Association of British Science Writers

Hall of Shame

Monday, 17 May 2010 16:15 | Author: Richard Hollingham |

No prizes for guessing which newspaper this story comes from:

"Simply turning on a light at night for a few seconds to go to the toilet can cause changes that might lead to cancer."

But how will it affect house prices? Are working mothers to blame?

Most shameless use of a dead genius to sell Live luggage

Sunday, 24 January 2010 23:44 | Author: Sunny Bains |

Sir Isaac Newton is being used to sell something called an anti-gravity handle. Sigh.

Most bizarre and pointless extrapolation

Monday, 09 November 2009 20:45 | Author: Shamer |

Oh, the humanity. Have a look at this.

Most pathetic attempt to stoke controversy

Monday, 09 November 2009 20:41 | Author: Shamer |

Putting the "mental" in environmental - Rocket backfires!