A crime scene reconstruction expert says a creepy video shot a year ago is original and proof of alien life, reports Tom Norton for Newsweek. newsweek.com/las-vegas-alie…

Following news that one person connected with the UFO disclosure movement died in suspicious circumstances, two leading lights of the community claim that they've been threatened by 'someone in the government,' reports Michael Moran for Daily Star. dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-new…

Following the recent discovery of Panthera DNA on a sheep carcass in the Lake District, a woman from Burton-in-Kendal has sent in a photo of what she believes to have been a big cat in 2008, reports Catherine Mackinlay for The Mail. nwemail.co.uk/news/24347623.…

Cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis talks to Rachel Feltman about zombies, game theory, go bags and more in her new book, A Field Guide to the Apocalypse. scientificamerican.com/podcast/episod…

Social media platforms need to open up data to Africans and researchers in the global south, writes Guy Berger LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/p0RUy, Rhodes University, for The Conversation Africa. theconversation.com/hate-speech-an…

As researchers increasingly face many kinds of attack over their work, there is debate about how to support and protect them, writes Bianca Nogrady for nature. nature.com/articles/d4158…

After dancer Miranda Derrick’s family went viral claiming she was being controlled by a religious organization, former members have come forward to tell their stories in “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult,” reports 🌿Jacqui Palumbo 🌿 for CNN. edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/sty…

While french fries may indeed contain some carcinogens, it does not automatically follow that eating them causes cancer, writes Joe Schwarcz for Montreal Gazette. montrealgazette.com/opinion/column…

A man born into a “cult,” where he was sexually abused and was not allowed to listen to CDs, go to restaurants or date women before proposing, attempted suicide three times upon leaving because of the trauma, reports Molly Powell 🍊 for The Independent. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Veteran crime scene analyst Scott Roder insisted that the footage showing two gangly extraterrestrials is 100 percent genuine during a recent podcast appearance, reports Mackenzie Tatananni for Daily Mail Online. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Paranormal expert and author Dr. Paul Lee believes the UK has been running out of ghosts as aging spirits are currently dormant or have moved on to the 'other side,' reports Leigh Mcmanus for Daily Star. dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-ne…

Morgan Spurlock recently passed away and left behind a convoluted legacy in the controversial 'Super Size Me,' writes Rachel Ulatowski for The Mary Sue. themarysue.com/super-size-me-…

Misinformation has been found by social media users, computer scientists and journalists using Google’s new “AI overview” tool, reports Cosmos. cosmosmagazine.com/technology/ai/…

Election officials around the world are adopting “prebunking” campaigns, as AI and other threats jeopardize voting, report Cat Zakrzewski, Joseph Menn, Naomi Nix and Will Oremus for The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Sigh. Jeffrey A Tucker at the Brownstone Institute has let his inner Alex Jones conspiracy freak flag fly high. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-ultimate-c…

This video shows chiropractic adjustments on dogs.

It’s scientifically indefensible and potentially harmful: sciencebasedmedicine.org/veterinary-chi…

Nick Tiller dives into the details of Equinox’s new Optimize program in his latest “Skeptics’ Guide to Sports Science” feature.
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Agr-tech: will technology help or hinder food production and animal welfare? | Robyn Lowe, Matt Dobbs

The UK's agricultural sector has invested heavily in new technology - 'agri-tech' - in an effort to improve efficiency, while protecting animal welfare

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Pro-Russian disinformation groups are exploiting the “very, very lax” rules on Telegram and there’s not much EU authorities can do about it, report Alberto Nardelli, Daniel Hornak, and jeff stone for Bloomberg. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A midwife warns the Gambian diaspora in London could use school holidays to take girls for FGM, report Harry Low and Helen Drew for BBC News (UK). bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…