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New Scientific Study Finds Vaping Can ‘Shrink Male Testicles'?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 21, 2023
Social media posts also speculated that e-cigarettes can “cause sperm counts to plummet.”
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Canada Has More Lakes Than All Other Countries Combined?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug 19, 2023
The five Great Lakes, which straddle the U.S-Canada border, contain 18% of the world's fresh lak ...
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Did Anthropologist Margaret Mead Say the 'First Sign of Civilization' Is a Healed Femur?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jul 28, 2023
The dubious anecdote has proliferated on the internet and in books for decades.
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Did Stephen Hawking Say Science Has 'Romance and Passion'?
Written by:
Sarah Baum
Jul 22, 2023
The late scientist was known for both his scientific and literary prowess.
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Did the Inventor of the Lobotomy Receive a Nobel Prize for His Work?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jul 20, 2023
Egas Moniz introduced prefrontal leukotomy in the mid-1930s, later known as lobotomy.
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Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 24, 2017
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
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Did Quaker Oats Fund MIT Research That Fed Radioactive Cereal to Kids?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jun 17, 2023
The experimental subjects, from the Walter E. Fernald State School in Massachusetts, had been de ...
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Did Hitler Say, 'To Conquer a Nation First Replace Science with Christianity'?
Written by:
David Emery
May 21, 2023
Adolf Hitler misquotes are quite popular on social media.
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No, It Is Not Possible to Predict an Earthquake
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 9, 2023
A Dutch “researcher” nonetheless claimed to have predicted an earthquake in Turkey in early 2023.
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Are Scientists Attempting to 'Reincarnate' the Woolly Mammoth By 2027?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb 1, 2023
They claim the genetically created creature will "walk like a Woolly Mammoth, look like one, sou ...
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Is This the 'Most Detailed Image of a Human Cell to Date'?
Written by:
David Emery
Jan 15, 2023
For starters, it isn't even, strictly speaking, a human cell.
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A New Poll Asked Americans If They Think Government Investments in Science Are Worthwhile
Written by:
The Conversation
Oct 26, 2022
Here's how people responded to the survey to gauge public perceptions of science by the Pew Rese ...
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Scientists Identify ‘Superworm’ Capable of Eating Plastic
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jun 9, 2022
Enzymes found in the worm’s guts broke down two types of widely used plastics, including Styrofoam.
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No, NASA Does Not Plan To Send ‘Nude Pics’ into Space
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
May 10, 2022
Snopes spoke with NASA and the lead author of a popularly cited study to clarify.
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Does This Photo Show a Hole Drilled on Mars?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Mar 13, 2022
The diameter was said to measure slightly smaller than a U.S. dime.
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Was the 'World's Biggest Spider' Found in the UK?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb 22, 2022
It's a big spider. Whether it's "the biggest" spider ever is another question.
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Will Jupiter and Saturn Align To Make 'Christmas Star' in 2020?
Written by:
Jessica Lee
Dec 7, 2020
A Christian website reported that the two planets would "align into a beautiful bright star."
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What Does the Effect of a Bullet Fired From an AR-15 Look Like?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jun 15, 2018
Photographs shared widely on social media offer an incomplete explanation of the kinds of damage ...
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Can This Stone Dissolve Iron?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Apr 10, 2018
A viral video claims to document a mysterious and unexplained phenomenon, but in reality it show ...
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Idaho Teacher Investigated for Alleged Animal Mistreatment During Class
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Mar 13, 2018
A junior high instructor was accused of feeding a puppy to a snapping turtle in front of students.
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