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Leah Sottile on Amy Carlson, aka Mother God, and the Creation of a New Age Cult

Leah Sottile on Amy Carlson, aka Mother God, and the Creation of a New Age Cult

The Author of “Blazing Eye Sees All” Shares a Cautionary Tale of Online Indoctrination

By Leah Sottile | March 26, 2025

Aliens, or Angels? On the Similarities Between UFO Encounters and Religious Experiences

Aliens, or Angels? On the Similarities Between UFO Encounters and Religious Experiences

Luis Elizondo Digs into Biblical Stories, Government Secrecy, and the Difficulties of Studying UAP

By Luis Elizondo | August 20, 2024

UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort

UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort

The Author of "King Nyx" on the Paranormalist Charles Fort, Theodore Dreiser, and Dismissing Women's Intellects

By Kirsten Bakis | February 21, 2024

UFO or UF-No: What Would Take for Aliens to Visit Our Solar System?

UFO or UF-No: What Would Take for Aliens to Visit Our Solar System?

Adam Frank on Interstellar Travel, Technology from Sci-Fi, and the Physics of Both

By Adam Frank | October 24, 2023

We Are Not Alone: Phillip Maciak on His Summer Obsessing Over UFO Videos

We Are Not Alone: Phillip Maciak on His Summer Obsessing Over UFO Videos

Or, When Screens Helpfully Absorb Our (Misplaced) Anxieties

By Phillip Maciak | May 17, 2023

“Elves Live Here.” On Modern Icelandic Elflore and the Shades of Belief

“Elves Live Here.” On Modern Icelandic Elflore and the Shades of Belief

Nancy Marie Brown Considers the Stories Surrounding the Country’s “Hidden Folk”

By Nancy Marie Brown | October 24, 2022

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The Search for Extraterrestrial Life is Also a Search for Extraterrestrial Death

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Even our UFO content is relevant in 2020.

By Aaron Robertson | April 28, 2020

The Moment the Myth of Alien Abduction Was Born

The Moment the Myth of Alien Abduction Was Born

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By David J. Halperin | March 26, 2020

Neil deGrasse Tyson Writes to His Fans

Neil deGrasse Tyson Writes to His Fans

On UFOs, Fallacies, Why Science Matters, and More

By Neil deGrasse Tyson | November 13, 2019

Standing at Ground Zero for UFO Believers

Standing at Ground Zero for UFO Believers

A Scientist Studies Our Need to Believe in Aliens

By D.W. Pasulka | February 8, 2019

On My High School Obsession with UFOs

On My High School Obsession with UFOs

The Enduring Power of the Roswell Narrative, 70 Years Later

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 5, 2017