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'The River': Six scary TV shows that came before it

ABC's new show about something creepy in the jungle isn't the first to try to scare TV viewers
Five reasons the world won't end in 2012

Pointing to the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar on Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers think that life as we know it on Earth has entered it's final year. NASA begs to differ.
Judgment Day? Five failed end-of-the-world predictions

Judgment Day is coming this Saturday, May 21, beginning at 6 p.m., according to Harold Camping, the president of the Christian broadcaster Family Radio. Could he be wrong? He wouldn't be the first. Here are five failed Judgment Day predictions.
April Fool's Day history: five best-ever pranks

April Fool's Day history has been marked by many good pranks, but here are five of the most creative ever.
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UFO over South Korea? Why the video is probably fake. (+video)

UFO sighting: Recently uploaded video of a UFO flying over South Korea raises some red flags.
'The River': Six scary TV shows that came before it

ABC's new show about something creepy in the jungle isn't the first to try to scare TV viewers
NASA still not hiding aliens: Triangular 'UFO' debunked (+video)

Footage captured by NASA shows Venus, Earth and, on the opposite side of the field-of-view, a briefly mysterious triangular object headed our way.
Five reasons the world won't end in 2012

Pointing to the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar on Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers think that life as we know it on Earth has entered it's final year. NASA begs to differ.
Chapter & Verse
How to read "Area 51"

Interested in picking up Anne Jacobsen's "Area 51"? Before you do, let me offer some advice.
Area 51 loses mystique for some after accusations of hoax

Area 51 was not the site of extraterrestrial landing, but rather a Russian hoax, says investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen.
Judgment Day? Five failed end-of-the-world predictions

Judgment Day is coming this Saturday, May 21, beginning at 6 p.m., according to Harold Camping, the president of the Christian broadcaster Family Radio. Could he be wrong? He wouldn't be the first. Here are five failed Judgment Day predictions.
Top Picks: Sylvain Chomet's film 'The Illusionist,' Brian Setzer's new album, a book and TV show about Area 51, and more

A poignant animated film from Sylvain Chomet, an album with infectious tunes from Brian Setzer, a show and book about a location with rumored alien sightings, and more recommendations.
SETI puts E.T. on hold

SETI has temporarily halted one of its chief alien-hunting tools, the Allen Telescope Array, citing lack of funding.
Ph.D says JFK asked CIA about UFOs

Claiming to have obtained a top-secret memo (but the JFK Library has no record of it), author and paranormal researcher William A. Lester, Ph.D., found a way to combine UFOs with the Kennedy assassination, hitting the fringe-conspiracy-theory jackpot. (Lester has a doctorate from the American Institute of Holistic Theology, which according to its website 'has chosen not to seek traditional accreditation.')
Roswell FBI memo: Baloney or hogwash?

Roswell FBI memo: A 1950 memo found in FBI archives is fueling reports that the US government secretly recovered crashed flying saucers. Are reports of a UFO cover-up a deranged and unfounded conspiracy theory or are they an irrational and baseless load of nonsense?
April Fool's Day history: five best-ever pranks

April Fool's Day history has been marked by many good pranks, but here are five of the most creative ever.
Study: If aliens exist, they probably want to destroy us

British scientist Simon Conway Morris believes there are only two possibilities for alien life; either we're alone or aliens exist, and they are out to get us.
Fifty years ago, humanity first searched for alien life in the universe

Astronomer Frank Drake, the man behind that project, received top honors at a banquet gala Saturday at the SETIcon convention here about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Discoveries
UFO over Chinese airport [VIDEO]

UFO Over Chinese Airport, Texas chupacabra sightings: Extraordinary claims call for extraordinary evidence.
Global News Blog
China UFO spotted again. Why skepticism is warranted.

China UFO sightings continued Thursday in the eastern part of the country. Last week, Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou closed for two hours when an unidentified object hovered over the skies.
Australia UFO: What the heck was it?

Despite claims of otherworldly origins, the Australia UFO was likely created by the new Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral.
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Australia UFO sightings: Was that the Falcon 9 rocket?

Eerie spiral light show in the pre-dawn sky over Australia on Saturday prompted a flood of UFO reports. The phenomenon was likely the privately launched Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Friday.
Editor's Blog
Skeptical about skepticism

It's easy to dismiss fringe beliefs like UFOs and Bigfoot. But a true skeptic questions even conventional wisdom.
In Pictures: Famous Aliens
Horizons
After Hans Christian Andersen flipbook logo, what will Google try next?

Google has played several tricks with its "doodles." Today's Hans Christian Andersen logo shows that there's still plenty of room to grow.
In Pictures: April Fools' 2010: Around the world
Global News Blog
Norway spiral: A rocket scientist explains the mystery

After watching the Norway spiral video, a US rocket scientist is convinced it was a missile. That blue plume? "Tiny sapphires," he says.
Horizons
Google logo celebrates Halloween 2009 with trick or treat doodle

The Google logo has changed to recognize Halloween 2009. Trick or Treat!