The rapidly emerging field of macrogenetics focuses on analysing publicly accessible
genetic datasets from thousands of species to explore large-scale patterns and predictors of …

Effective conservation of species and ecosystems requires the understanding of important
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …

In many scientific disciplines, common research practices have led to unreliable and
exaggerated evidence about scientific phenomena. Here we describe some of these …

An examination of the uses of data within a changing knowledge infrastructure, offering
analysis and case studies from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.“Big Data” is …

Open science will make science more efficient, reliable, and responsive to societal
challenges. The European Commission has sought to advance open science policy from its …

International agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have
committed to conserve, and sustainably and equitably use, biodiversity. The CBD is a vital …

We surveyed 807 researchers (494 ecologists and 313 evolutionary biologists) about their
use of Questionable Research Practices (QRPs), including cherry picking statistically …

Gaps in digital accessible information (DAI) on species distributions hamper prospects of
safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services, and addressing central ecological and …

Hydrogen bonds play integral roles in biological structure, function, and conformational
dynamics and are fundamental to life as it has evolved on Earth. However, our …

We must all accept that science is data and that data are science, and thus provide for, and
justify the need for the support of, much‐improved data curation.(Hanson, Sugden, & …