Make a stand for good science
Scientists must work harder at making the public aware of the stark difference between good science and denialist spin.
View ArticleWhy do people believe weird things?
You too can be a psychic, astrologer, palm reader or tarot card diviner - and it's easy to find customers, because a great number of people are ready to believe.
View ArticleGreat balls of fire could explain UFOs
An astrophysicist has a plausible explanation for ball lightning and some UFO sightings.
View ArticleClimate change is real. We cause it. But then, you knew that
If the Climate Commission’s report felt like scientific deja-vu, then so did the politicised and self-interested responses.
View ArticlePopularity of drones in agriculture set to rise
They sound like a big mosquito, look like a remote controlled toy and cost around $45,000.
View ArticleHungry spirits haunt station store room
Have you ever had the feeling someone is watching you? Your breath quickens, heart starts racing and the hairs on the back of your neck start to prickle.
View ArticleSpooky sightings at Sylvania station
Sylvania station cook Darlene tells Lucie Bell about the friendly ghost that haunts her Pilbara home.
View ArticleScientists should take a leaf out of wellness bloggers' books
How can we distinguish credible wellness information from unfounded pseudoscience? And why is it that wellness gurus are often taken more seriously than scientists?
View ArticleNo joy for taxpayer funded water divining project
A government-sponsored project has failed to find sufficient water supply, despite a water diviner's best efforts.
View ArticleParanormal investigator: A life seeking spirits
Armed with a gaggle of gadgets and a belief in the supernatural, one paranormal investigator sets out to find out if that bump in the night could be something more.
View ArticleHow marketing obscures science when it comes to what we eat
What starts as good nutrition research is so easily twisted by marketing hype into overblown health claims.
View ArticleWho are grinders and can they really live forever?
These are the people implanting microchips under their skin as they attempt to take human evolution into their own hands.
View Article'UFO' sighting over Tasmania sparks alien theories on Facebook
The mystery of a fireball crossing the Tasmanian skyline is solved, but not before Facebook users had declared alien life had finally made it to Tasmania.
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