With many projects competing for financial support, scientists point out that the process must be seen to be open and fair.

BBC: The UK retains its involvement in the Eiscat radars for now

Social scientists point out that in urban middle class families, there now seems to be a reversal of the old trend, with a female children being preferred.

BBC: Abandoned baby boy reverses trend

Climate scientists point out that there is evidence to show that the sustained rise in global temperatures over the past 15 years cannot be explained by cosmic ray activity.

BBC: Cloud simulator tests climate models

Scientists point out there's nothing new about these viruses.

CNN: Tracking deadly viruses' spread from animals to humans

Scientists are quick to point out that no single storm can be blamed on climate change, but say a warming world raises the odds of extreme weather.

CNN: NOAA: 2012 broke U.S. heat records

Skeptics who point out such shortcomings are, again, accused of attacking scientists or attacking science itself.

FORBES: As The Consensus Among Scientists Crumbles, Global Warming Alarmists Attack Their Integrity

What we need is for the true scientists to come out and be allowed to work on these zero-point energies that will solve this scarcity of energy problem once and for all.

FORBES: Climate Scientists Deepening Skepticism of Democracy

When skeptics point out these blatant biases, however, alarmists claim that scientists by their very nature are immune from having their environmental activist affiliations, the source of their paychecks or their preexisting advocacy for global warming restrictions influence their research and scientific opinions.

FORBES: As The Consensus Among Scientists Crumbles, Global Warming Alarmists Attack Their Integrity