Scientists are often portrayed as objective, dispassionate researchers constantly in quest of the truth. However, science is a social institution subject to the same competition for grants and glory as any other establishment. As a result, some scientists tend to exaggerate the significance of their research to get ahead of their peers. This is at least what […]

Statins, a widely prescribed drug used to lower “bad” cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, could increase the risk of diabetes by nearly 50 percent, according to a major research trial. A six-year study from Finland involving nearly 9,000 men discovered that those prescribed statins were far more likely to suffer from poor […]

A massive ongoing gas leak in southern California is being compared to the 2011 Fukushima disaster. A recently declassified US government report found that the Fukushima catastrophe was far worse than had been originally reported, prompting many to wonder how severe the California gas leak really is. Methane, a greenhouse gas 70 times stronger than […]

Despite a funding ban, several U.S. research facilities are moving forward with experiments that could produce human–animal chimeras. The possibility is fueled by scientists attempting to grow human organs inside animals like sheep and pigs. Approximately 20 animals have been impregnated with human organs in the last year under the watchful eyes of American universities. […]

It’s no secret that California is experiencing a major drought. In an effort to prevent further evaporation and keep the water clean, the sunshine state spent millions of dollars on dumping millions of plastic balls – and in turn, the hormone disrupting chemicals in those plastic balls – into California’s water supply. The Los Angeles […]

Local officials in China’s Henan province demolished part of a hospital and its adjoining morgue, sending doctors, nurses and patients running for their lives. Approximately six bodies being processed at the morgue were buried in the rubble, reports said Friday. The official Xinhua news agency reports that the hospital accused the government of demolishing the […]

A malicious piece of malware infected three regional power grids in Ukraine, which plunged hundreds of thousands of homes into darkness last week, according to researchers. The charade gave experts a glimpse of what a major attack on America’s power grid might look like. According to the report, the power outage was a consequence of […]

Robots will outnumber humans in 24 to 39 years, claims Logan Streondj, a software programmer and science fiction writer. Whether or not humans and robots will co-exist peacefully, however, remains an open question. Streondj wanted to find out how long it would take the robot population to meet and exceed the human population while preparing […]

The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi catastrophe demonstrated that the risks attached to nuclear power far outweigh the benefits. As a result, many Japanese citizens are now in favor of using alternative forms of energy. In an ironic twist of fate, the Japanese government has now decided to subsidize offshore wind power to aid the Fukushima recovery. The […]

Monsanto is arguably the most evil corporation on the face of the planet, and its poor reputation is finally starting to catch up with it. The biotech giant announced that it will cut an additional 1,000 jobs to compensate, at least in part, for a decline in sales of its genetically engineered corn seeds. The […]

Some places in the world just seem to be cursed. One place that qualifies as potentially the most ominous place on Earth is Aokigahara, a forest in Japan otherwise known as the “Sea of Trees” and the “Suicide Forest.” The Aokigahara Forest is known for its majestic landscape and breathtaking scenery. Nevertheless, how it looks […]

Belgian power utility Electrabel restarted an aging nuclear reactor December 23rd following a near two-year shutdown, angering many German protesters who fear the occurrence of another Fukushima-like disaster. In 2011, an earthquake launched a tsunami that engulfed three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan. Since then, cleanup efforts have been slow and […]

Humai, a new artificial intelligence (A.I.) company, is “reinventing the afterlife” by aiming to bring people back from the grave by 2045. According to the company, this feat will be accomplished with A.I. and nanotechnologies that store data about how the body works. In other words, get ready — the robozombie apocalypse is just around the […]

Since vehicles first took the roads by storm, humanity has envisioned a future where cars pave the sky. Unfortunately, flying cars are a reality nowhere to be found except in cartoon programs like The Jetsons. Nevertheless, the dream of flying cars has inched closer to a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized Terrafugia to […]

Video games are considered a hobby, pastime and even obsession by gamers, but very few would go so far as to call them an addiction on par with heroin. Apparently, one individual who is suing Bethesda Softworks and localization firm Softklab for not warning him that the video game, Fallout 4, would be dangerous to […]