Category: Mysteries
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‘No easy explanation’: Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light
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Two new peer-reviewed papers claim thousands of unexplained light flashes in vintage Palomar telescope images show statistical ties to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Not everyone agrees with the paper’s conclusion. One night in 1952, five transient objects (blue circles) appeared and disappeared within an hour, archival sky surveys show.…
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Abduction Attempt in Lodi, California, 1896
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Over 60 years before alien abduction claims became mainstream, two people were nearly abducted in Lodi, California. Colonel H. G. Shaw, along with his friend Camille Spooner, had a close encounter with previously unknown entities, traveling with their UFO in 1896. Shaw was in charge of putting together an exhibition…
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Area 51
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Literally thousands of government employees are sworn to secrecy at the base called Area 51. Why? It is known for a fact that many USA aircraft are designed and tested there, and for national security reasons, these state-of-the-art planes and weapons demand secrecy. But is that the only reason for…
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If We Discover Aliens, What’s Our Protocol for Making Contact?
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Aliens. (Image credit: Image via Shutterstock) It is conceivable that humans could someday discover aliens. We scour the cosmos looking for their radio signals, and though we’re not capable of interstellar space travel, it is remotely possible that we could find what we’re looking for right here in our solar system. Life could theoretically…
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Your Memories Could Be Resurrected After You Die. We’re Just 20 Years From the First Test, Scientists Say.
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Could that let you live forever? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The idea that physical changes in the brain enable us to store memories has been around for thousands of years. More recently, scientists started thinking that it could be possible to preserve structures in the brain that contain memories and other…
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The Universe Is Intelligent—And Your Brain Is Tapping Into It to Form Your Consciousness, Scientist Says
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That could mean intelligence is a fundamental property that structures like the brain interact with. The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that physical structure may not be where intelligence and consciousness actually come from. Intelligence may exist and evolve on…
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Consciousness May Not Be Uniquely Human, New Theories Suggest—Rewriting Everything We Know About the Mind
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Now, scientists think consciousness might be older and more widespread than previously believed. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Consciousness has long evaded our understanding. Not only are researchers unable to define what consciousness is—whether it be basic self-awareness or some kind of higher connection with the universe—but they also aren’t…
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This Theory Says Time Has Three Dimensions. It ‘Really Messes Up’ What We Know About the Cosmos, Scientists Say
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Getty ImagesBut it also makes the concept of time-traveling into alternate futures a reality. Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: What would the universe look like if you could travel faster than light? The answer may provide a surprising explanation to the mysteries of quantum mechanics. Our universe plays by certain rules,…
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Gravity May Be Key Evidence That Our Universe Is a Simulation, Groundbreaking New Research Suggests
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One of nature’s most familiar forces might be doing something far stranger than we ever imagined. From ancient Greek philosopher Plato to Neo, hero of the dystopian film fantasy The Matrix, humans have long pondered the true nature of reality. Can we trust what we see, taste, touch, smell, and hear to…
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Your Consciousness May Be Able to Glimpse the Future—And One Scientist Is Testing That Claim
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A new experiment is probing lucid dreamers on their supposed ability to sense the future. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ten days before Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, he confessed a disturbing dream to an aide. He was wandering through the White House when he suddenly heard people weeping.…
