For years, people have reported sudden showers of animals falling from the sky. What's really going on? You can read my piece HERE.
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Sharon Hill on the “Strange Frequencies” Radio Show
Sharon Hill's recent "Sounds Sciencey" piece for Skeptical Inquirer magazine looks at the guys at Strange Frequencies Radio show. An interesting look at skeptics, science and the paranormal! You can read it HERE.
American Couple in Qatar Convicted of Killing Daughter for Organs
A scary update on a tragic story I wrote about a few months ago: An Asian-American couple has been found guilty of killing their daughter to sell her organs. Belief in rumors and urban legends can have very bad consequences.... You can read the story HERE.
Yellowstone Park Animal Flight: Warning of Doom?
Recent videos of animals fleeing Yellowstone Park have many tourists and local residents concerned that a volcanic eruption may be imminent.... I take a closer look at the story... you can read it HERE.
Creepy Clown Seen Stalking Staten Island
A mysterious and apparently malevolent clown has been seen lurking on the streets of Staten Island, N.Y., at night over the past few weeks... .You can read my article on it HERE.
Mysterious Frankfurt Flamingo Beheadings Solved
Who or what beheaded fifteen pink flamingos at a German zoo over the past few weeks? Satanists, psychos, or something else? You can read my piece on it HERE.
Do Cell Phone ‘Radiation Shields’ Work?
Cell-phone shields may do little to protect you -- and scientists say they're unnecessary. My brief investigation into a company that took out a full page ad in the New York Times Science(!) section can be read HERE.
Can Thieves Rob People Using Hypnosis?
A woman in Germany claims she was hypnotized outside of a supermarket, put into a trance, and later woke up at home having been robbed. There’s a certain creepy Gothic allure to the idea that a mesmerizing stranger can ask you to stare deeply into his eyes, or ask you...
Debunking the ‘Oil Pulling’ Medical Pseudoscience
The latest health fad making the rounds is something called “oil pulling,” an ancient Indian practice in which people cleanse their mouths (and bodies) of toxins by swishing a vegetable oil (such as olive, coconut, or sunflower) in the mouth for 20 minutes and then...
My Piece on Missing Flight 370 on Yahoo News!
As officials from several countries, and dozens of planes and boats, scour the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal for the mysteriously missing China-bound Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people aboard, some people are wondering if there might be some...