No, Earth Is Not About to Plunge Into a 'Mini Ice Age'
Science journalism is hard. The job entails reading complex papers on unfamiliar, often arcane topics, and quickly…
Antioxidants Will Not Stop You From Dying
When you hear something is chock-full of antioxidants, the mental conclusion is often: That’s it—that’s the elixir of…
No, the Famous Windows XP Hill Is Not on Fire [Updated]
As you may have heard, California is recovering after a rash of deadly wildfires that forced a state of emergency in…
Bulletproof Coffee Announces Bottled Bullshit Launch at Whole Foods
If you agitate cream enough, you will make whipped cream. Continue agitating it and skim off the liquid, and you will…
That 'New Black Panther Movie Costume' You've Been Seeing Everywhere Is Actually Just an Action Figure
You might have seen claims around the internet today that Chadwick Boseman would be getting a slightly updated new…
No, NASA Did Not Just Change Your Zodiac Sign
NASA did not just rewrite the zodiac chart. But here’s why so many people are convinced that the agency did—and the…
That Star Wars Episode VIII Title Floating Around Probably Isn't Real
With Episode VIII a year and a half away, leaks and spoilers are all we’re going to hear about for awhile. Naturally,…
The Truth About That 'Classified Alien Music' Everybody's Freaking Out About
The internet was all abuzz today over newly-declassified tape of Apollo 10 astronauts catching a broadcast of alien…
The Internet Thinks You Can Unspoil Wine With a Penny. Here’s the Truth.
Hey, did you know that you can revive a spoiled wine by just dropping a penny into your glass? Well, at least according…
Do the Herbs in Natural Erection Supplements Really Make You Harder?
The companies that market so-called “natural” sexual health supplements make a lot of promises, especially when they’re…
November's "Astronomical Blackout" is Unmitigated Bullshit
For fifteen days in November, the Earth will be blanketed in darkness during an astronomical blackout like nothing…
Some "Ghosts" May Be Sound Waves Just Below Human Hearing
There are many possible explanations for hauntings, not least that humans are highly suggestible creatures, especially…
About That “Orgasmic” Mushroom: It Probably Doesn’t Exist
There’s a rumor flying around the internet about a Hawaiian mushroom whose scent gives women orgasms. I’m sorry to…
BBC Fakes Volcano Footage by Blending Multiple Eruptions into One Gorgeous Shot
Et tu, BBC? That absolutely gorgeous footage of the eruption in the BBC documentary Patagonia: Earth’s Secret Paradise i…
9 More Viral Photos That Are Actually Fake
Sometimes it feels like half of the internet is just fake photos. Whether it’s Elvis cutting Johnny Cash’s hair (FAKE),…
EMDrive Still Doesn't Work Because Science has no Patience for Nonsense
More experiments on the much-overhyped EMDrive continue to prove absolutely nothing except that it’s easy to create…
How Many Different Smells Can The Human Nose Actually Detect?
Last year, a paper published in Science made waves with the stunning claim that the human nose can detect a whopping…
No, William Shakespeare Did Not Really Invent 1,700 English Words
One of the many pieces of popular lore attributed to Shakespeare (and there are a lot) is that he invented up to 1,700…