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Why UFO Footage Plays Tricks on Your Mind, According to the Guy Who Investigates It
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The recent hubbub over the “Jellyfish UFO” shows your brain’s desire for novelty can block out the truth. In January, a well-known UFO influencer, Jeremy Corbell, shared footage of something the public has started calling the “jellyfish UFO.” The footage shows “a mysterious object that appears to have dangling tendrils, and which appears to…
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The Air Force Asked This Man to Investigate UFOs—Then Pushed Him Away After What He Found
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His job was to uncover secrets from the unknown. But his curiosity opened doors that the government preferred to keep closed. This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Do you think the U.S. government is hiding, and possibly reverse-engineering, extraterrestrial technology? Think again. Or better yet, don’t think about it at…
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A Groundbreaking Scientific Discovery Shows That We Can Reverse Death
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New experiments raise important questions about what it means to die. Editor’s Note: This is one of Popular Mechanics’ greatest stories. It was initially published in December 2022. On December 9, 2013, 13-year-old Jahi McMath was checked in to Oakland Children’s Hospital in California for a routine tonsillectomy. She had sleep apnea and…
