Viral claims suggest a new way to give your skin that sun-kissed glow: eating so many carrots you turn orange from carotenosis.
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The “child identifies as wolf” story was only ever about bullying, not ‘species confusion’

A Scottish child created a wolf 'persona' in order to cope with severe bullying and, as a result, ended up being bullied by the national media

Floral alchemy: the even stranger Brazilian cousin of Bach Flower Remedies

Endorsed by the São Paulo city government, floral alchemy claims to be able to heal based on vibrational energy derived from lunar cycles

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

From the archives in 1990, Anthony Garrett explores the then-popular trend of astrological charts and predictions

March for Life: The UK’s anti-abortion movement is becoming more organised and emboldened

March for Life UK's pro-health summit showcased the full range of judgmental anti-choice rhetoric on abortion, IVF, and assisted dying

Could AI help fix the issues of ineffective alternative medicine regulation?

A new study uses AI to identify misleading health claims, showing that with the right motivation and technology, proper regulation of alternative medicine is possible

From the archives: Urban legends – a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend

From the archives in 1990, Toby Howard takes a look at urban legends, and how untrue stories pass around as tales from a friend of a friend

Does the colour of a pill really influence what kind of placebo effect you’ll experience?

It's said that pill colour influences what placebo effect people experience, but the primary source for this claim is flimsy at best

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

Trump's debate lies showed us a useful truth - just how much of his information he gets from conspiracy theorists and online extremists
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