Did a 5G Cellular Network Test Cause Hundreds of Birds to Die?
13 November 2018 - The theory that a 5G network test caused the unexplained death of birds in The Hague relies on such a test's actually having taken place.
Science Archive
Did the USGS ‘Increase’ Yellowstone’s Volcanic Threat Level?
1 November 2018 - Viral reports mischaracterized the intent of an updated USGS volcanic threat assessment while also falsely stating that Yellowstone’s classification has changed in that assessment.
Does This Video Show Water and a “Chemical” Turning Into “Milk”?
29 October 2018 - Numerous substances are liquid, white, and opaque, and not all of them are milk.
Does This Video Show a Woman Recording the “Sounds of a Sunflower”?
25 October 2018 - A viral video captures a woman using a musical tool to translate changes in a plant’s conductivity to an ethereal sounding, but likely meaningless, noise.
Did a 17-Year-Old Eagle Scout Build a Nuclear Reactor in His Mom’s Backyard?
24 October 2018 - The tale of a David Hahn, who earned a merit badge in atomic energy and then turned his backyard into a superfund site as he attempted to build a nuclear reactor there.
Is NASA Planning to Geoengineer Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Threat Away?
10 October 2018 - A theoretical NASA paper written in 2015 was misconstrued in 2018 to suggest an urgent need to geoengineer a solution to Yellowstone’s eruptive potential.
Is The Great Pyramid of Giza’s Location Related to the Speed of Light?
9 September 2018 - The latitude of the pyramid in decimal degrees can match a sequence of numbers expressing the speed of light if you look hard enough for it, but that phenomenon is nothing more than coincidence.
Did a Scientific Study Prove That “Conspiracists” Are “The Most Sane of All?”
27 August 2018 - A conspiracy theory website drew a series of baseless or incorrect conclusions from a study that looked at the online comments of 9/11 truthers.
Is NASA Training a 17-Year-Old Girl to Be an Astronaut?
17 July 2018 - Alyssa Carson's passion for space has fueled her desire to take part in a mission to Mars as an adult.
The Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century Will Occur on July 27
5 July 2018 - Some record-setting moonside shade is on the books for late July 2018.
Silent Fireworks
3 July 2018 - "Silent fireworks" shows are a thing, but they don't employ a newly-invented form of noise-suppressing pyrotechnics.
Did Trump Tap Giorgio A. Tsoukalos for Secretary of the Space Force?
29 June 2018 - A satirical article jokingly claimed that the television personality and producer best known as "the Ancient Aliens guy" was going to lead President Donald Trump's Space Force.
