Scientists Question Data Behind an Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
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Scientists Question Data Behind an Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug

“There’s just no possibility, no rational way this could happen,” he said. Elisabeth Bik, a leading expert in image manipulation, became aware of the company last summer after short sellers filed the F.D.A. petition. In a series of twitter posts, posts on her blog and on the website PubPeer, Dr….

Opinion | China and Russia Are Giving Authoritarianism a Bad Name
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Opinion | China and Russia Are Giving Authoritarianism a Bad Name

How many Russian military officers watching that humiliation were ready to tell Putin the truth about Ukraine once the war started going badly? When the Russian military was up against foes in Georgia, Syria, Crimea and Chechnya, Russia could just indiscriminately bomb its way out of any problem. But now…

Jim Farley Tries to Reinvent Ford and Catch Up to Elon Musk and Tesla
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Jim Farley Tries to Reinvent Ford and Catch Up to Elon Musk and Tesla

Auto experts say the electric F-150, known as the Lightning, must be a success if Ford is to thrive in the age of electric vehicles. Introducing this truck now is equivalent to “betting the company,” said William C. Ford Jr., the company’s executive chairman, who is a great-grandson of Henry…

Four Americans Were Infected With a Virus Variant Seen in Mink
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Four Americans Were Infected With a Virus Variant Seen in Mink

In the first year of the pandemic, at least four people in Michigan were infected with a version of the coronavirus observed mostly in mink, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Monday. The cluster, which previously included just three cases, represents the first known instance of possible…

Trump Allies Are Still Feeding the False 2020 Election Narrative
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Trump Allies Are Still Feeding the False 2020 Election Narrative

“We are on a full, full freight train to decertify,” Mr. Epshteyn said on the program in January. “That’s what we’re going to get. Everyone knows. Everyone knows this election was stolen.” Last fall, 186 state legislators from 39 states joined a letter written by Wendy Rogers, a Republican state…