How one man’s belief in ancient aliens shaped our nasty, post-truth world

The internet and social media are full of lies. Why? The truth is often boring and sometimes discomfiting. Lies are better, ...

New Studies Can Explain Why Comet 3I/Atlas Isn't An Alien (Probably)

When interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS exhibited some peculiar movements, speculation arose regarding potential alien origins.

3I/ATLAS comet is definitely not an alien spaceship, scientists confirm

Those concerned that 3I/ATLAS' arrival to our solar system meant that some sort of alien invasion was imminent can breathe a ...

Is 3I/ATLAS an alien probe? Study affirms it's an interstellar comet

Scientists have found new evidence suggesting that interstellar 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spaceship, as one conspiracy theory ...

‘Bug’ Broadway Review: A Riveting Carrie Coon Cuts To The Bone In Tracy Letts’ Paranoid Fantasia

The afternoon I saw Tracy Letts’ excellent, itchy Bug on Broadway – an earlier scheduled performance had been canceled – the ...
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Erich von Däniken, who claimed aliens built the pyramids, dead at 90

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose 1968 book Chariots of the Gods? launched the ancient astronaut movement and sold ...

Erich von Däniken, ‘Chariots of the Gods?’ author who fueled UFO interest, dies at 90

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose books on the alleged extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him ...
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Father of 'Ancient Astronaut Theory' Erich von Däniken Dies at 90

Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, in 1935, von Däniken rose to prominence when he published Chariots of the Gods? while working as a hotel manager in Davos. The book posed a provocative question that ...