[Link] Paleontology ‘a hotbed of unethical practices rooted in colonialism’, say scientists

Read: 3/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

The public image of palaeontologists as dusty, but rather affable academics, could be due an update.

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[Link] Theranos lab chief says Elizabeth Holmes offered ‘impossible’ explanation for odd findings

Read: 10/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

The former lab director of Theranos has testified that Elizabeth Holmes gave “implausible” excuses for apparent failures in the company’s tests and personally pushed back against his concerns about its signature blood testing machines.

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[Link] A Fascinating Plot Twist As Researchers Recreate Classic “Primordial Soup” Experiment

Read: 31/10/2021 hackaday.com

Science is built on reproducibility; if someone else can replicate your results, chances are pretty good that you’re looking at the truth. And there’s no statute of limitations on reproducibility; even experiments from 70 years ago are fair game for a fresh look.

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[Link] Why Do Animals Sometimes Kill Their Babies?

Read: 28/6/2021 www.nationalgeographic.com

When Khali, a sloth bear at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., went into labor in late December last year, her keepers were thrilled. But soon after Khali delivered her first cub, something went wrong.

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