Scientists try to restore Pluto’s planet status

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From the “Make Pluto Great Again” department, new definition raises number of planets in solar system to about 110 Johns Hopkins University scientist Kirby Runyon wants to make one thing clear: Regardless of what one prestigious scientific organization says to the contrary, Pluto is a planet. So, he says, is Europa, commonly known as a […]

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March 19, 2017 at 03:00AM

Fake News British Climate Professors Protest Against Trump

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Leading ‘scientists’ have presented a cheeky challenge to Donald Trump’s denial of climate change in Aberdeenshire.
Four ‘professors’ turned up yesterday at the US President’s controversial golf resort at Menie on the northeast coast to hand over a Ladybird guide to climate change and a Royal Meteorological Society statement on climate science.

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March 19, 2017 at 02:21AM

‘Experts’ Say Arctic has Been Ice Free Since 2008

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Measuring from the March 2007 peak to the March 2017 peak (which is the correct way to measure trends) Arctic sea ice extent has expanded about 60 Manhattans per year over the past decade. Our top experts said the Arctic would be ice-free by 2008. Others were more conservative and said the ice wouldn’t be gone until 2012.

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March 19, 2017 at 02:09AM

The Prime Evil of Science Accountability

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It is said the devil’s greatest trick was convincing us he doesn’t exist. And for a while he succeeded. He told us that he would help distribute our research to the world. He told us he would put a stamp of approval on the work so that we knew we could trust it.
And the devil did us a favor, for we didn’t have the ability to distribute the work ourselves. Tragically, by the time we were given…

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March 19, 2017 at 02:01AM