People may pretend to believe in conspiracy theories, study finds
5-12-2026 |
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Some of the people who champion weird conspiracy theories may not actually believe in them at all.
Killer seaweed causes spate of deaths along French coastline
5-12-2026 | 4
Unsuspecting animals and even members of the public have succumbed to the noxious green carpet.
28-year-old woman poses as 16-year-old at New York high school
5-11-2026 | 4
A woman who was approaching 30 managed to spend two weeks attending classes at the school.
Lauren Boebert echoes Vance's claims of a biblical connection to UFOs
5-11-2026 | 17
The Republican congresswoman has suggested that extraterrestrial visitors may actually be 'fallen angels'.
Colossal Biosciences wants to breed its de-extincted 'dire wolf' pups
VIDEO 5-10-2026 | 7
A firm that claims to have brought the extinct dire wolf back to life is hoping to create a breeding population of the animals.
Mystery drone boat laden with explosives discovered in Greece
VIDEO 5-10-2026 | 2
Authorities in the Mediterranean have been investigating and de-arming the explosive-laden attack drone.
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Scientists propose moving the city of Venice to stop it from flooding
4-17-2026 | 2
With its foundations sinking and sea levels rising, the iconic 'Floating City' might ultimately find itself underwater.
New study reveals what's really feeding Yellowstone's supervolcano
4-13-2026 | 1
New research has revealed more about what lies beneath this iconic and picturesque national park.
Golden Dome: is Trump's missile defense system even plausible?
4-8-2026 | 4
The Pentagon has reportedly selected two contractors to begin working on the seemingly impossible defense project.
Microplastics crisis: could gloves be contaminating the findings?
3-31-2026 | 0
Recent research has taught us that microplastics are everywhere - but just how accurate are these studies?
Record-breaking Viking hoard of 3,000 coins unearthed in Norway
4-30-2026 | 7
The impressive discovery is being hailed as the largest of its kind ever found in the country.
New underground scans could help to locate the Ark of the Covenant
VIDEO 4-22-2026 | 13
The golden chest was thought to have been the container in which Moses placed the original ten commandments.
Iconic pyramids at Teotihuacan become site of fatal mass shooting
4-21-2026 | 0
The world-famous archaeological site was the scene of a shooting this week when an armed man opened fire on tourists.
Researchers allegedly find 'second Sphinx' beneath the Giza Plateau
3-27-2026 | 419
Italian researchers claim to have discovered evidence of a second Sphinx and 'megastructures' beneath the ground.
String of earthquakes near Area 51 sparks secret testing rumors
5-1-2026 | 14
As many as 17 individual earthquakes were picked up in the vicinity of the secretive facility in the Nevada desert.
Mysterious Iranian radio signal could be activating sleeper agents
3-17-2026 | 7
Radio sleuths have been left perplexed by an enigmatic radio signal that began broadcasting after the US attacked Iran.
Could the infamous Majestic-12 papers have been real all along?
3-10-2026 | 7
Documents pertaining to a shadowy UFO organization known as Majestic-12 may hold more merit than previously thought.
UFO hacker Gary McKinnon found files referencing 'non-terrestrial officers'
3-4-2026 | 10
The 60-year-old made global headline news back in the 2000s when he hacked into US government systems.
Concerns raised over chemical-spraying drones theft in New Jersey
4-28-2026 | 3
Someone has been stealing drones capable of spraying chemicals - but what exactly will they be used for ?
The mystery seeds phenomenon is back: this time in Delaware
4-25-2026 | 8
Residents have been asked to be on the lookout for mysterious packets of seeds being sent to them through the mail.
FBI is now officially investigating spate of mysterious disappearances
4-19-2026 | 117
The White House seems to have taken note of calls to look into any potential links between the cases.
Yet another prominent US official has disappeared without a trace
4-13-2026 | 117
A contractor with ties to the manufacturing of America's nuclear weapons went missing last year in Albuquerque.
Police officer is lowered into river to retrieve man-eating crocodile
VIDEO 5-4-2026 | 10
The terrifying stunt saw the officer retrieve a crocodile that was thought to have eaten a missing businessman.
Massachusetts beekeeper sets swarm of bees on sheriff's deputies
VIDEO 5-2-2026 | 7
The peculiar incident saw the woman release the bees in an attempt to stop her elderly friend from being evicted.
Wisconsin recycling facility adds decimal point to its road speed limit
4-29-2026 | 10
A facility north of Milwaukee has taken the unusual decision to make its speed limit so precise that it has a decimal point.
Tourist trapped in cesspit for hours after toilet collapses in Australia
4-24-2026 | 3
The unimaginable scenario became stark reality for one unfortunate woman in the Australian outback recently.
New details of UFO and alien encounters emerge from FBI files
5-9-2026 | 79
The newly released files contain multiple accounts of UFO encounters and references to extraterrestrial visitors.
Trump's UFO files are here: Pentagon releases first batch of documents
5-8-2026 | 79
The long-awaited release of the US government's secretive files on the UFO phenomena is actually happening.
Guillermo del Toro on UFOs: 'the world seems a little bigger'
5-8-2026 | 2
The legendary movie director has had several unexplained encounters over the last few decades.
Obama on disclosure: 'contact with intelligent aliens has not happened yet'
5-7-2026 | 21
The former US president has reiterated his thoughts on conspiracy theories and government cover-ups.
NASA's Curiosity gets stuck for days when its drill gets jammed in rock
VIDEO 5-9-2026 | 0
The exploratory rover had been probing a rock on the ground when it found itself unable to get its drill arm free.
Atmosphere discovered on tiny world beyond the orbit of Neptune
5-5-2026 | 11
The remarkable and completely unexpected find has called into doubt what we know of atmospheric retention.
Planets like Tatooine with two suns may be the norm, study finds
5-1-2026 | 5
It's easy to take it for granted that our own solar system, with one star, is the norm - but it turns out that this may not be the case.
Cosmologist discovers potential new way to reduce Mars travel time
4-30-2026 | 7
This possible 'shortcut' to Mars could significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to get there and back.
Mystery hominid encounter had profound effect on military veteran
5-7-2026 | 29
A former Army Staff Sergeant founded his own Bigfoot organization after witnessing three mystery creatures.
US military once spooked Cold War insurgents with vampire folklore
5-5-2026 | 2
An elaborate psychological operation was once used to intimate and weaken communist insurgents.
Despite Patterson footage drama, Bigfoot seems to be everywhere
VIDEO 4-26-2026 | 23
The hairy hominid has been making appearances in more places than ever recently... including on the stage.
New documentary offers final verdict on Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot video
VIDEO 3-15-2026 | 149
Newly unearthed footage reportedly proves that the famous clip of a walking Sasquatch is nothing but a hoax.
Dinosaur was so heavy that the road broke during fossil transport
5-6-2026 | 10
Titanosaurs weren't just gargantuan when they were alive - even handling their fossils has proven a mammoth task.
The real-life Kraken: whale-sized giant octopuses actually existed
4-24-2026 | 12
Millions of years ago, enormous octopuses up to 62ft in length roamed the Earth's prehistoric oceans.
Neanderthal babies were larger and grew faster than human babies
4-18-2026 | 6
The discovery of infant Neanderthal bones has revealed that our prehistoric counterparts had a very different growth rate.
Neanderthals and modern humans worked together, new study finds
4-15-2026 | 26
Excavations at Israel's Tinshemet Cave have revealed a level of inter-species co-operation never seen before.
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3. | Storm Area 51 |
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5. | Spirit Photography (Classic) |
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6. | Electronic Voice Phenomenon |
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7. | Unidentified Flying Object |
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8. | Pareidolia |
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9. | Yeti |
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10. | Loch Ness Monster |
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