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09/02/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Maybe your fingerprints aren’t so unique after all: New report claims there is not enough scientific basis to claim certain identification

Though long considered an essential tool in forensics, latent fingerprint analysis may actually lack the scientific foundation to be considered irrefutable in the courtroom. This was the conclusion that a team of researchers came to in a report published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Latent fingerprints, as defined by the researchers, are hidden impressions […]

03/07/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Science journal punked by technology “paper” that rewrote Star Trek episode plot

What would happen to the human body if we could travel at warp 10 speeds? According to paper authored by one Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, achieving this form of high-speed, faster-than-light travel would cause the human body to rapidly undergo devastating physiological changes that would make us less than human. If this all sounds too good […]

09/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Universities are now rejecting all science research they deem to be “politically incorrect,” no matter how good the science

This year is set to become the year where feelings take precedence over facts. Bath Spa University has drawn in a fair bit of attention over its decision to reject a proposal from one of its researchers, a psychotherapist named James Caspian. Apparently, performing a study on regret-driven, reverse-gender assignment surgery was a bit too […]

05/19/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

From Ali to Sanchez: Coca-Cola is now paying celebrity chefs and food bloggers to endorse their beverages

From crunchy tacos to newly grilled steaks to fresh chicken sandwiches, the Coca-Cola company believes that their signature beverages pairs wonderfully with all these foods. And they want you, their consumer, to think the same way too. That’s the angle of their newest campaign, “Serve with Coca-Cola”, a documentary-style series of shorts that highlight the diversity […]

05/03/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Gardasil strikes again: HPV vaccine is to blame for daughter’s paralysis, warns mother

After suffering an allergic reaction to the controversial human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Mia Blesky was left paralyzed from the neck down. Once a straight-A student and aspiring pop star who sang and danced, she’s now being home-schooled and given singing lessons at her bedside. The doctors say that it’s all in her head but her mother, […]

05/01/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Restricting your sodium intake does NOT reduce your blood pressure, researchers find

It has long been believed that cutting down on your sodium intake can reduce your blood pressure and your risk of cardiovascular disease. However, new findings that were announced at the Experimental Biology 2017 meeting have challenged that long-standing piece of wisdom. Lynn L. Moore, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of […]

04/28/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Has an ancient tree stump been found on Mars?

The surface of Mars may be a dusty wasteland now, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have supported life before, according to alien hunters. As reported by DailyMail.co.uk, alien hunters claim to have discovered photographic evidence that Mars may have been covered with vegetation at one point. An image taken by the Curiosity rover on […]

04/28/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Will a sex robot brothel be opening in the UK soon?

If you’ve got an itch you can’t scratch, then maybe a trip to the U.K. is in order. A “sex robot brothel” could be opening up on British shores in the near future. LumiDolls, Spain’s premier sex doll agency, has confirmed that it is currently looking for an investor in the U.K. to help finance […]

04/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Climate change app terrorizes youth with wildly exaggerated sea level projections

Thanks to current technology, you too can experience the so-called “disastrous effects” of climate change wherever you may be. Development studios Strange Flavor and secondverse have collaborated with visual artist Justin Brice Guariglia to create an app, named After Ice, in honor of Earth Day. Utilizing geolocation, augmented reality (AR), and collected NASA predictions, the app […]

04/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Thousands damaged by shingles vaccine are trying to sue Merck

What was supposed to be a cure for shingles has brought on worse complications. Thousands have attempted to file lawsuits against American pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. for problems associated with their product Zostavax. In an interview with TROFire.com, Troy Bouk, Associate Attorney at the Levin Papantonio law firm, stated that the side effects of […]

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