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UFO incident over Labrador, Canada continues to intrigue 45 years on
In 1978, a mass UFO sighting and mysterious fire spooked the residents of Black Tickle on the Canadian east coast. The peculiar series of events began... ⌘ Read more
US government possesses a 'variety' of alien bodies, claims David Grusch
The ex-US intelligence officer recently talked a bit more about his findings on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Grusch, who previously worked with t... ⌘ Read more
Doctor Who at 60: what qualities make the best time travel companion?**
Psychologist Sarita Robinson takes a look at what traits make someone a good fit for a trip in the TARDIS. Over the past 60 years, we have witnessed t... ⌘ Read more
Yorkshire police UFO files include case of 'woman beamed into sky'
West Yorkshire Police claim to have received over 1,800 cases pertaining to UFOs within the space of just three years. UFO reports seem to be particul... ⌘ Read more
Rare Vangunu giant rat caught on camera for the first time ever
Native to the Solomon Islands, the rat hadn't even been recognized as a real species until relatively recently. Stories of enormous rats capable of cl... ⌘ Read more
Extremely high-energy 'sun goddess' particle falls to Earth from space
The particle is over one million times more energetic than anything generated by the Large Hadron Collider. Discovered by researchers using the Telesc... ⌘ Read more
Mystery 'undisclosed' payload involved in rocket's double-crater crash
A new study has concluded that a Chinese rocket that crashed into the Moon in 2022 was carrying a mystery payload. The debris, which was first spotted... ⌘ Read more
Haunted dolls and cryptids greet visitors at haunted NC museum
Stephen Barcelo's Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum in Littleton has long offered up a wealth of inexplicable enigmas. As part of a new series of ar... ⌘ Read more
Peruvian village terrorized by mysterious, 7ft 'yellow-eyed' assailants
Investigators may have found a rather sinister explanation for a spate of alleged 'alien' attacks on a remote village. Something strange is going on i... ⌘ Read more
Two fighter jets scrambled to intercept UFO near airport in India
Passenger flights were grounded while the jets, which were equipped with advanced sensors, were sent to investigate. The incident began at around 2:30... ⌘ Read more
Plan to use heavy metal music to deter orca attacks could backfire
Sailors off the Iberian coast have been attempting to find ways to protect their boats from being attacked by killer whales. Earlier this year, we rep... ⌘ Read more
Could we find alien 'dinosaurs' on distant extrasolar worlds ?**
Scientists have come up with a way to find planets capable of supporting dinosaur-like extraterrestrial creatures. When it comes to the search for ext... ⌘ Read more
Mysterious lost language discovered on 3,000-year-old tablets
Archaeologists have found text written thousands of years ago that nobody has been able to translate. It might sound like something out of an Indiana ... ⌘ Read more
Elon Musk's Starship explodes during second orbital test fight
The enormous spacecraft successfully reached space for the first time but was unable to make it home in one piece. Earlier this year, the maiden test ... ⌘ Read more
New analysis of Avi Loeb's 'alien' spherules raises more questions
The Harvard astronomer and his team had found the objects while searching for fragments of an interstellar meteorite. Back in June, Loeb - who had bee... ⌘ Read more
Did Napoleon Bonaparte really fire a cannon at the Egyptian pyramids ?**
A historian takes a look at the historical accuracy of Ridley Scott's latest blockbuster 'Napoleon'. Directors of historical feature films face a diff... ⌘ Read more
Mysteries revisited: the Barney and Betty Hill alien abduction case
What exactly happened to Barney and Betty Hill on September 19th, 1961 still remains a topic of heated debate. The idea of being taken aboard an alien... ⌘ Read more
NASA reveals details of exoplanet where sand grains fall as rain
The planet, known as Wasp-107b, was recently revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope. Situated 200 light years away in the constellation Virgo, thi... ⌘ Read more
Statue of the Virgin Mary 'sheds tears' in El Canal, Mexico
Footage of the phenomenon, which worshippers have described as a 'miracle', was recently shared online. According to reports, the statue, which is sit... ⌘ Read more
Police files reveal airliner near misses with UFOs over England
Two separate incidents involving passenger airliners narrowly avoiding unidentified objects were detailed in the reports. Coming perilously close to a... ⌘ Read more
Veteran Bermuda Triangle diver offers his thoughts on the enigma
Michael C. Barnette is a diver and marine biologist who has spent years diving in the infamous region of the Atlantic. There are few mysteries as endu... ⌘ Read more
Mystery as pond in Hawaii nature reserve turns bright shade of pink
Local wildlife authorities have been attempting to figure out exactly what might be responsible for the color change. The unusual phenomenon, which ha... ⌘ Read more
Scientists are building a device that can induce lucid dreams on demand
A new technology startup hopes to offer a wearable consumer device that can enable anyone to have lucid dreams. If you've ever become 'aware' during a... ⌘ Read more
Residents hide indoors as huge male lion prowls the streets near Rome
Authorities ordered local residents to remain indoors as efforts were made to capture the beast. While there have been questionable rumors of large ex... ⌘ Read more
Why the search for the Loch Ness Monster endures after 90 years
It has been almost a century since the first blurry photograph of the elusive Scottish monster was brought to light. Hugh Gray was taking his usual po... ⌘ Read more
Surgeons successfully conduct world's first whole-eye transplant
Military veteran Aaron James had lost his eye and half of his face in a high-voltage electrical accident. The idea of transplanting an entire eye has ... ⌘ Read more
Python hunters catch gargantuan 17ft snake in Florida Everglades
Mike Elfenbein and colleagues discovered the massive reptile at Big Cypress National Preserve last week. For most people, coming face to face with a 1... ⌘ Read more
Air Force officer recounts mass sighting of red, glowing UFO
Ex-USAF senior patrolman Jeff Nuccetelli recently recounted the experience in a podcast interview. The incident, which took place over Vandenberg Air ... ⌘ Read more
Head of Pentagon's UFO office is stepping down after just 18 months
Sean Kirkpatrick had postponed his own retirement to head up the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. According to reports, Kirkpatrick, who took on ... ⌘ Read more
Eerie 'demon' reappears following restoration of 18th-Century painting
The creepy figure had been hiding beneath layers of paint and varnish in a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Entitled 'The Death of Cardinal Beaufort',... ⌘ Read more
Mexican Congress holds second hearing about 'alien' bodies
Experts insisted that the mummies were the real deal, but stopped short of claiming that they were extraterrestrial. Back in September, controversial ... ⌘ Read more
Weird and hilarious submissions to Ring's $1M alien contest revealed
People across the country wasted no time in producing some weird, wacky and downright hilarious video clips. Launched back in October as part of the f... ⌘ Read more
'Holy grail of shipwrecks' worth $20 billion to be raised from the seabed
A 300-year-old Spanish galleon carrying enormous amounts of gold and jewels could soon see the light of day again. Discovered in 2015 off the coast of... ⌘ Read more
Strange green 'slime' emerges from manhole covers in New York City
The bizarre scene looked like something out of an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. When Dan Pantelo recently spotted a strange green substance... ⌘ Read more
Does our perception of time slow down during a near-death experience ?**
Psychologist Ruth Ogden takes a closer look at how the human mind perceives the passage of time. Time is one of those things that most of us take for ... ⌘ Read more
DNA analysis conducted on 'Yeti' hair found during trip to Himalayas
Andrew Benfield and Richard Horsey had traveled through the region looking for evidence of the legendary cryptid. The travels of the pair, who had vis... ⌘ Read more
Gunung Padang: 'world's oldest pyramid' dates back up to 27,000 years
This enigmatic archaeological site in Indonesia has the potential to be the oldest monolithic structure on Earth. Situated in West Java, Indonesia, Gu... ⌘ Read more
Witness reports seeing 'huge black mass' in the waters of Loch Ness
The most recent Loch Ness Monster sighting of the year comes courtesy of Sash Lake from Wiltshire, England. The peak of tourist season may be far behi... ⌘ Read more
Rare 'Book of the Dead' scroll found at ancient Egyptian cemetery
Archaeologists have made a number of signifcant discoveries at a cemetery dating back 3,500 years. Situated at the necropolis of Tuna al-Gebel in cent... ⌘ Read more
Alleged 'shadow figure' caught on camera during paranormal tour
Something unusual showed up during a recent ghost tour of Archer Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. The image, which was taken by a guest taking par... ⌘ Read more
Evidence of proto-planet 'Theia' found deep inside Earth's mantle
The findings could not only solve the mystery of the Moon's formation, but also the mystery of two large subsurface 'blobs'. While the exact circumsta... ⌘ Read more
AARO launches new internal reporting tool for UFO sightings
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick announced the launch of the new tool during an off-camera 'media roundtable' event earlier this week. Dr. Kirkpatrick, who heads ... ⌘ Read more
Biden's new executive order on regulating AI: here's what it all means
Prof Toby Walsh examines US President Joe Biden's surprisingly ambitious step toward regulating artificial intelligence. On Monday US President Joe Bi... ⌘ Read more
NASA astronaut photographs giant 'skull' in the Sahara desert
The image, which was recently featured on NASA's website, shows what looks like a giant cranium on the desert floor. Photographs taken from space by a... ⌘ Read more
NASA to test its secretive X-59 supersonic plane in 2024
This cutting-edge experimental aircraft will be capable of breaking the sound barrier without creating loud sonic booms. If we didn't already know all... ⌘ Read more
Man who drinks blood and burns easily claims to be a real-life vampire
A 43-year-old self-proclaimed vampire who goes by the name 'Ludavik' maintains that he is the real deal. Fictional vampires have remained a staple of ... ⌘ Read more
Boston Dynamics robot can now have a conversation with you
The firm's robotic dog 'Spot' has taken one step closer to world domination - and it sounds like a British butler. Boston Dynamics never fails to imp... ⌘ Read more
1 in 5 people in the UK believe that their own home is haunted
A surprising number of Brits believe that there is a ghostly presence in their home, according to a new poll. Have you ever seen a ghost or had a para... ⌘ Read more
Artists respond to 1920s photos of mediums manifesting spirits
100 years ago, Arthur Conan Doyle was fascinated by mediums who claimed to produce physical manifestations of spirits. In July 1923, the British autho... ⌘ Read more
How long would it take for a zombie plague to spread across a city ?**
A new study has determined the amount of time it would take for a zombie apocalypse to overwhelm a single city. Zombies have become such a staple of h... ⌘ Read more
New evidence discovered at alleged resting place of Noah's Ark in Turkey
Scientists have found evidence of human activity dating back to the time of the Biblical vessel. Whether or not you happen to believe that the events ... ⌘ Read more
This real-life 'Jersey Devil' is actually a genuine creature
It might look like a rendering of some obscure Pokemon, but it is in fact a real animal. An image of this peculiar-looking creature first started doin... ⌘ Read more
Investigators claim to have solved mystery of Pentagon UFO footage
Investigative journalists have put forward an explanation for the footage shared by AARO earlier this year. The clip, which shows an unidentified meta... ⌘ Read more
NASA's Juno spacecraft photographs creepy 'face' on Jupiter
Just in time for Halloween, NASA has posted up an image of an eerie-looking formation in the gas giant's atmosphere. Captured on camera during Juno's ... ⌘ Read more
Actress Goldie Hawn details her own personal encounter with aliens
The 77-year-old described being 'touched' by an extraterrestrial and claimed that it 'felt like the finger of God'. Hawn, who has starred in a number ... ⌘ Read more
New scans reveal what lies inside gruesome 'Fiji Mermaid'
An infamous 'creature' made from an amalgamation of other animals has been subjected to X-ray and CT scans. While it might be referred to as a 'mermai... ⌘ Read more
Fossil remains of world's largest marsupial unearthed in Australia
A relative of today's wombats, the Diprotodon was absolutely massive - standing 1.7 meters tall and weighing 3 tons. Today, Australia is home to some ... ⌘ Read more
Strange metallic UFO filmed from passenger airliner over Colombia
The footage, which recently emerged on YouTube after being posted on a forum, appears to defy explanation. Airline pilots make some of the best witnes... ⌘ Read more
Long-lost continent 'Argoland' located 155 million years later
Scientists have determined the whereabouts of a large chunk of Australia that broke off in the distant past. The Earth's continents might appear stati... ⌘ Read more
Enfield poltergeist photographer maintains 'paranormal force' theory
The man who filmed Janet Hodgson 'levitating' from her bed denies ever saying that she 'just jumped'. There are few paranormal cases as widely debated... ⌘ Read more
The Moon may be 40 million years older than previously thought
A new analysis of samples collected during the Apollo 17 mission has raised new questions about the age of the Moon. For some time now, the general co... ⌘ Read more
Man allegedly 'found and buried' the Loch Ness Monster 81 years ago
A Scottish politician has revealed the peculiar case of Charles Rankin who claimed to have found the monster. According to reports, the story recently... ⌘ Read more
Noisy cat achieves new Guinness World Record for loudest purr
14-year-old Bella Spink has a purr so loud that it has been likened to the volume of a boiling kettle. The sound of a cat's purr can often be relaxing... ⌘ Read more
Storm Babet lifts up entire forest floor in remote Scottish woodland
The unusual phenomenon was recently captured on film by a dog walker in Stirlingshire. Storm Babet has been wreaking havoc across the British Isles th... ⌘ Read more
Over 30 years ago, Carl Sagan successfully detected life on Earth
Sagan and his colleagues used instruments aboard the Galileo spacecraft to conduct a very important control experiment. It's been 30 years since a gro... ⌘ Read more
Nick Pope: 'King Charles can reveal truth about UFOs with one phone call'
The King has a 'hotline' to those who have all the answers concerning the UFO phenomenon, Pope claims. Interest in UFOs among the British royal family... ⌘ Read more
New found footage horror game challenges players not to scream
A terrifying new upcoming video game named 'Don't Scream' requires players to simply outlast its 18-minute runtime. While there are literally thousand... ⌘ Read more
Alleged black panther filmed roaming Welsh countryside
A large animal filmed in a field in Colwyn Bay, Wales is being hailed as further evidence of exotic cats roaming the British wilds. The short clip, wh... ⌘ Read more
What happens when an AI inevitably passes the Turing test ?**
With AI systems such as ChatGPT becoming increasingly capable, it's only a matter of time before an AI can fool a human. In 1950, British computer sci... ⌘ Read more
Pentagon's UFO office is receiving dozens of reports each month
An annual report released this week has outlined the sheer number of UFO sightings currently being investigated by AARO. According to Sean Kirkpatrick... ⌘ Read more
Pink glow in Yorkshire sky likened to scenes from 'Stranger Things'
A peculiar glow visible for miles around in the skies over East Yorkshire, England recently left locals scratching their heads. The phenomenon, which ... ⌘ Read more
Doctors find metal needle in the brain of an 80-year-old woman
The woman had seemingly lived for eight decades with the needle embedded in the left side of her brain. This incredible (and disturbing) discovery was... ⌘ Read more
New Zealand driver crashes car after being spooked by 'ghost'
The peculiar incident had more to do with the driver's alcohol intake than the presence of a paranormal entity. According to reports, the strange turn... ⌘ Read more
Alternative theory of gravity could explain evidence of Planet Nine
Orbital inconsistancies indicative of a mysterious hidden planet in our solar system may have an alternative explanation. Nobody knows exactly where i... ⌘ Read more
Minnesota man's gargantuan pumpkin sets new world record in California
Pumpkin enthusiasts met up earlier this month to find out who had managed to grow the heaviest pumpkin. It's certainly not unusual to see pumpkins at ... ⌘ Read more
The result of a coin toss might not be random, new study suggests
New research has called into question the notion that tossing a coin yields a 50/50 chance of heads or trails. For years, a coin toss has been synonym... ⌘ Read more
NASA launches mission to visit a $10,000 quadrillion asteroid
The space agency's Psyche spacecraft will be the first ever to attempt to directly visit a metal asteroid. Named after a figure in Greek mythology who... ⌘ Read more
What exactly is intelligence and could it really be an ethical liability ?**
Richard van Oort takes a look at intelligence and its role in the existential threats that our civilization currently faces. In the age of the Anthrop... ⌘ Read more
Real-life Pennywise taunts police in quiet Scottish village
A real-life version of Stephen King's terrifying killer clown Pennywise has been leaving red balloons all around Skelmorlie. It seems that we can't go... ⌘ Read more
First known fossilized 'terror bird' footprints found in Argentina
The well-preserved tracks were left in the silt by a species of bird that would have made even today's ostriches seem tame. Standing up to 3 meters in... ⌘ Read more
Building blocks of life found in OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample
An initial analysis of the sample collected from the asteroid Bennu has yielded some promising results. Back in September 2016, NASA sent a spacecraft... ⌘ Read more
Alleged 'Bigfoot' filmed from window of moving train in Colorado
A train passenger recently captured video footage of a hairy humanoid figure walking across a nearby hillside. Shannon Parker and her husband had been... ⌘ Read more
New law of physics supports the idea that we live in a simulated universe
The second law of infodynamics seems to add credence to the idea that the world we live in isn't actually real. The idea that mankind could be living ... ⌘ Read more
The Exorcist: a terrifying classic celebrates 50 years
Film studies lecturer Aislinn Clarke takes a look back at the movie that defined a new generation of horror. Having made a film about priests making a... ⌘ Read more
'Tomb of Cerberus' unearthed by archaeologists in Italy
The remarkable sealed tomb, which is believed to date back 2,000 years, was found in Giugliano. Said to guard the entrance to the Underworld, Cerberus... ⌘ Read more
Mars rover records footage of 'dust devil' up to 1.2 miles tall
Estimates suggest that the otherworldly whirlwind was around 5 times the height of the Empire State Building. Mars might not have much of an atmospher... ⌘ Read more
Witch doctor in Kenya allegedly sends swarm of bees to stop thieves
The victim of a robbery sought the assistance of a witch doctor to help get her stolen money back. In a bizarre news story out of Kenya this week, two... ⌘ Read more
UFOs abound in Maryland with nearly 2,000 reports of unknown objects
Florida, California and New York remain some of the top places in the United States to see a UFO. Maryland has certainly seen an above average share o... ⌘ Read more
New study confirms age of oldest footprints in North America
Scientists have confirmed that the footprints at White Sands National Park really are 23,000 years old. The prints, which made headline news back in 2... ⌘ Read more
History Channel's 'The Proof is Out There' returns for a new series
Everything from Bigfoot to UFOs will be explored as part of the popular mystery show's fourth season. First broadcast in 2021, The History Channel sho... ⌘ Read more
Is there really a 1 in 6 chance of human extinction this century?**
Toby Ord's 2020 book painted a grim picture of humanity's chances this century, but just how accurate is his prediction ? In 2020, Oxford-based philos... ⌘ Read more
Mysterious, web-like strands are falling from the sky over California
A peculiar natural phenomenon has been leaving California residents watching the skies this month. Local news outlets have this week been reporting on... ⌘ Read more
Man with 'emotional support alligator' denied access to stadium
A man accompanied by an alligator on a leash was recently denied access to a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game. While it's certainly not unreasonabl... ⌘ Read more
Enigmatic new snake discovered... but it may already be dead
Researchers outline a new study that identified a mysterious type of snake from Zimbabwe as a new species. Around the world, natural history museums h... ⌘ Read more
Ring launches contest offering $1 million for evidence of aliens
The popular doorbell camera brand is offering a large cash sum to anyone who can capture evidence of extraterrestrials. The contest, which is being la... ⌘ Read more
Aerospace firms win contracts to develop nuclear powered spacecraft
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a trio of contracts to major companies to advance small nuclear fission reactors. Manned missions to the... ⌘ Read more
James Webb telescope discovers new type of object in interstellar space
The telescope has discovered pairs of flee-floating planet-sized objects that have been dubbed 'JuMBOs'. A brand new interstellar mystery has left ast... ⌘ Read more
The planet Mercury is still shrinking, new study finds
Planetary scientist David Rothery outlines new research into the continued shrinkage of the closest planet to the Sun. Planetary scientists have long ... ⌘ Read more
Netflix UFO show 'Encounters' is proving to be a big hit
The documentary series, which is currently available on the streaming platform, explores four major UFO incidents. Netflix has been offering up quite ... ⌘ Read more
Mystery surrounds felling of historic Sycamore Gap tree in England
The tree, which had stood for centuries, was felled recently, leaving authorities to ponder who had done it and why. For 300 years, the famous and muc... ⌘ Read more