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Science and society: The giant earthquake that launched a new era in geologic knowledge

I am a geologist by training and my main interest was natural hazards. I was not able to apply my interest to earthquakes or volcanoes as I’d hoped but I did get to help the

Unexplained terminology Explained: ‘Paranormal’ versus ‘Supernatural’

Paranormal investigators say they look for evidence of paranormal activity. That phrase always confounded me. I don't quite get it. What does it mean when someone says they have evidence of "paranormal activity"? And, how

A ruse by any other name still stinks

As one who runs a website about weird news, it's been a crazy start to the year. A number of hoaxes proliferating around the media the first week of this year. They are passed on

Imagineering cryptids: The Cryptozoologicon (Book review)

It's not been the best year for the fans of real live cryptids. Not only did we NOT find Bigfoot again, we had a better explanation for the Yeti, and Sasquatch DNA samples that were

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