Science
Research findings, viral studies, and scientific claims under the lens.
Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the Solar System.
NOT BS
Water has the chemical formula H2O.
NOT BS
The railway line being constructed between London and Birmingham (High Speed 2, HS2) can be seen from space.
HARDLY BS
The sky is blue.
NOT BS
Research sponsored by a company is always biased toward selling that company's products or services.
TOTAL BS
Chickens existed before chicken eggs existed.
TOTAL BS
Scientists in relevant fields widely agree that the health and environmental effects of the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident were very low.
HARDLY BS
Win probability models used in sports analytics (for example, ESPN's NBA win probability model) are generally well-calibrated, and their probabilities align reasonably well with observed outcomes, at least compared with typical human intuition.
HARDLY BS
Higher ocean temperatures can stress corals and cause them to expel symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae), leading to coral bleaching.
NOT BS
Human activities, especially burning fossil fuels and land-use change such as deforestation, are altering the global carbon cycle by increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
NOT BS
Some carbon is stored long-term in soils, oceans, sediments, rocks, and fossil fuels.
NOT BS
Decomposers break down dead organisms and return carbon to soils and the atmosphere.
NOT BS
Animals, plants, and microbes release carbon dioxide through respiration.
NOT BS
Plants take in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and convert it into sugars and plant tissue.
NOT BS
Artificial intelligence is not environmentally sustainable.
SOME BS
Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level (standard atmospheric pressure).
NOT BS
Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) repairs a DNA double-strand break by ligating the two cut ends directly together without requiring a homologous template.
HARDLY BS
Research on anxiety disorders and OCD demonstrates that changes in neural circuits can strongly influence behavior and thought patterns.
NOT BS
MRI and fMRI neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that certain mental illnesses are associated with abnormal activity in specific brain regions involved in fear, emotional regulation, and decision-making.
NOT BSNo checks match that verdict.