Research fraud is nothing new: Here's how scientists manipulated data in the 1800s SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Fraud and manipulation, big data challenges and the decline of science. None of this is new. These issues were already on the agenda in the UK in the 1830s.
Why are the ashes of one of Norway's most important scientists in an unmarked grave? Victor Moritz Goldschmidt was arrested and about to be sent to Auschwitz on the prisoner ship Donau. But at the last minute, he was pulled from the queue.
Re-thinking the Nobel Science Prizes OPINION: Yes, Norway needs to focus more on top-quality research. But the growing fixation on prizes prompts the need for a gentle reminder about the meaning of the Nobel Prize. Just what do we actually know about these prizes?
See early physics instruments Scientific instruments from the 18th and 19th centuries are now on exhibition in Norway. See photos here.