If you ever write any sort of research paper, you are likely to need an abstract. But what is an abstract for? What should go into one? What makes one effective? This resource will provide a brief ...

The brevity of an abstract belies its importance to a manuscript. It’s what catches a reader’s attention and helps them to decide whether a paper is relevant. Yet failing to reflect the content of the ...

To help reduce the misuse and misunderstanding of current science, scientific research needs to be explained in language the public can understand.

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In a bid to boost the reach and reuse of scientific results, a group of scholarly publishers has pledged to make abstracts of research papers free to read in a cross-disciplinary repository. Most ...

Hey everyone! So, the big AAAI 2026 call for papers is out, and if you’re into AI, you’ll want to pay attention. It’s ...

Medical research plays a vital role in advancing healthcare, improving treatment, and informing public health policies. However, it can be difficult to understand a study or whether it is trustworthy.

Busy cardiologists may sheepishly admit that they only have time to read the abstracts of published randomized controlled trials rather than digging into the full results. But two recent studies ...