Strikingly similar accounts of alien encounters are often rooted in the brain's ability to generate vivid, real-feeling ...

From whispered campfire stories to late-night talk radio, alien abduction tales dig under the skin in a way few sci-fi subgenres can. They turn the infinite mystery of the cosmos into something ...

The White House has appointed Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to lead a new scientific advisory team investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), commonly known as UFOs. The move is part of ...

After the famed Betty and Barney Hill encounter in 1961, alleged alien abductions were everywhere—and most of the tales followed the same patterns.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? It was a temperate summer evening on September 19, 1961, when husband-and-wife duo ...

People who believe they've been abducted by aliens have always resided at the farthest fringes of science, and the recent claim by a UFO cult known as the Raelians that they had cloned a human being ...

If you step inside the Portsmouth Historical Society these days, you'll find an odd mix of aliens, UFOs and city history."Our mission is connecting the past to the present and into the future, even," ...

MK-Ultra used LSD, psychological torture, and hypnosis on unwitting American citizens across more than 80 institutions Rémy Penet/Unsplash The Central Intelligence Agency ran a secret mind control ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. Check out last week’s roundup here. Song of the ...