junk science

Acai breakfast bowls are available in every trendy smoothie and juice bar, but if you haven’t partaken in this particular superfood fad yet, you haven’t missed out. Turns out acai bowls don’t actually make a healthy start to the day after all.

The popular press regularly botches its science reporting.

It’s hard to overstate the keto diet fever that has been gripping the US. And it’s not just West and East coast, but all over. Yelp’s data analysis team identified Portland, Phoenix, Austin and Dallas as the top U.S.

Obesity. It's a big fat problem. And, as with all big fat problems, somebody else is to blame.

The old adage that a lie can traverse the globe before the truth puts its shoes on has never been more relevant than it is today. Because of social media, lies can literally spread around the world in mere seconds.

5G, the next generation of wireless technology, promises not just incredibly fast data transmission but also r

By Steven DeKosky, University of Florida

Journalism is thoroughly inept and corrupt. The quality of journalism has gotten so bad that I have whittled down my trusted sources to merely a handful. Even then, when it comes to science, these sources often get it wrong.

How much lower can the New York Times go?

By Walter Boot, Florida State University