Peripheral Science

The websites in this category promote or report on investigations into areas of research that lie outside the domain of established science. These may include controversial issues such as global warming, evolution, near-death experiences, miraculous faith healings, and strange unexplained phenomena. Some of these sites may also try to expose frauds and biased scientific research.

Daily Grail - This site reports on investigations and discoveries in the fields of anthropology, archeology, exobiology, possible supernatural occurrences, and many other subject areas. It concentrates on research that usually isn't covered in mainstream news media. It also includes many original and unique articles, as well as a daily news feed.

Crank Dot Net - This site provides extensive coverage of fringe and crank science on the web. It categorizes sites into areas such as paranormal, prophesy, extraterrestrial, religion, conspiracy theories, and humor.

Annals of Improbable Research - This site documents numerous strange research projects and investigations in areas such as weird human behavior, odd medical conditions, and fringe physics. It also awards the annual ig Nobel Prizes. Its publications include a newsletter, a print magazine, and various books.

Fortean Times - This site contains numerous reports of strange and unexplained phenomena. The types of phenomena include Unidentified Flying Objects, strange human-like creatures such as Bigfoot, weird animal behavior, and alien abductions.

Peaceful Uprising - This non-profit organization opposes practices and policies that contribute to environmental pollution, carbon emissions, and global warming. To help bring about needed changes, it publicizes relevant scientific facts, communicates its views to government officials, and organizes protests against harmful practices. Its ultimate goal is a greener, cleaner version of the existing world, in which greed and exploitation are not allowed to spoil the natural environment and destroy human lives.

Raw Story Science News - Because of its focus on attention-grabbing news stories, the mainstream media fails to report many important scientific research projects and discoveries. Fortunately there are other websites, such as this one, which attempt to fill the gap. In addition to providing the basic scientific facts, many of its reports also discuss their potential impact on future political and social developments.

Other Categories

• Social Causes
  This page contains links to websites that speak out for the rights of repressed minority groups or neglected segments of society.

• Personal Freedom
  The websites on this list oppose attempts to take away personal freedom and civil liberties.

• Atheist Websites
  This section contains descriptions of sites that express an atheistic viewpoint. Many of these sites strongly oppose the beliefs and practices of traditional religions.

• Anti-Corporate
  These sites oppose the policies and practices of large corporations and institutions. Such practices might include collusion, artificial price controls, exploitation of people, lobbying for special tax benefits, unfair awarding of contracts, and waste of natural resources.

• Religious Dissent
  The websites described on this page oppose the beliefs and practices of major established religious groups, and some also promote the beliefs of small lesser-known groups.

• Weird Religious Beliefs
  This glossary defines some of the weird beliefs that are seemingly incompatible with a scientific approach to knowledge.

• Skepticism
  This page lists websites which express doubts about majority opinions or offer counter-arguments to conventional beliefs. This can include commonly accepted ideas about political systems, religious practices, and social policies.

• Other Resources
  This page has links to some useful online resources such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, and reference materials.

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