Researchers Research Research Oversight, Conclude Research Needs More of It
Duplicate research grants from the U.S. government found
Research
U.S. Lags in Permitting Bird Flu Research
Scientists elsewhere get back to work while the government here continues its ban
Government Retiring Research Chimps
Use of chimps for research falling out of fashion
Government Researchers Want to Retire Most Chimps
Send all but 50 to sanctuary and stop breeding them
Scientists Track Down Disease Caused by Head Trauma
Previously they had been only be able to detect it after sufferer had died
Study Challenges Link Between Pot Use and Teen IQ
Previous study failed to account for effects of poverty on intelligence
Drug Overdoses Overtake AIDS as Top Killer of Homeless
Findings from five-year study
Chicken-and-Egg Conundrum in Analyzing Psychosis in Teen Pot Use
Does marijuana lead to psychosis or does existing psychosis encourage drug use? Study says possibly both.
Study Shows Marijuana Works as Pain Reliever for Some
Doesn't actually reduce pain, but causes some to notice it less
New Study Says "IQ" Is a Myth
Intelligence can't be measured with a single number
Researchers Name Extinct Lizard After Barack Obama
Write your own clever subtitle for this one
DOE Launches "Manhattan Project" for Battery Innovation
Hopefully they will not be dropped on Japan
Female Porn Stars: Holier Than Thou
Study shows the women are more religious and have higher self-esteem than other women
Santa Monica Seeks Grant to Study Citizens' "Well-Being"
Well, at least the money's from a private group
The Sorry State of Food-Related Public-Health Research and Journalism
Bad research. Bad reporting on bad research. What's the deal with food-related public-health research and reporting?
Hospital Admits Weak Science Behind Aspartame Study
Link between artificial sweetener and cancer is small
Grandmothers Contribute to Human Longevity
So shut up and send her a thank you note for the sweater
Study: Raw Food Diet Not Good for the Brain
Cooking makes food digesting more efficient, giving us more calories in less time
No Signs of Life Yet in Frozen Antarctic Lake
Icy body of water has not been exposed to the elements for millions of years
Scientists Angry over Entrepreneur's Ocean Experiment
Dumped iron dust into waters off Canada to encourage plankton growth
Cassini Space Probe Marks 15 Years of Duty
Has logged 3.8 billion miles in it its studies of Saturn
HPV Vaccine Doesn't Lead to Promiscuity, Study Shows
Question: How likely are those who think STD protection leads to sexual activity to believe a study?
No Dinosaur Parks in Our Future
DNA can't survive more than a few million years to be cloned
Does Fast Food Marketing Make Kids Fat?
A new study trumpets a dubious link between obese youngsters and the logos of food companies.
Study: Free Birth Control Leads to Fewer Abortions
This apparently needed to be studied and wasn't completely obvious
Half of the Facts You Know Are Probably Wrong
A review of The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date by Samuel Arbesman.
Fraud Widespread in Retracted Science Papers
Honest mistakes not the primary reason for problems
The Latest Misguided Attack on Sugary Drinks
Wheat, soy, dairy, and seafood make some people sick. Should we tax or ban those foods as a result?
Japanese Scientists Believe They've Created Element 113
May have synthesized missing atom from periodic table
