Scientific progress depends on results that can be repeated – yet across disciplines, too many experiments fail that test.

Some research teams work on replicating prior studies to assess the value of a body of work. AzmanL/E+ via Getty Images Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for ...

Over the last few centuries, the scientific method has established itself as a pretty useful tool. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A key facet of scientific ...

“Even with perfectly honest and well-intended analytical intentions,” writes the distinguished Hungarian scientist Csaba Szabo, “different groups of scientists, analyzing the same sets of data, can ...

Last year’s publication in Science of a study on the replicability of findings in experimental psychology triggered consternation throughout the relevant fields. Two hundred seventy researchers ...