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An AI-generated illustration of a giant rat penis that appeared in an academic journal | Photo: An AI-generated illustration of a rat with a giant penis; Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Science

The Case of the AI-Generated Giant Rat Penis

How did an obviously fabricated article end up in a peer-reviewed journal?

Ronald Bailey | 5.4.2024 6:00 AM

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Abortion

Abortion Pill Studies Retracted: Politics or Science?

"Following the science" as the Supreme Court considers the safety and efficacy of medical abortions.

Ronald Bailey | 3.13.2024 4:10 PM

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Coronavirus

Prominent Researchers Say a Widely Cited Study on Wearing Masks Is Badly Flawed

"Masks matter. So does good science. Let's do both."

Ronald Bailey | 6.22.2020 5:11 PM

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Science

Apparently Everyone Now Agrees Science Is Badly Broken

Research is afflicted with pervasive confirmation bias that is massively yielding false positives

Ronald Bailey | 4.19.2016 10:20 AM

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The End of Doom

Sierra Club Reviews The End of Doom

And the reviewer doesn't entirely hate it.

Ronald Bailey | 10.21.2015 11:03 AM

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Sea Level

"World's Most Famous Climate Scientist" Predicts 10 Feet of Sea Level Rise in Just 50 Years

James Hansen and his colleagues promote, uh, publish an alarming new study

Ronald Bailey | 7.21.2015 11:45 AM

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Fracking

Fracking Fearmongering: Another "Regulatory Science" Confirmation

Science: Searching really hard until you find what you want?

Ronald Bailey | 5.5.2015 1:04 PM

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Science

Senate Committee Votes In Favor of EPA Secret Science Reform Act

Environmental activists favor secret science

Ronald Bailey | 4.29.2015 10:33 AM

Pesticides

Bee Apocalypse Science Scandal Update and An Apparent Threat of Legal Action

Ronald Bailey | 12.4.2014 3:41 PM

Biotechnology

Retracted Junk Science Study Claiming Biotech Corn Causes Cancer In Rats Republished Without Peer Review

Ronald Bailey | 7.15.2014 11:02 AM

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Culture

The Monuments Men

George Clooney fights a losing battle with a tale of art and war.

Kurt Loder | 2.7.2014 9:00 AM

Temperature Trends

Climate Science Is Settled. Really?

Ronald Bailey | 11.15.2013 12:10 PM

Science & Technology

Are Most Scientific Results Bunk?

Ronald Bailey | 10.28.2013 4:02 PM

Policy

Shoring Up the Mantra of Science: Take Nobody's Word for It

Ronald Bailey | 8.17.2012 12:34 PM

Politics

Everyone Freaks Out About Two New Climate Change Studies

New reports on global temperature trends cause a predictable media uproar

Ronald Bailey | 7.31.2012 5:00 PM

Politics

Can Most Cancer Research Be Trusted?

Addressing the problem of "academic risk" in biomedical research

Ronald Bailey | 4.3.2012 5:00 PM

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