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MY SO-CALLED FROG: Was BBC duped by frog-child story?

While at times referring to its subject as a "so-called frog," BBC News reported an Iranian woman gave birth to...

Extra, extra, South American cat gives birth to puppies! That, at least, was the story being peddled last month—not on...

Did you know that for 200 easy payments of $39.95 you can get a hip transplant? And if you act...

If the Washington Post uses low standardized test scores as evidence for innate female “dimness,” is the same argument for...

On scientific fauxtography, MedGadget writes: "Ten to 20 of the articles accepted by The Journal of Clinical Investigation each year...

NOVA Science Now reports: "Seeing is no longer believing in our modern digital world. Powerful photo-manipulation software is available to...

Capital Weather Gang reports: "It turns out that weather photos are often the victim of "photoshopping" -- the term now...

Mainstream media (MsM) has tried to blame bloggers for the publication of a false rumor that made Apple stocks tumble....

Fox News reported "In the article, Obama Left with Little Time to Curb Global Warming, Associated Press (AP) Science Writer...