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09/02/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Maybe your fingerprints aren’t so unique after all: New report claims there is not enough scientific basis to claim certain identification

Though long considered an essential tool in forensics, latent fingerprint analysis may actually lack the scientific foundation to be considered irrefutable in the courtroom. This was the conclusion that a team of researchers came to in a report published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Latent fingerprints, as defined by the researchers, are hidden impressions […]

03/07/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Science journal punked by technology “paper” that rewrote Star Trek episode plot

What would happen to the human body if we could travel at warp 10 speeds? According to paper authored by one Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, achieving this form of high-speed, faster-than-light travel would cause the human body to rapidly undergo devastating physiological changes that would make us less than human. If this all sounds too good […]

09/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Universities are now rejecting all science research they deem to be “politically incorrect,” no matter how good the science

This year is set to become the year where feelings take precedence over facts. Bath Spa University has drawn in a fair bit of attention over its decision to reject a proposal from one of its researchers, a psychotherapist named James Caspian. Apparently, performing a study on regret-driven, reverse-gender assignment surgery was a bit too […]

09/01/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

School punishes first-grader after “misgendering” a gender-confused classmate

At Rocklin Academy Gateway, a first grade student was sent to the principal’s office for committing the heinous crime of accidentally “misgendering” a classmate. The so-called “pronoun mishap” occurred during the first week of school at the playground. There, the little girl — whose identity has not been revealed — came across one of her […]

05/01/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Restricting your sodium intake does NOT reduce your blood pressure, researchers find

It has long been believed that cutting down on your sodium intake can reduce your blood pressure and your risk of cardiovascular disease. However, new findings that were announced at the Experimental Biology 2017 meeting have challenged that long-standing piece of wisdom. Lynn L. Moore, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of […]

04/28/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Will a sex robot brothel be opening in the UK soon?

If you’ve got an itch you can’t scratch, then maybe a trip to the U.K. is in order. A “sex robot brothel” could be opening up on British shores in the near future. LumiDolls, Spain’s premier sex doll agency, has confirmed that it is currently looking for an investor in the U.K. to help finance […]

04/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Climate change app terrorizes youth with wildly exaggerated sea level projections

Thanks to current technology, you too can experience the so-called “disastrous effects” of climate change wherever you may be. Development studios Strange Flavor and secondverse have collaborated with visual artist Justin Brice Guariglia to create an app, named After Ice, in honor of Earth Day. Utilizing geolocation, augmented reality (AR), and collected NASA predictions, the app […]

04/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

The “War on Drugs” is rooted in FAKE lab science, warns independent science pioneer Mike Adams

A “drug war” laboratory that analyzed evidence to support criminal drug convictions has been found to have faked all the drug tests for over 23,000 convictions. The “War on Drugs” is a complete science hoax. Science and government just don’t go together. When they combine you get an “excrement storm”, as Mike Adams, Health Ranger, calls it. When […]

04/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Here’s one thing you should know about Earth Day: its co-founder Ira Einhorn killed his girlfriend and “recycled” her into compost

What is Earth Day, really? In the decades since its founding, several incidents have marred what was supposed to be a celebration of the environment and a day where people are made aware of the many effects of pollution. One grisly event that most people are not aware of is the observance’s connection with one environmental […]

04/22/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Delusional artist says climate change will make jellyfish and seaweed dining table staples

Are you ready to make jellyfish salad and seaweed and sea kale Ceasar part of your diet? A fictional photo essay by Allie Wist, Associate Art Director at Saveur, has attempted to show the significant impact that climate change will bring to our dinner tables. The art project, Flooded, was the result of Wist taking […]

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