Philadelphia bans psychics: Awesome!
People who believe in the supernatural generally think that since there's no proof to the contrary, ghosts, UFOs, and mind-readers must surely exist. Following their train of logic, since there is no proof otherwise, I am going to take credit for the fact that Philadelphia, my home city, has recently begun shutting down psychics. There's no proof otherwise, so why not?...
Woman sues over 'ghost-sighting' report
The leader of a Hunter Valley residents' group is suing a Hunter Valley newspaper for defamation over a page one article headed "witness sees a ghost over cremator"...
Audio: Behind "Best Evidence : Top Ten UFO Sightings"
Missouri River monster captured (from 1870)
A strange monster was captured recently [during May] in the [Missouri] river opposite Canton, by some fishermen, in their seine, while dragging for fish. We know not what to call it, or what it looks like, or how to describe it, for it is unlike any creature of earth, air or water, that we have ever seen. It is not a fish, nor is it an alligator, or crocodile, or a turtle, but resembles the pictures we have often seen in books of the mythical dragon...
Looking for life in all the wrong places
In 1976, scientists anxiously waited for the first data streaming back from the Viking 1 and 2 landers, sent to search for signs of life on Mars. The results were frustratingly inconclusive; for decades researchers have been debating whether the Vikings detected life...
Waking the dead: Charles Fort's grave - Albany, New York
Elderly couple accused of witchcraft, burned alive
Angry villagers burned an elderly couple alive because of suspicions they were practicing a form of black magic, according to reports from India...
The unexplained
We've all been home alone, and thought we heard something strange, but some people say they've seen things that can't be explained. As children we heard stories of spooks, specters and ghosts. Most of us grow up and dismiss the things that go bump in the night. Others though, cling to those stories, and spend their time investigating the unexplained...
