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Have you ever had the headache of going through security at the airport? Traveling is no longer like the 1980’s where everyone would dress up and travel in style. Security Now: Stressful Since 911 and the terrible attack, travel has turned into an examination of everyone being a suspect. Everyone goes through the same security […]

UFOs exist – that much we should all be willing to concede. But let’s quickly clarify that UFOs are very likely not aliens from outer space.  They are simply objects that are flying and whose identification has eluded us for the time being.  Simply put, they are, as the name implies, unidentified flying objects. If, […]

Whilst researching this topic it soon became apparent that: ‘Genetically Modified Organisms’ (just call me GMO) is a huge and diverse field to tackle in a short article. For a comprehension exposition, not only is it necessary to cover the relevant science, but an appreciation of GMOs reach and impact upon our modern lives is […]

Back in 1976, the Viking Orbiter 1 acquired some images of the Cydonia region of Mars as part of the search for a potential landing site for the Viking Lander 2.  One of the images included a shot of a region that looked remarkably similar to a face. The image was released to the public […]

Avoidance of vaccinations is becoming the norm because of inconvenience, fears of side effects, causing other syndromes, and the inability to make the appointed time for a vaccination. On the Rise The measles illness has risen 30%  across the world because parents are refusing to vaccinate their children. Parents are avoiding vaccinations for religious, personal […]

What’s The Harm is a website that lists cases where a lack of critical thinking has caused unnecessary harm, death, injury, hospitalization, major financial loss, or other damages. Here are 10 striking examples where pseudoscience and a lack of critical thinking has lead to a great deal of harm.  WARNING:  Some readers might find this […]

Regardless of how hard you try to not spread your email address around, you still wind up getting letters from people pleading for your help. Commonly referred to as “Nigerian Scams,” there are many variants as people have become wise to this form of exploitation. The artists of these messages may go through great lengths […]

I like to keep track of popular science web sites and which articles collect the most traffic, which are most popular, and which are shared on social networks. I couldn’t help but notice that on LiveScience.com, the Popular Posts widget shows five stories, and none of them are based on hard science. Their top stories […]

Another year has come and gone, and with it, a slew of failed and forgotten psychic predictions.  Each year, the world’s “leading” psychics give us their predictions in January, and then we review them one year later to see how accurate they were. Before reviewing their track record for 2013, let’s consider a handful of […]