Thanks to everyone who suggested a science cliché in response to my recent post. I can now reveal the official top fives, broken down by number of words. Remember, the terms have to be surrounded by speech marks. Note, I re-searched every term today, as the numbers differ slightly depending on when you search.

Tomorrow, I’ll do the same for Google Scholar results.

Two words

Statistically significant 9,340,000

Paradigm shift 2,910,000

Rocket science 2,840,000

Mad scientist 2,480,000

Major breakthrough 842,000

Three words

A new study 5,820,000

Scientists have found 1,050,000

Sheds new light 826,000

This study shows 720,000

Implications for therapy 388,000

Four words

Necessary but not sufficient 1,270,000

More research is needed 977,000

Closer to a cure 139,000

Long term climate change 137,000

The next ice age 120,000

Five or more words

According to the latest research 121,000

Release of calcium from intracellular stores 50,600

One step closer to a cure 41,900

It has not escaped our notice 23,200

This raises more questions than it answers 686