Latest articles by Benjamin Radford
The 5 Most Outrageous Hoaxes
The bizarre hoax involving linebacker Te'o and his "girlfriend" is just one in a lone line of outrageous hoaxes.
Do Scientists Fear the Paranormal?
One scientists says this fear may explain why psychic powers haven't been proven.
What Makes Ice Cubes Cloudy?
Water free of minerals and impurities freezes first, pushing the cloudy parts containing the sediment (and tiny trapped air bubbles) toward the center.
Medical Myths: When Urban Legends Kill
Health workers have died trying to save others.
'UFO' Seen From Airplane: What Is It?
A video taken from a flight appears to show a UFO outside the window. Or not.
Total Hooey: The Strangest Non-Stories of 2012
UFOs, the Mayan apocalypse, eagle snatching baby and more strange stories that weren't this year.
What Does the Sun Burn?
We all know that there is no air in space, and therefore no oxygen to burn.
What are Growing Pains?
The pains are real, but they are not caused by the child's growing body.
Psychic Sued for Police Hoax About Massacre
A couple is suing a self-proclaimed psychic for lying to police about a massacre at their Texas ranch in 2011
'Bigfoot' Is Part Human, DNA Study Claims
The Texas vet suggests cryptids had sex with modern human females, resulting in hairy hominin hybrids.
Branding James Bond: Do Product-Placement Ads Work?
When 007 sipped a Heineken did audiences swoon enough to grab a cold one?
Men in Black: The UFO Buff's Bogeymen
Do dark-garbed men visit UFO eyewitnesses and intimidate them into silence?
Do People Really Use Just 10 Percent of Their Brains?
Brain imaging scans clearly show that the vast majority of the brain is used.
Werewolves: Lore, Legend & Lycanthropy
Shape-shifting man-wolves weren't always associated with the full moon.
Do Eskimos Really Have 400 Words for Snow?
Anyone who suffers routine heavy snowfalls probably has a few choice words for snow. But 400?
Bigfoot Vandalizes a Winnebago and Other Questionable Claims
The hairy monster has a history of being accused of damaging property.
Chupacabra: Facts about the Mysterious Vampire Beast
The mystery of the "goat sucker" was solved fairly quickly and easily.
Psychic Devastates Dead Student's Family
False predictions cause anguish in missing-person case.
Zombies: The Real Story of the Undead
Zombies are real — in the minds of believers in voodoo and witchcraft. Scientific claims of their existence have been refuted.
ESP & Psychic Powers: Claims Inconclusive
Despite decades of research, scientific evidence for extrasensory perception remains elusive.
