Of course, some scientists claim it will happen next Tuesday.
And here scientists claim there are only seven wonders of the world.
A scientist claimed to have discovered human life on the further moon.
Scientists claim that real-life relationships can't live up to those in the movies.
As early as 2008, some scientists claimed that the technology was ready for commercial use and simply needed a company to back it.
The authors of the study say the results show that gender switching is, in fact, far less popular than some social scientists had claimed.
How can scientists claim to predict climate change over 50 or more years when they can't even get next week's weather forecast right?
It will be a long time, if ever, before scientists claim authority on such issues as esthetic judgment.
Some scientists claim an enthusiastic yes, while others dismiss it as nonsense.
Here too New Scientist can claim to have helped a winner on his way.