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Up-to-the-minute accounts of the paranormal, enigmatic and the unexplained

By Stephen Wagner, About.com

Jul 3 2009

Several thousand birds mysteriously drop dead in Australia
A major phenomena has occurred over the West Australian coastal town of Esperance. Several thousands of birds, of many different species, have mysteriously dropped dead out of the sky. Investigations by scientists and vetinarians in the West Australian capital of Perth have failed to discover the cause of the mass deaths...

Barn owls dying by thousands along I-84
If you drive down the interstate east of Boise you may spot some of the hundreds of dead owls that are being reported. The owls are being hit by vehicles in unusually high numbers and so far no one is certain why such a large amount is dying...

Mysterious bird deaths in Austin, Texas
Several blocks of Congress Avenue have been closed off to traffic because a large number of dead birds — reportedly as many as several dozen — have been found in the area. And if you work in the area, you're being asked to stay home from work until at least noon...
(Also read: "4 Scariest Predictions for Our Planet")

“Impossible” twin peaks on Mars
Add another puzzle to the litany of Martian anomalies: two "impact" craters side by side, both with central peaks terminating in craters. Though the 3D visualization of the two craters above exaggerates depth, the image accents the kind of mysteries that have been causing increasing headaches, confusion, and contradiction among NASA scientists...

Video: Earthfiles: Navy Yeoman Sees Extraterrestrial Photos

DMT and extraterrestrial communication
One of the primary resources for this article is Marko Rodruigez’s excellent 2006 paper which outlines a potential method for studying the DMT experience. This is also a meditation on the challenges and the unknown variables involved in communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence, because for the vast majority of DMT users, this is exactly what they experience...

I didn't see it, says mugged psychic
Psychic Carole Peach, who foretells the future for other people "through a Red Indian guide", could not see it coming that she was about to become another crime statistic. She had no forewarning that a mugger would reach through the open passenger window of her husband's car, punch her in the face and grab her bag containing two wallets, R2 500 in cash, bank cards, her telephone and ID books, two cellphones and her heart tablets...

Mystery light over Singapore
It's a meteor. It's a green flash. Or is it all in the mind? Intermittent bursts of green streaks across Singapore skies on Sunday evening have set communities abuzz with talk of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings and experts debating the phenomenon...

Ghosts found in park cafe
Paranormal investigators say they have uncovered ghosts at the site of a former historic hall. Staff at Leyland's Worden Arts Centre were convinced the site was haunted after they felt ghostly sensations and had their hair tickled. Now, after a series of extensive tests involving temperature and filming, experts are convinced the centre's cafe is a hotbed of activity...

Scientists find extraterrestrial genes in human DNA
A group of researchers working at the Human Genome Project indicate that they made an astonishing scientific discovery: They believe so-called 97% non-coding sequences in human DNA is no less than genetic code of extraterrestrial life forms...

Rats, not men, to blame for death of Easter Island
It was the first and most extreme ecological disaster. Easter Island, in the south Pacific, once lush with subtropical broadleaf forest, was left barren and vast seabird colonies were destroyed after the arrival of man...

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