A peculiar event unfolded when a journalist decided to test the waters of academic publishing. He used an AI tool to create a fake research paper. This paper claimed that brain scans could detect telepathy with high accuracy. To make it even more absurd, the paper suggested that telepathic abilities improved in the presence of aliens. The journalist added a fictional...

The IPCC, a big name in climate research, is changing. It's not just about new faces; it's about a big change in how they study climate change. This shift is called "Extreme Event Attribution" (EEA). It's a hot topic, and people are starting to question if this is good for science or just a way to push a certain message. The IPCC used to look at long-term weather pa...

More than 50, 000 scientists and advocates have sent a petition to Congress, urging lawmakers to protect science and scientists under the incoming Trump administration. The petition, organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists, worries that Trump's policies could roll back decades of progress in public health, economic stability, and climate protection. Trump has ...

America is known for its amazing inventions and innovations. From Benjamin Franklin to Steve Jobs, brilliant minds have changed the world. But now, something is threatening this tradition of innovation: greedy lawyers. These lawyers are using fake science to win big lawsuits. They find products that might cause harm and pay for studies to prove it. Then, they get ne...

The Biden administration has been working tirelessly to "Trump-proof" science, ensuring that government scientists are shielded from political interference in their research and findings. This move is a direct response to the Trump administration's repeated attempts to suppress, downplay, or ignore scientific research that contradicts their political agenda. But wha...