What Does the Effect of a Bullet Fired From an AR-15 Look Like?
Photographs shared widely on social media offer an incomplete explanation of the kinds of damage done by gunshots.
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Are Teenagers Using Adhesives to Avoid Resorting to Condoms?
A Hong Kong company garnered global headlines with its "Jiftip" product, but it's not clear who's actually buying it.
Can This Stone Dissolve Iron?
A viral video claims to document a mysterious and unexplained phenomenon, but in reality it shows a neat science experiment.
Idaho Teacher Investigated for Alleged Animal Mistreatment During Class
A junior high instructor was accused of feeding a puppy to a snapping turtle in front of students.
Did Immigrants Dominate the U.S. Nobel Prize Tally in 2016 and 2017?
Foreign-born, U.S.-based scientists and economists won a remarkable number of Nobel prizes in the last two years, but they didn't get them all.
Ten Things Science Did Not Say in 2017
Science denialism, clickbait headlines, and absurd pseudoscience: Our favorite science debunkings from 2017.
The Remarkable Sabrina Pasterski
A viral meme about a Harvard University graduate student gets most (but not all) of the facts right.
How Unprecedented Is President Trump’s Politicization of Science?
Political interference in science is nothing new, but experts agree that what is happening to scientific integrity under Trump is unusual.
White House Releases Report Contradicting Its Own Position on Climate Change
There is no "convincing alternative explanation" for recent warming besides human activity, a congressionally mandated study reports.
Scientists Spot Rare, Endangered Whales in the Bering Sea
One of the North Pacific right whales had not been seen in a decade.
Physicists Discover a New Subatomic Particle Called “Xi cc”
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have found the long-theorized particle, which is a type of baryon.
Does a New Tattoo Ink Allow People With Diabetes to Monitor Their Blood Sugar Levels?
A viral meme describes a promising research project at MIT and Harvard, but so far it has only been tested on the skin of a dead pig.
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Did the Trump Administration Send 18 Tons of PPE to China in Early 2020?
Critics have questioned the wisdom of exporting to China medical supplies that would soon be vitally needed in the U.S.
Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
Did Trump Administration Fire the US Pandemic Response Team?
As a new coronavirus spread in 2020, so did concerns about the United States' preparedness for a potential pandemic.
Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Selling the COVID-19 Coronavirus to China?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in 2020.
Is This Unexpected Check from a Stranger for Real?
Someone you don’t know sends you a check, then asks you to deposit it and send some of the money to another party. But the check is counterfeit.