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  • Does China's State-Owned Bank Have Offices in Trump Tower?
  • No, This Is Not a Real Photo of Trump Being Arrested
  • What Is This 'Unidentified Transforming Deep Sea Creature'?
  • Was One of Brigham Young's Sons a Drag Queen?
  • Lance Reddick, star of 'Wire' and 'John Wick,' dead at 60
  • Does Oxfam Handbook Advise Against Using the Words 'Mother' and 'Youth'?
Skeptical Inquirer Newsfeed
  • Remembering Kendrick Frazier
  • Apocalyptic Pseudoarchaeology
  • How Spiritual Is Deepak Chopra?
  • From Ghost Hunter to CSI’s Chief Investigator
  • Ten Health and Wellness Fallacies Every Skeptic Should Know
  • CSICon 2022: The Return to Vegas
  • Moving Forward, Looking Back
  • Investigating Witchcraft Accusations in Malawi
  • Natalia Pasternak, Superspreader of Science, Honored with Critical Thinking Award
  • Professors Launch Teaching Critical Thinking Group at CSICon
FactCheck Newsfeed
  • No Evidence Scientists Received Grant for Changing Opinion on Pandemic Origins, Contrary to Claims
  • Military Equipment Traveling Back to U.S., Contrary to Social Media Posts
  • What to Know About Trump-Era Bank Deregulation and Bank Failures
  • What the Cochrane Review Says About Masks For COVID-19 — and What It Doesn’t
  • Posts Spread Unfounded Claims About Russia’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Explaining the Missing Context of Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Presentation
  • Posts Fabricate Charge Against Bill Gates in Philippines
  • Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines
  • Biden’s One-Sided Attack on Republican Budgeting
  • Post Distorts History of Presidential Efforts to Fight Child Sex Trafficking
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A Solstice Story

December 18, 2021

Once upon a time, about 4.5 billion years ago, back when Earth was just a baby planet, our young solar system was a dangerous neighborhood, with all …

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Are Avocado Pits Edible?

November 24, 2020

  What is it about fruit pits? Science Update listeners called and emailed about them frequently over the years with two opposite questions: Will …

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Chewing Gum Myth

October 17, 2018

Does it really take seven years to digest chewing gum?

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Open microwave oven with metal parts inside

Metal in Microwaves

July 8, 2016

If metal isn’t supposed to go in microwave ovens, why do some of them have metal racks?

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Bread, flour and wheat grains

Fear of Gluten

June 24, 2016

Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but only a small percentage of the population is truly sensitive to the wheat protein.

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27 Club Myth

May 1, 2014

Statisticians test whether famous musicians are really more likely to die at age 27.

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Toddler brushing teeth while bathing in green bucket

Baby Tooth Cavities

September 5, 2013

Baby teeth fall out eventually. But that doesn't mean cavities in baby teeth should be ignored.

Read moreBaby Tooth Cavities
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Artificial Dyes

August 14, 2013

Some people argue that food dyes are harmful to human health, but do decades of safety research back up these allegations?

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How Paleo is “Paleo”?

August 1, 2013

Did our hunter-gatherer ancestors really eat a “Paleo” diet?

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2012 Apocalypse Myth Exposed – Encore presentation

December 21, 2012

The world is not ending today. Find out why in this Science Update encore presentation.

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Poison Pits

March 1, 2011

A listener asks whether it's safe to eat fruit seeds and pits.

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Left-Handed Brains

February 8, 2011

Left-handers suffer more from learning disabilities but can also excel in spatial visualization.

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