READER BEWARE Wikipedia articles on politically contentious issues, such as acid rain (shown), are subject to editing sabotage. Users add nonsensical, obscene or incorrect text, researchers have ...

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.

In celebration of Science Literacy Week, Concordia University Library is partnering with McGill Library to host a Women in Science Wikipedia edit-a-thon this Wednesday, September 21. The event will ...

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

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

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

Cue the music! We invite you to our third "She Blinded Me with Science" Women in Science Wikipdia Edit-a-thon III. As was the case for the last two edit-a-thons, you can participate both in-person at ...

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

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

Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia that its users write and update collaboratively, faces a crisis after a false biography raised questions about its credibility. Now, the website, which was ...