This is some big news—not the usual run-of-the-mill “science”—as Australian agency CSIRO’s team has developed a stunning new way of purifying polluted water. Daily Mail reported (February 15, 2018) that researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)…
Guest Blog For a while now, Microsoft has worked hard to establish an office suite that is suitable for Mac users. The applications have been tailored for Mac processors and have features that make it compatible with this OS. However,…
Sputnik News recently reported the development of a new “mind-reading” device in Russia, called the Balalaika. This story went virtually unreported in most of the world media but would be of immense interest to science buffs, especially the cyborg-themed sci-fi…
Last year when mainstream propaganda media ran the “news” of detection of gravitational waves, I expressed my skepticism of the claim here on Word Matters in a blog Claims of First-Ever Detection of Gravitational Waves. Now, international scientists are practically…
Last year, pharmaceutical researchers from a Thai university discovered a new extraction process for an anti-cancer substance—a discovery that won the research three international awards, but didn’t find any space in media. As the university’s website informs, a team of…
Hydrated form of methane, nicked “combustible ice”, is the new fuel world’s big economies are setting their eyes on. Both China and Japan recently reported digging hydrated methane off shores of their territories. Found widely beneath ocean floor and in…
Fans of the popular 80s’ sci-fi action show V will be thrilled to see the new “flying car” that reportedly took its test flight couple days ago. A ColdFusion video shows the design of the German-made Lilium flying car. Introduced…
A recent study by CDC’s own researchers showed that CDC’s claims of vaccine safety are lies – something that should have been in headlines but, not unexpectedly, was ignored by media. An article in EcoWatch analyzed the study, titled Alkyl…
Scientists discovered a new organ in the human body – ran the headline in a number of popular media. Of course an eye-catcher like this can’t be skipped but not without thinking really? BBC is one of the many media…
Can and should peer reviewers catch fake data or questionable information in a scientific research paper? While I would rather use “fraud in science” than “scientific fraud” to refer to this issue of quackery in science that seems far more…