Strange happenings with science research

[Captain Blood]

I've been playing ToT Science fiction game. The science research has been acting strangely.At the beginning of the turn it will say I need 6 turns to research an advance and the display bar will be at the beggining. After I finish moving my pieces the bar will be almost completely filled.This only began halfway through the game.I am achieving advances at the rate of one a turn even though they should be taking 6 turns each.It's to easy to beat the AI's as is, besides I want to play others but can't if my game is cheating.Has anyone else encountered this
problem? Hasbro is of absolutely no help whatsoever.I can't print my opinion of Hasbro.Tks for the help.

[DaveP]

Sounds like you're probably delivering a lot of caravans (trade units). Whenever you deliver one you get a science bonus equal to the gold bonus. If you get decent bonuses you could make a discovery every turn even with zero(!) science rate.

[Captain Blood]

Tks. I didn't realize that.