2014's most dubious 'science' claims

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EXCERPT: A lot of major scientific stories broke in 2014; some good, some not so good. However, outside of the focus of the official science channels, things tend to get quite strange. Many questionable, surreal and downright bizarre scientific claims were given media attention, but under the guise of news about politics, technology, economics and so on; anything that wasn’t science, really.

Thankfully, this blog was there to keep an eye on the less obvious science stories, at the request of nobody. But still, here are some of the highlights from 2014, given that it’s almost over....
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