‘Chariots of the Gods’ author Erich von Daniken has died, aged 90
The best-selling Swiss author, who was one of the architects of the ‘ancient aliens’ concept, has sadly passed away. Von Daniken originally rose to fa… ⌘ Read more

German UFO center received record number of sighting reports last year
The UFO phenomenon is not just prevalent in the US - people across Europe have also reported their own close encounters. Known as the Central Research… ⌘ Read more

Manned lunar mission on track to launch in less than four weeks
The first manned mission to orbit the Moon in decades is still on course to launch as early as February 6th. NASA has revealed that it is preparing to… ⌘ Read more

Man charged with stealing 100 human skeletons in Pennsylvania
The man is thought to have been responsible for a lengthy spate of grave thefts from a historic burial ground. The bizarre and grim case, which had le… ⌘ Read more

The hunt for alien life is set to target the atmospheres of exoplanets
Astronomers will soon have more options than ever before to detect signs of life in the atmospheres of distant worlds. Carole Haswell: We live in a ve… ⌘ Read more

‘Conjuring’ house saga twist as Ghost Hunters’ Jason Hawes tries to buy it
The fate of the iconic haunted house that inspired an entire movie franchise remains in the balance. We last reported on the drama surrounding the rem… ⌘ Read more

NASA orders space station medical evacuation for first time ever
A return trip to Earth will be happening sooner than planned after an astronaut became unwell with a ‘serious’ illness. The unprecedented situation un… ⌘ Read more

Serviceman claimed he received ‘code’ from Rendlesham Forest UFO
Sergeant James W Penniston allegedly received a telepathic message from the UFO more than 45 years ago. The Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, which happ… ⌘ Read more

Oldest known evidence of poison use in hunting discovered in South Africa
The discovery of poisoned arrow tips dating back 60,000 years has served to rewrite the history books once again. Marlize Lombard: The oldest evidence… ⌘ Read more

Leonardo da Vinci DNA sample potentially obtained from his artwork
Scientists have successfully acquired a DNA sample from one of the Renaissance-era maestro’s sketches. One of the world’s greatest ever minds, Leonard… ⌘ Read more

Gargantuan deep-sea jellyfish filmed off the coast of Argentina
Scientists at the Schmidt Ocean Institute recently captured footage of this elusive giant of the deep. Recorded with the camera of a remote-operated u… ⌘ Read more

Officer was ‘turned into a frog’, Utah police department report states
A rather peculiar police report raised eyebrows recently and, unsurprisingly, things were not quite as they seemed. As part of efforts to improve effi… ⌘ Read more

CIA refuses to ‘confirm or deny’ that it has records on comet 3I/ATLAS
Signs of a potential cover-up concerning a CIA investigation of the interstellar object have been unearthed. With 3I/ATLAS now heading away from the E… ⌘ Read more

‘Eternal Sunshine’ therapy could replace bad memories with good ones
Memory modification could become a reality in the not-too-distant future, according to neuroscientist Prof Steve Ramirez. We all have memories of thin… ⌘ Read more

Study of 117-year-old woman offers clues to extreme human longevity
One of the oldest people to ever live was found to have possessed an abnormally young genome for her age. Born in 1907, Maria Branyas - an American-Ca… ⌘ Read more

Declassified UK UFO files reference interest in obtaining alien technology
Newly published files from the UK’s Defence Intelligence Staff reference UFO cases from the 1980s and 1990s. The US is not the only country to have pu… ⌘ Read more

How time-space synaesthesia can affect how a new year ‘feels’
Psychologist Mary Jane Spiller explains how her unique form of synaesthesia impacts her perception of time. I have a form of time-space synaesthesia, … ⌘ Read more

Revellers ‘time travel’ to celebrate New Year twice… sort of
There is a way to experience the turning of the calendar more than once in a single night with a bit of time zone trickery. Time travel has been a sta… ⌘ Read more

New study: the Voynich manuscript might actually be a cipher
The mystery behind the manuscript may be one step closer to being solved thanks to a newly invented cipher. The enigmatic codex, first brought to wide… ⌘ Read more

Mysterious rogue planet discovered in the interstellar void
Astronomers have detected an enigmatic free floating planet approximately 10,000 light-years from Earth. Whereas it was once believed that all planets… ⌘ Read more

Ancient Egyptian ‘party boat’ discovered in the waters of Alexandria
The remains of an ancient boat have yielded clues as to what might have happened on it thousands of years ago. Damian Robinson and Franck Goddio: Bene… ⌘ Read more

Another big director is making a movie about UFOs and cover-ups
It seems that Steven Spielberg is not the only director focusing his efforts on a film about alien disclosure. Hot on the heels of recent news about S… ⌘ Read more

Scientists publish findings of new hunt for alien technology on 3I/ATLAS
The new observations were made back in December using the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. Last year, speculation was rife over whethe… ⌘ Read more

‘Warminster Thing’ UFO mystery still intrigues more than 60 years on
Back in 1965, the English town of Warminster became the center of a series of peculiar and unexplained occurances. It often seems as though the most u… ⌘ Read more

Unexplained Mysteries top 10 conspiracy stories of 2025
Our final update of the year takes a look back at this year’s most popular stories about conspiracies and cover-ups… ⌘ Read more

Unexplained Mysteries top 10 bizarre stories of 2025
To round out our festive week of top lists, here are the most bizarre stories of the last 12 months… ⌘ Read more

Are we the martians? Did life on Earth actually begin on Mars?
What if life didn’t originate on Earth at all but instead emerged on Mars before hitching a ride here on a space rock? Sean Jordan: How did life begin… ⌘ Read more

Unexplained Mysteries top 10 archaeology stories of 2025
It’s time again to take a look back at the most popular historical mysteries and discoveries from the last 12 months… ⌘ Read more

Conspiracy theorists claim Spielberg’s new film features real aliens
The legendary director’s upcoming film ‘Disclosure Day’ has become the center of a new batch of conspiracy theories. Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Conn… ⌘ Read more

Unexplained Mysteries top 10 modern mystery stories of 2025
From drama at a remote research base to a disappearing family - here are 2025’s most popular mysteries… ⌘ Read more

Humans may have as many as 33 senses, neuroscientists believe
Beyond touch, taste, sight, hearing and smell, our bodies have many other senses that we don’t even think about. Barry Smith: Stuck in front of our sc… ⌘ Read more

Unexplained Mysteries top 10 paranormal stories of 2025
Ghosts and hauntings abound in our look back at this year’s most popular stories about the paranormal… ⌘ Read more

Scientists prove the existence of ‘time reflections’ for the first time
The world of time reflections is a strange one - imagine looking in a mirror and seeing the back of your head… Standard mirrors are easy to explain … ⌘ Read more

Unexplained Mysteries top 10 cryptozoology stories of 2025
From Bigfoot to the Loch Ness Monster, here are our top cryptozoological stories of the last 12 months… ⌘ Read more

Six secretive US Air Force flights land at Area 51 within one week
Some important people have recently been stopping off at the enigmatic facility for reasons unknown. The flights, which took place as recently as Dece… ⌘ Read more

Unexplained Mysteries top 10 UFO stories of 2025
It’s that time of the year again - here we look back at our most viewed UFO-related stories of the last 12 months… ⌘ Read more

Exactly what type of creature is infamous Christmas villain The Grinch?
He’s green, he dresses up as Santa and he has a bad attitude - but what species is he actually supposed to be ? Lucy E. Hyde: The Grinch is one of the… ⌘ Read more

Santa pulled over by cops for speeding in Fulton County, Ohio
It looks as though Santa may be a little delayed in setting out to deliver everyone’s presents this evening. Every child has wondered, at some point o… ⌘ Read more

Russia may be developing a new orbital weapon made up of tiny pellets
Global intelligence services have uncovered evidence indicating that Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon. Elon Musk’s Starlink constellat… ⌘ Read more

Baba Vanga predicted that a large spaceship would visit Earth in 2026
The blind Bulgarian mystic once made a prediction about visitors from space that has recently gone viral. Born in Bulgaria in 1911, Baba Vanga spent m… ⌘ Read more

Swearing can actually make us physically stronger, study finds
Reeling off verbal expletives seems to have a measurable empowering effect on human strength. A few years back, we reported on the discovery that swea… ⌘ Read more

Home Alone: the Wet Bandits would not have survived in real life
The classic Christmas movie sees the hapless thieves subjected to all manner of traumatic injuries. Adam Taylor: The festive movie season is upon us, … ⌘ Read more

Astronomer: first aliens we encounter may be on the verge of collapse
One scientist has put forward the idea that any alien civilizations we encounter may be nearing their own end. When we consider the possibilities of c… ⌘ Read more

Trump lays out ambitious timetable for America’s return to the Moon
The first human to set foot on the lunar surface in more than five decades could do so sooner than you think. Last week, US President Donald Trump sig… ⌘ Read more

Pentagon officials reopen ‘Yankee Blue’ memo search after FOIA appeal
The documents concern an alleged directive to halt a notorious hazing ritual involving claims of alien technology. Back in September, we reported on t… ⌘ Read more

Reports of UFOs over Wyoming power plant continue to endure
Something has been harassing the Red Desert and Jim Bridger Power Plant in Rock Springs for over 13 months. Unidentified drone-like objects shining be… ⌘ Read more

The end of an era: 3I/ATLAS completes its closest approach to the Earth
The enigmatic interstellar interloper has passed the closest point to us it will ever reach and is now heading back out into space. It is perhaps the … ⌘ Read more

Why are ghost stories traditionally so popular at Christmas ?
Tales of ghosts and ghouls might not seem like the first thing you would associate with the festive season. Juliet Wakefield: Christmas is usually see… ⌘ Read more

No ocean, say scientists, but Titan’s ‘slushy tunnels’ could still harbor life
Saturn’s moon Titan may be home to habitable subterranean pockets of liquid water. The largest of the ringed gas giant’s army of 274 moons, Titan piqu… ⌘ Read more

Astronomers have discovered a planet that is the shape of a lemon
The mysterious extrasolar world was spotted with the help of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Contrary to what some flat Earthers still claim, plane… ⌘ Read more

Florida man in car crash tells cops he ‘teleported’ into the vehicle
A man who was a little worse for wear informed law enforcement that he was the victim of a teleportation accident. We have heard some bizarre car acci… ⌘ Read more

How ‘hauntology’ keeps us invested in shows like Stranger Things
As the hit show returns for its final season, one psychologist explores its psychological and philosophical appeal. Edward White: For the final season… ⌘ Read more

Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is about to make its closest approach
After months of speculation, we will soon get our best views yet of the mysterious interstellar interloper. By now, just about everyone will have hear… ⌘ Read more

‘Disclosure Day’: Spielberg’s new UFO movie trailer has dropped
We finally know the name of Steve Spielberg’s new UFO-themed movie - and the official trailer is here as well. Last year, rumors began to circulate su… ⌘ Read more

Giant structure discovered deep beneath the Bermuda Triangle
Scientists have identified a strange structure beneath the region that is like nothing else found on Earth. Best known for its stories of disappearing… ⌘ Read more

Former Russian politician: ‘the aliens who abducted me invented chess’
Former Russian regional leader and chess administrator Kirsan Ilyumzhinov claims that he was once abducted by aliens. Having previously served as the… ⌘ Read more

US Space Force reveals new naming scheme for its weapon systems
The youngest branch of the US military has revealed its new naming scheme at a conference in Florida. Established in 2019, the US Space Force aims to … ⌘ Read more

‘Little Foot’ fossil may belong to totally new species of human ancestor
The remains of a prehistoric skeleton found in a cave in South Africa may be something completely new to science. First discovered in 1994 in the Ster… ⌘ Read more

Creepy video shows ghostly vanishing face in a car in Argentina
Something strange and eerie was picked up on camera outside a hospital in Mendoza recently. The clip, which has since gone viral, was recorded by @mol… ⌘ Read more

Russia’s ‘Doomsday Radio’ broadcasts 15 more cryptic messages
The enigmatic station has been unusually active over the last week and nobody knows what that could mean. The mysterious shortwave radio station, whic… ⌘ Read more

What did Nostradamus predict for the year 2026 and beyond ?
As the end of the year approaches, we take a look at what Nostradamus wrote in his predictions for 2026. Michel de Nostradamus, who lived in 16th-Cent… ⌘ Read more

How experiences can shape a belief in flat Earth and other conspiracies
Researchers have long explored what might lead people to believe in things that can be easily disproven. Eli Elster: On Feb. 22, 2020, “Mad” Mike Hugh… ⌘ Read more

Mystery as NASA probe suddenly falls silent in orbit around Mars
A spacecraft that has been in orbit around Mars for over a decade has suddenly stopped communicating. Known as MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evo… ⌘ Read more

David Grusch: ‘Trump was fully briefed on aliens living among us’
The government whistleblower maintains that President Trump knows all about UFOs and alien visitation. Grusch, who previously worked with the National… ⌘ Read more

Roman officers kept a surprising pet as a symbol of their status
2,000 years ago, if you were a high-flying Roman officer, you may have kept a rather unusual animal as a pet. Archaeologists excavating an ancient ani… ⌘ Read more

Tycoon offers entire $3B company as reward for proof that the Earth is flat
76-year-old billionaire Tim Boyle has challenged flat Earthers to take a photo of the void at the edge of the world. Those who believe that the Earth … ⌘ Read more

Humans can detect buried objects without directly touching them
A new study has highlighted a surprising innate ability common to shorebirds that humans also possess. Most people will have tried digging through the… ⌘ Read more

Further evidence points to giant columns beneath Pyramids of Giza
New satellite data reportedly backs up claims of huge structures situated deep beneath Egypt’s Giza Plateau. Back in March, an international team of s… ⌘ Read more

Researchers want UFOs to be a topic of serious academic study
A growing movement aims to turn the phenomenon from a fringe topic into a subject of genuine academic pursuit. While many still dismiss UFOs as pseudo… ⌘ Read more

Could our physical selves be a core part of conscious experience ?
Scientists have been investigating the ways in which consciousness relies upon the physical body. Most of us go through the day without thinking much … ⌘ Read more

Major fire damages building at site of Roswell’s infamous Hangar 84
The facility, which remains heavily connected to the Roswell UFO incident, has been damaged in a major fire. Firefighters rushed to the scene last wee… ⌘ Read more

Underwater drone swarm to aid in new hunt for missing flight MH370
A new high-risk endeavor will seek to use drones to scour the sea for signs of the missing aircraft. Exactly what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight… ⌘ Read more

Unreleased DB Cooper hijacking flight audio recording revealed
The 12-minute audio has been pieced together from tapes dating back to the day of the incident itself. One of the most notorious unsolved crimes in A… ⌘ Read more

60 years on, the Kecksburg UFO mystery continues to intrigue
On December 9th, 1965, the woods near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania became the center of an iconic UFO enigma. The strangeness began when thousands of witne… ⌘ Read more

Russia creates bio-drone ‘spy pigeons’ with computer chips
A bizarre new experiment has seen entire flocks of pigeons fitted with remote-controlled computer chips. A new type of drone - one made of flesh and b… ⌘ Read more

Hubble captures new photograph of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS
The long-lived space telescope captured a beautiful, clear image of the object using its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. It would be no exaggeration t… ⌘ Read more

Protection from cosmic rays is essential for the first humans on Mars
Traveling to Mars is difficult enough, but it is the deadly radiation that could be the real dealbreaker. Zahida Sultanova: The first step on the Moon… ⌘ Read more

Remains of gargantuan octopus discovered on Scottish beach
Local wildlife officials were amazed when they received a report of giant tentacles washed up along the shoreline. The strangeness began when a member… ⌘ Read more

‘My Bigfoot Life’ follows UK teen’s mission to find the elusive ape-beast
A recently released documentary follows the adventures of 15-year-old Daniel Lee Barnett from Somerset, England. The teenager’s passion for the myster… ⌘ Read more

Fungus inside Chernobyl exclusion zone has evolved a new ability
Various forms of life seem to have found a way to make the radiation-filled area around the nuclear plant their home. On April 26th, 1986, the catastr… ⌘ Read more

Scientists sequence genome of the elusive ‘vampire squid from hell’
The research looked at a seldom-seen cephalopod found only in the extreme depths of the ocean. Typically found in the darkest, deepest parts of the p… ⌘ Read more

New study reveals widespread paranormal beliefs among Canadians
Researchers have collected nationally representative data on Canadians’ beliefs in the unexplained. Tony Silva and Emily Huddart: What would you say i… ⌘ Read more

Dan Farah: ‘US nuclear testing was secret attempt to disable UFOs’
The filmmaker made the startling claim during a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Dan Farah has been in the news quite a bit rece… ⌘ Read more

Man discovers that his malfunctioning car is packed full of hazelnuts
One motorist in China got the shock of his life when he was forced to take his vehicle to a local garage. The man, who hails from Jixi City in China’s… ⌘ Read more

US Army’s secretive PSYOP group releases chilling new video
The 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) has posted a strange new recruitment video on its Facebook page. You might think that clandestine, m… ⌘ Read more

Scientists detect lightning in the atmosphere of Mars for the first time
New evidence suggests that the Red Planet is capable of producing lightning - something never seen there before. It appears as though Mars may have ju… ⌘ Read more

Avi Loeb accepts skeptic’s $1,000 wager over alien visitation by 2030
The Harvard astronomer is so sure that we will find evidence of aliens that he has decided to stake money on it. Loeb, who seems adamant that there is… ⌘ Read more

‘Extraordinary discovery’ teased at Neolithic site on Orkney
Archaeologists have resumed excavations at the Ness of Brodgar site on the remote north-eastern Scottish island. The site, which sits on a strip of la… ⌘ Read more

New Easter Island study upends what we know of Moai construction
The findings offer a new perspective on the organization and co-operation that produced the famous stone heads. A small land mass of only 63 square mi… ⌘ Read more

X-59: is supersonic air travel about to make a big comeback ?
The next-generation supersonic aircraft has been designed to dampen the sound of its sonic booms. Malcolm Claus: An experimental supersonic aircraft c… ⌘ Read more

The Bigfoot Files: FBI publishes cryptid case file on its website
Genuine FBI documents concerning the lab testing of alleged Bigfoot hair samples are now available to view. It turns out that Bigfoot isn’t just some … ⌘ Read more

Physicist proposes new ‘fundamental field’ theory of consciousness
Professor Maria Stromme has put forward a new theory of consciousness that could explain psychic phenomena. Exactly how consciousness works has long r… ⌘ Read more

New poll reveals Americans’ beliefs in aliens, Bigfoot, Nessie and more
The survey focused primarily on whether or not people believed that aliens had visited the Earth. With the UFO phenomenon and the possibility of alien… ⌘ Read more

This is what would happen if a 140-billion-ton black hole hit you
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a black hole of a certain size passed through you ? Black holes are undeniably terrifying. These extraordi… ⌘ Read more

Woman wakes up in coffin just before she was due to be cremated
This horrifying, nightmare-fuel scenario reportedly played out at a Buddhist temple in Thailand recently. In a scenario that can only be described as… ⌘ Read more

Dan Farah: presidential reveal of alien life ‘only a matter of time’
The director of new documentary ‘Age of Disclosure’ thinks that a US president may soon reveal the existence of alien life. Imagine the scene - the US… ⌘ Read more

Avi Loeb: ‘3I/ATLAS may be delivering alien probes to Jupiter’
Yet another curious coincidence concerning the interstellar visitor has pointed to potential intelligent control. Hot on the heels of NASA’s confirmat… ⌘ Read more

Grid of holes in the Andes may have been an ancient ‘spreadsheet’
A mysterious array of ‘pockmarks’ in the Pisco Valley of southern Peru has baffled archaeologists for years. Jacob L. Bongers, Charles Stanish: In 193… ⌘ Read more

Eagle drops cat through moving car’s windshield in North Carolina
A freak accident saw an unsuspecting driver get the fright of her life during an otherwise routine trip along the highway. The woman, whose name has n… ⌘ Read more

Scientists discover a second anomalous ‘kernel’ in the Kuiper Belt
The discovery centers on a particular section of the Kuiper Belt that appears to be denser than the areas around it. You might be forgiven for thinkin… ⌘ Read more