When Gay Sheep and the Blogosphere Collide

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2007 Dr. Charles Roselli says a British newspaper misrepresented his research into gay rams, but that didn't stop the blogosphere, PETA and gay rights activists from running wild with the story. Despite an intense PR campaign to undo the damage, critics are still skeptical of the doctor's ethics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doomsday Clock Nears Midnight

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2007 On Wednesday the "doomsday clock" ticked two minutes closer to midnight as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists assessed threats from nuclear proliferation and global warming. Meant to signify humanity's proximity to a major global catastrophe, the clock is currently set to 11:55 p.m. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Obesity Gum

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2007 British scientists are developing a chewing gum that could help to regulate the appetites of obesity sufferers. Although the research is promising, the first infomercials are years away. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists Seek to Create Docile Zombie Animals

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2007 Researchers are probing ways to create genetically modified livestock that are oblivious to their confinement and thus easier to prepare for subsequent slaughter. Zombie bacon double-cheeseburger, anyone? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2007 Researchers from Dublin City University already believed that drug use was on the rise in Ireland, but they were surprised when their study indicated that 100 percent of Ireland's banknotes bear traces of cocaine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Exxon Allegedly Paid for Climate Misinformation Drive

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2007 Following in the footsteps of big tobacco, ExxonMobil paid 43 ideological groups $16 million to attack the science behind global warming, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. The real scandal isn't that Exxon paid such groups to pimp its version of "reality," but that the media felt obligated to take an "on the other hand" approach in reporting those fringe assertions about climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dogma National Park

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2007 If you've been thinking about a vacation to the Grand Canyon but worried someone might try to assault you with information, fear not. Park employees are not allowed to reveal the true age of the formation for fear of offending Christians, and the bookstore features a manuscript claiming the canyon was created during Noah's flood. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

House GOP’ers Kick the Poor, Push Fringe Abortion Bill

Staff / Truthdig Dec 2, 2006 In a cynical and mean-spirited attempt to reach out to their vaunted "base," lame-duck conservative House Republicans plan on ignoring their duties to pass spending bills that would benefit the poor, and instead will put their energies into passing a "fetal pain" abortion bill based on "science" rejected by the American Medical Association. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Globe Continues to Warm

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2006 Scientists have noted alarming trends in the arctic that continue to indicate a rise in global temperature, which could ultimately lead to catastrophe: "There have been regional warming periods before. Now we're seeing arctic-wide changes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pollution-Eating Cement

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2006 An Italian cement company has developed a treatment for building materials that transforms pollutants into less harmful substances, such as water and carbon dioxide. Experts suggest that covering 15 percent of a smog-choked industrial city like Milan could reduce pollution by 50 percent. (h/t: Engadget) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Science Misused as Propaganda, Says Nobel Laureate

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2006 Dr. Peter Agre of Scientists and Engineers for America condemns Washington's exploitation of fake science: "Good science has something to do with reality, and reality is sometimes very useful." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It’s a Wonderful Second Life

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2006 Check out this mind-blowing story on Second Life, the simulated online world where people socialize, shop for actual products, attend legitimate university classes, even buy virtual real estate -- using real-world money. This head-spinning enmeshing of online/off-line interaction represents a new model for our Internet-addled society. It's like "The Matrix" (Version 0.1). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )