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What began as 19th-century mind-cure mysticism has morphed into a billion-dollar culture that may be hurting more minds than it helps.

Using real science to investigate the question of whether some people can "hear" the aurora.

The 1928 murder of a folk healer ignited a media frenzy and moral panic, revealing how superstition and magical thinking can fuel real-world tragedy.

Is there good science backing up the idea that you should eat based upon which of three body types you have?

Will our improvements to AI's voracious appetite for electricity keep pace with the exploding demand?

Do you really need to pay quite so much attention to which foods you eat, and which you avoid?

Since psychic abilities do not exist outside the delusions of true believers, involving psychics in searches for missing persons is worse than useless.

A roundup of all the biggest and scariest real sea monsters — from today and from prehistoric times.

How one special moment redefined how a science teacher does her job.

Their exciting nature, combined with the fact nobody's ever won one, make paranormal challenge prizes important educational tools.

Here are many popular myths about chocolate. How many can you tell are true or not?

She may have gotten her start as Houdini's sidekick, but Rose Mackenberg became a giant of unmasking fraudulent mediums.

You're going to get to enjoy some new guest hosts for a month or two on Skeptoid.

Super mushrooms are claimed by some to provide vague health benefits beyond their known nutritional values.

A roundup of the world's riskiest volcanoes and fault zones — and they're not necessarily the most hazardous.

Some people try to feed their dogs the same alternative diet they eat themselves... not necessarily so good for the dog.

Many of our preconceived notions about immigrants likely bear very little resemblance to the facts.

All of the ways you've heard that deep space wants to kill us — and how plausible or likely each scenario is.