Science Fights
Research controversies, academic fraud, tech ethics battles, and the surprisingly vicious world of scientific disagreement. Retractions, p-hacking scandals, AI ethics debates, and the collision between scientific consensus and public opinion. Peer review has never been this dramatic.
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Early COVID-19 pandemic death toll much higher than official count: Study
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All Seven Deadly Sins: Origin codes in March 2026 for extra draw tickets, cube keys, and more
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Luka drops 60, gets MVP chants from Heat crowd
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Tomb Raider is fine, Crystal Dynamics says, as it lays off employees for the fourth time in the past 12 months
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More than half of TikTok ADHD content is misinformation. Study found 52% of ADHD-related videos and 41% of autism videos analysed on TikTok were inaccurate, with the platform frequently found to contain higher levels of misinformation in its mental health content than other platforms.
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NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch
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Welcome to 'The Reef': LIU's 'fins up' chant has turned a near-empty gym into March magic
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He's one reason why aid cuts weren't as dire for the HIV population as predicted
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IT failure leaves Hargreaves Lansdown clients unable to make transactions
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Australia news live: Tropical Cyclone Narelle dips below category-five strength hours before hitting Queensland coast
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'It's Obvious This DLC Has Failed to Meet Your Expectations' — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Issues Apology to Disgruntled Fans for Controversial $5 Voice Pack, Offers Refunds and Makes It Free
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‘Rogue employee’ at HHS changed voicemail to Domino’s pizza recording
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Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again
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Ecolab to Buy Data Center Cooling Firm CoolIT for $4.75 Billion
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Watch: Greg James completes Comic Relief challenge, raising more than £4m
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Orange Plans to Name Director Frederic Sanchez As Next Chairman
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Earth’s continental plates were moving 3.48 billion years ago.Evidence from ancient rocks suggests plate tectonics began about 3.2 billion years ago, earlier than thought, with crust moving at modern like speeds indicating early organized tectonic activity that may have helped make Earth habitable.
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Joint statement on Strait of Hormuz by European nations, Japan, Canada - Reuters
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Corsair Frame 4000D RS PC Case Review: Excellent Flow
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Spain's king welcomes Mexico's World Cup invite after 'abuse' comments
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Billionaire Batista in Talks to Rescue Brazil Steel Tycoon
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Stop importing monkeys for lab experiments. It’s cruel. And it’s dangerous.
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Ex-Met special constable jailed for raping child
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'Multiple factors' caused 2025 Spain and Portugal blackout, says report
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England’s squad for the upcoming pre World Cup friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.
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SVCO gainz
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Python blood could hold the secret to healthy weight loss, it could inform new weight loss therapies that promote satiety without the nausea and muscle loss that can come with existing drugs
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The Salt Path author confirms she wrote secret first book - despite claiming to be debut writer
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Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso Return From ‘Earth-Shattering Meltdown’ With the Kaleidoscopic ‘Free Spirits’: Album Review
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The Artist Pro 27 is XP-Pen’s latest 4K flagship display tablet
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Eddie Howe: “But for me it’s not the time. In the summer you can sort of understand those stories a little bit more because the transfer window is open, but to say our captain is in discussions with another club is totally disrespectful to Bruno more than anybody else. He’s totally committed here.”
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‘Chicago P.D.’ Actor Yuri Rutman Signs With European Agency Dry Blue
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A top FEMA official has history of violent rhetoric and said he once teleported to Waffle House
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Marc Jacobs and Sofia Coppola on Their ’90s New York City Heyday, Personal Style and New Doc ‘Marc by Sofia’
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Will blockchain for payments replace traditional payment giants?
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Planet Labs - A Short Story
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Lily Allen's West End Girl portrait goes on show at National Portrait Gallery
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Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients
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A Top-Performing British Fund Is Adding to Its Bets on Australia
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$270 Stranger Things: The Complete Series Blu-Ray Collection Announced — Contains 25 Discs, Artbook, and Exclusive D20 Dice
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Valorant dev explains how they’re keeping Clove from becoming “boring” after nerfs
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The Download: OpenAI is building a fully automated researcher, and a psychedelic trial blind spot
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There’s a Certain Part of Dining Out That Stumps Me Every Time. I’m Not Sure There’s a “Right Way” to Do It.
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Traitors, Amandaland - and Idris Elba - get set for Comic Relief
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NSW will continue to green-light coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency
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Quantum Firms Xanadu, Quantum Horizon to List as Capital Needs Outweigh Stocks Rout
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Netanyahu: 'You can't make a revolution from the air, there are ground options'
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Marathon community crushes Cryo Archive puzzle, unlocks release date, and learns the map is only playable on weekends
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Pope Leo calls universal healthcare a 'moral imperative'
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Meta Will Keep Horizon Worlds Alive in VR ‘for the Foreseeable Future’
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McDonald’s Gives The Best Super Mario Galaxy Character More Kids Meal Toys Than The Rest
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Drew Goddard Knew There Was Only Ever the Pricey Version of ‘Project Hail Mary’
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False online posts fuel self-diagnosis, says study
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25,000 Kaiser healthcare workers carry out one-day strike in defense of mental healthcare
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Walmart secures two AI pricing patents, raising dynamic pricing concerns
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'Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over strategic US Air Force base
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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aptos (APT) gains 6.3% as index rises
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Why people really hate AI
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Marvel Rivals puts the wrong hero under the balance microscope, with some huge changes to Captain America's combat while only dealing out a painfully small nerf for Gambit
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Building muscle strength may help prevent depression, especially in women. Study provides evidence that strength training could be an effective, targeted strategy for improving mental health.
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These animals can cause big trouble. Why are states unleashing them by the millions?
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From Detroit's rising star to the Yankees' shortstop situation: What to know from MLB spring training
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Blue Origin also wants to put AI data centers in space
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These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings
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Project Hail Mary is in theaters—but do the linguistics work?
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Rocket Report: Canada makes a major move, US Space Force says actually, let's be hasty
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Unlike other motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, rest tremor is not explained by dopamine loss. In contrast, tremor appears to be linked to relatively better-preserved dopamine function, as it was associated with higher dopamine transporter binding in the striatum on the same side as the tremor.
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Are new proof of work ideas still being developed, or is everything effectively moving to PoS at this point?
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Winklevosses' Gemini Space Station sued by shareholders over strategy, departures
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What is the deal with "ON" Brand Trainers?
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'I'm Proud That We Shipped the Game!' — Assassin's Creed Shadows Developer Reflects on Its Legacy, a Year on From Launch
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I Learned More Than I Thought I Would From Using Food-Tracking Apps
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Sands Film Festival Returns For Fifth Edition, Headline Speakers Include Charlie Kaufman, Laura Mulvey, Joe Russo & Composer Craig Armstrong
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Slate Mini Crossword for March 20, 2026
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Project Hail Mary breaks major Hollywood rule in the best way possible
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10 tried-and-true methods to stay off your phone, according to our readers
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Novartis to Buy Breast Cancer Drug for as Much as $3 Billion
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Dozens of boys and young men are dying in South Africa’s traditional circumcision rites
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Ruben Gallego wants to make Democrats fun again
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LeBron is back in Miami, where he was at his career best
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LeBron James defeats father time in a back to back with a triple double: 19 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST
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Roma 3 - [4] Bologna [4-5 on agg.] - Nicolò Cambiaghi 111'
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Republicans Introduce Absurd Bill To Stop 'Pollution' Of Drinking Water With Fetal Remains | The bill would make it illegal to flush abortion or miscarriage remains down a toilet "to protect both human dignity and America’s water systems."
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What is your old school, super grindy game when you were a kid that impressed you if someone was even half way to max level?
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Tempur-ActiveBreeze Smart Bed Review: High-Tech Titan
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Recent research suggests that drought coupled with heat stress impairs maize silk vitality by disrupting sucrose metabolism and lignin biosynthesis
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While antidepressants increase serotonin levels in the brain almost immediately, patients often wait weeks to feel any improvement in their mood. Researchers at DGIST have identified a specific protein-building switch in the hippocampus of mice that explains this frustrating delay.
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Mind-altering substances are (still) falling short in clinical trials
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AI translates imagined speech from brainwaves best by decoding individual phonetic sounds from motor areas, not whole words
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I lost all my money
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Autistic boy to be forced by council to ride bus to prove meltdown claim
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Tokyo-Set Neon-Noir ‘One More Night to Live’ Unites Philippine Production Powerhouses Fusee and Studio 360 (EXCLUSIVE)
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EU leaders call for moratorium on strikes against energy and water facilities in Middle East - Reuters
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Calling all Baldur’s Gate bros. Buddy isn’t sure if it’s worth spending the money on this set.
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Experimental AI agent breaks out of test environment, Mines crypto without permission
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$80,000,000,000.00 down the drain
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Your guide to men's March Madness Day 1: Recaps, every winner's chance to advance, more
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While Clavicular is speaking with Police to get a girl who slapped him Arrested, an OF model he’s “bringing home” gets into an argument with his camera man. She reveals that she was paid to be there, and she’s signed to Clavicular. Outting him as another Internet Pimp
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Minishoot’ Adventure is outstanding and unexpected
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Nvidia Deepens Grip on Cloud AI With Major AWS Chip Deal
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UNC's Davis: Fatigue not to blame for collapse
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Three flight attendants taken to hospital after Delta flight hits severe turbulence on descent into Sydney
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Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers
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Winklevosses Say Job Cuts at Gemini Exchange Reach 30%
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Bradley John Murdoch, murderer of British tourist Peter Falconio, yelled at police to ‘get out’ before he died in hospital
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Most ACA enrollees cutting back on food, household needs to pay for health care: Poll
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Huge queues for meningitis B jabs as vaccination scheme expanded
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Nigel Farage criticised for calling Welsh people 'foreign speakers'
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UK to Refurbish Colonial-Era Nigeria Port Built a Century Ago
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Hospital order for man who stalked Myleene Klass
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