Science Desk Editor
Peer-reviewed research, misrepresented studies, and press releases written by PR firms
Harold has a PhD in biochemistry and the permanent expression of someone who just read a poorly summarized study on Twitter. He joined journalism to correct the record and has since learned the record is not interested in correction. His desk drawer contains forty-seven rejected corrections to other publications' science coverage, which he reads aloud when morale is low.
A comprehensive study by the Indiana Institute of Cognitive Science has determined that sudden, high-decibel audio alerts during deep sleep cause immediate…
The Hadal Void Research Group secured an $18.4 million renewal after returning from a four-month deep-sea expedition with entirely empty specimen canisters.
A new study by the American Cartographic Association reveals that 61% of Americans believe traveling north requires more fuel due to a hemisphere-wide incline.
A small border intersection near Saint-Sulpice remains virtually unusable as competing regional engineering teams refuse to compromise on design philosophy.
The administrative staff of Saint-Laurent-des-Vignes confirmed the new mayor met all regulatory deadlines for the upcoming fiscal year.
NASA has suspended the Astraea-9 asteroid sample return mission after the project exhausted its annual $1,200 allocation for Class-IV office consumables.
Florentine neighborhood administrator Niccolò Machiavelli faces a coup after a local dentist launches an unauthorized splinter WhatsApp group chat.
The Lake District National Park Authority has introduced a digital booking system for a single, waist-high gray stone located along a popular footpath.
An Overland Park dental clinic has eliminated patient self-reporting by distributing smart dispensers that track interdental tension events.
A persistent low-pressure system over East Flanders enters its third week of atmospheric hesitation, unable to successfully exit the region.
A four-month maritime expedition that returned with zero biological specimens or geological anomalies has secured a historic funding renewal.
The American Alliance of Behavioral Wellness has officially trademarked the late-summer feeling of mild domestic dread, limiting its treatment to licensed…
AlpinAir's new loyalty program rewards passengers for 'Premature Verticality' and other high-stress airport behaviors to stabilize operational delay algorithms.
The Oxfordshire County Library Service has restructured its overdue books department into a forensic recovery unit to track down unreturned paperbacks.
A Boston man's premium sleep-tracking device has issued a series of critical alerts after classifying his REM-state dreams as structurally disorganized.
Meteorological officials in France have requested that residents ignore a stubborn high-pressure system, warning that attention only fuels its erratic behavior.
The Oakhaven Municipal Broadcast Board has issued a formal warning to meteorologist Gerald Finch over his "persistently grim" delivery of a humid heatwave…
A Naperville dental clinic has eliminated plaque by equipping patients with Bluetooth-enabled floss dispensers that send increasingly disappointed text…
The National Weather Service has officially classified a persistent, low-hanging cloud over Decatur County, Indiana, as pathologically hesitant.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has published a breakthrough report mapping a highly localized demographic of suburban men who stare at pavement.