Reality Checks: LGBT Rights, Unresolved Cancer Questions, “False Balance,” and Penguins

• The UN Human Rights Council is not living up to its name when it comes to LGBT rights. (via Raw Story)
• Three as yet unresolved questions in cancer research. (via Scientific American)
• The BBC makes changes designed to prevent “false balance” in science reporting. (via io9)
• Penguins endangered by melting arctic ice. (via NPR)

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