data collection

Researchers race to find ecological data kept on outdated media or in dusty backroom boxes—before they’re lost forever.

A large genome-wide association study in East Asians uncovers novel genetic links to depression, calling attention to the consequences of underrepresentation of non-European groups in genetic research data.

Scientists have raised questions about the dataset published in The Lancet last week that triggered the suspension of clinical trials around the world—and about Surgisphere Corporation, the company behind the study.

The Department of Justice plans to require cheek swabs at the border, with the data then entered in a national criminal database.

Researchers in Australia are capturing movement data by fitting cats with accelerometers and sending them outdoors.

Birds drifting on the surface of the sea could provide valuable data for oceanographers.

Internalizing the environment might be the next step in humans’ relationship with our planet.

Companies are building platforms based on blockchain technology to let individuals control and directly profit from their genomic and medical information.

The sources of pollution are not known yet because of incomplete data collection.

Data collected by elephant seals in Antarctic waters provide a closer look at the processes driving ocean circulation.