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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Was TV Host Bill Nye Arrested for Manufacturing and Selling Illegal Drugs?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Does Chick-fil-A Pay a $17 Starting Wage?
Company spokesperson: "Chick-fil-A restaurants are individually owned and operated, so wage decisions are made at the local level."
Did the Obamacare Website Cost More Than What It Will Cost to Build Trump’s Border Wall?
A spurious quote attributed to actor/comedian Tim Allen was shared by one of President Donald Trump's sons.
Did Tanya McDowell Get 5 Years for Sending Her Son to a Better School While Felicity Huffman Got 14 Days?
Memes comparing Tanya McDowell to various school-related criminal cases surface frequently.
Was a Woman Sentenced to Five Years for Sending Her Son to a Better School?
Images contrasting the sentencings of white swimmers with that of homeless mother Tanya McDowell depicted perceived inequality in the criminal-justice system.