usual order – thanks to China’s vast number of publications.

Science rankings rely on papers in academic journals. Broadening the view to include many more open-access journals will upend the usual order – thanks to China’s vast number of publications.

Paper and bamboo straws contain ‘forever chemicals’ – maybe threatening the health of people and wildlife.

Wrapping yam seeds in banana paper resulted in larger yams and higher crop yields, a new study in Africa shows.

Paper made from banana waste can protect potato seeds from potato cyst nematodes and increase yields, research shows.

New three-dimensional building blocks draw on kirigami techniques to make metamaterials that can be easily assembled and disassembled for different tasks.

The Japapnese art of paper cutting known as kirigami has inspired a robot gripper that can pick up tricky stuff like squishy objects or super small things.

The Japapnese art of paper cutting known as kirigami has inspired a robot gripper that can pick up tricky stuff like squishy objects or super small things.