Paranormal Science

Explore the science of the paranormal, how our current understanding of physics challenges the existence of ghosts and how this opinion might be changed.

The debate over whether the paranormal is a science or a belief system rages on, but whichever is true, the fact people report strange experiences shouldn't be ignored.

Professor Ronald Mallett from the University of Connecticut, appeared on the ITV show 'This Morning' to talk about his attempts to build a time machine.

Put your knowledge of the history and methods of spirit photography to the test and test your understanding of optical illusions and ghostly apparitions.

How citizen science techniques can be used to investigate the psychological and social factors associated with the belief in ghosts and other paranormal phenomena.

Some scientific principles for paranormal investigators to help you avoid common pitfalls and approach investigations with an unbiased and scientific mindset.

I interviewed the AI ChatGPT bot about the paranormal and tried to get it to admit to the possibility that ghosts might exist. Its responses were very insightful.

It's a big roadblock for the potential existence of ghosts, but one scientist has suggested that a physical brain might not be necessary for the retention of memory.

Some paranormal experts claim entities exist with lower vibrational energies to humans, but how can they make this claim without first knowing the frequency of the human body?

Certain types of energy are often linked with paranormal phenomenon, but how much do you know about these forces and the frequencies they exist at?

Test your scientific knowledge, whether it be trivia about commonly used phrases in the paranormal world or the science behind ghost hunting devices and methods.

Quantum physics is weird, even "spooky" as Einstein said, and so is the paranormal, but that doesn't mean that quantum-mechanical processes must be causing paranormal activity.

Many paranormal researchers claim that ghosts exist on a higher frequency, so can we use the array of ghost hunting gadgets available to us to find their exact frequency?

A meme that has been shared by countless paranormal groups on Facebook claims that humans can only perceive a small fraction of the world around us.

Could the energy released by exploding fireworks be enough to give supernatural entities a boost and increase paranormal activity?

Believers in the paranormal say that because ghosts are outside of the understanding of science, we'll never be able to prove they exist, but this isn't true.

Here's a list of the key atmospheric metrics that you should measure over the days and weeks leading up to a ghost hunt to get a full understanding of the base line environmental conditions.

The theory that playing meaningful audio or placing familiar objects in an allegedly haunted environment might increase paranormal activity.

Necrotic radiation is said to be a ghostly energy that lives on outside the body after death and carries with it our personalities, memories and awareness.

It's not surprising that quantum theory appeals to the paranormal world when terms like "spooky action at a distance" are used to describe weird subatomic phenomenon.