Wikipedia is at war over the coronavirus lab leak theory Building a better encyclopedia requires consensus and neutrality, but behind the scenes, editors wrangle with the pandemic's most ...

Jessica Wade has added nearly 700 Wikipedia biographies for important female and minority scientists in less than two years.

A study finds constant changes to entries on global warming and other hot-button topics.

Where are Wikipedia’s women scientists? Efforts to create a more balanced picture of chemistry on the online encyclopedia are gathering steam ...

Wikipedia is everyone’s go-to source. Even scientists. A new study shows how science on Wikipedia may end up forwarding science itself.

College science professors used to disdain Wikipedia. Now they assign their students to write thorough, accurate entries. It's a way to teach them the importance of clear communication.

Controversial and more specific science pages on Wikipedia may contain less trustworthy, overly technical or limited information, research suggests.

On Wikipedia, the science of acid rain is still contentious -- even though the issue itself has largely vanished from public debate.

A study of 480,000 Wikipedia users shows how ‘busybodies’, ‘hunters’ and ‘dancers’ follow their curiosity in different ways.

The free internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia, recently embroiled in controversy over a fake entry, comes close in accuracy to the paid-for Encyclopaedia Britannica in its science articles, a new ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Wikipedia may represent the world's most popular online encyclopedia, but its crowd-sourced ...