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Hemlock is not a big threat to school children – crumbling pavements and busy roads are

Headlines warn of a poisonous plant endangering our children's lives, but we should be less worried about hemlock and more worried about the safety of our public footpaths and pavements

Ten times the unexpected appearance of pseudoscience ruined entertainment

Few things can interrupt your enjoyment of a film or TV show like an unexpected endorsement of pseudoscience - here's our top 10 worst woo-turns

The Ockham Awards 2023: recognising the best in skepticism, and the worst in pseudoscience

Nominations for the 2023 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.

Joss paper offerings: how to make Chinese hell a fun place for your ancestors

Chinese mourners traditionally burn paper offerings for dead relatives - but recently, the practice has expanded to involve paper versions of iPhones and luxury goods

Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo isn’t dead… but the credibility of Twitter ads might well be

Twitter accepted payment to promote tweets falsely claiming celebrity deaths, linking to scam sites impersonating national newspapers to push cryptocurrency scams

What’s in Lake Champlain? Analysing historic sightings of the cryptid known as “Champ”

By tracking sightings of the Lake Champlain cryptid over 10 years, we can see that reports significantly increased once the public expected to see something

Charles appoints alt-med fan Dr Michael Dixon as Head of the Royal Medical Household

Though largely unnoticed, Charles' appointment of alt-med advocate, Dr Michael Dixon, as Head of the Royal Medical Household may be telling

Matt Le Tissier talks to The Skeptic about Covid, vaccines, 15-minute cities and climate change

The Skeptic editor, Michael Marshall, sat down with former footballer Matt Le Tissier to ask why he has become increasingly vocal in his support for conspiracy theories
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