UnsplashIs there anything more enticing than a haunted house?Yes, we should all know better after many, manyhorror films have been set in them, but there’s just something so alluring about sharing a house with spirits that have long-since left the mortal realm.If you’re with me here and you enjoy this mythology, you may be disappointed by what I’m about to reveal.You see, the thing is, most of the features of “haunted” houses can unfortunately be explained away by science. Sigh.The science behind haunted housesWriting for BBC Science Focus, Dr Alistair Gun, a radio astronomer reveals: “The vast majority of paranormal investigations have been of the pseudoscientific variety – based on incorrect, incomplete or misrepresented science, or invalid due to bias, manipulation, assumption or omission.”He goes on to explain: “It’s an unscientific leap of faith to believe in alien visitation based solely on unexplained sightings.“The same is true for the belief in ghosts; there’s no scientific rationale for it. Science does offer s