Magic News

To round off a year of important science stories, this article takes a more quirky turn to review some of the ‘science’ behind Christmas.

Bristol - If you've had enough of flim-flam from spiritualists and other charlatans you might like to look at the science behind genuine "psychic" phenomena.

The Internet has revealed many uncomfortable truths and exposed many a crook, big and small. There is though one group of people who might rightly take umbrage at being exposed: magicians.

So, imagine you have gone away for two months, leaving your room in the hands of your housemates. Then try to imagine coming back to the results of their, well, artistic fun?

Nashville - In a clip posted to YouTube Nashville-based Magician Sean Emory asked his girlfriend of five years, Andrea Leachman, to record him performing a new magic trick.

A popular American magician was seriously injured when his hair was set on fire by the host of a Dominican Republic television show.

Boston - It sounds like science fiction or magic, like when Harry Potter discovered he could breathe underwater with Gillyweed. But now scientists have developed microparticles injected into the bloodstream that can keep a person alive without breathing.

New York - Pedestrians in New York's Times Square were treated to an amazing card trick. It was a case of "pick a card, any card" but the results were, well ... quite unusual.

Toronto - With all the speculation swirling around the NBA about whether Dwight Howard will be traded before this season’s trade deadline, the powerful centre looked unaffected in the pre-game shoot around moments before tipoff against the Toronto Raptors.

Accra - Most coaches would be ecstatic at having players display a little magic on the field. But not Goran Stevanovic, who has accused some Ghana players of using witchcraft to hinder teammates during the recent African Cup of Nations.