The first edition of Darryl Cunningham's Science Tales was published in2012 and shortlisted for the British Comi Awards 'Best Book'. This newedition has been updated to include a clinical exposé of hydraulicfracturing, or fracking, and its political framework in the UK and USA. Agraphic milestone of investigative reporting, Cunningham's essaysexplode the lies, hoaxes and scams of popular science, debunking mediamyths and decoding some of today's most fiercely-debated issues: climatechange, electroconvulsive therapy, the moon landing, the MMR (Measles,Mumps and Rubella) vaccine, homeopathy, chiropractic, evolution, sciencedenialism and, new for this edition, fracking. Thoroughly researchedand sourced, Cunningham's clear narrative, graphic lines andphotographic illustration explain complicated and controversial issueswith deceptive ease.