When two hunters went into the woods expecting to catch game, they instead found themselves gripped with terror after coming face to face with a mysterious unidentified flying object - which they then shot. Their shock was compounded when after shooting, they found their bullets bounced harmlessly off the hull of the craft. Were these hunters coming dangerously close to a conflict with something not of this Earth? Or are they playing target practice with the truth?
Gary McKinnon, the man accused of hacking into top secret military computers and accessing information is awaiting resolution after over ten years. But McKinnon has revealed some of what he has seen to the public pertaining to extraterrestrials. And as the world waits, the things he found point to a few possibilities.
When the flesh eating bacterial strain of MRSA known as USA300 was first recorded, it was held back by several factors, chief among them its inability to easily spread without the established health care infrastructure. But now the illness has left the hospital, spreading now on buses and other public spaces - and now can be passed on by such a simple thing as a sneeze.
What began as a routine traffic stop in Texas ended in the capture - not of a criminal, but of footage showing a strange object streaking across the night sky. Was the footage of a simple meteor glowing in the night sky or something more dramatic? Just as UFO watchers have predicted, an increase in the number of cameras out watching the world has led to an increase in the number of recorded UFO incidents - and police dash cams are no exception.
Twice now in the past few months we have been struck by stories of a strange rain coming down from the sky in torrents in the UK. The first incident, which happened in December, saw tremendous hails of apples raining down on the highway in Coventry. The second incident, which included a torrent of unidentified globs of gel soon followed in January. And that mystery is on the verge of being solved, according to scientists. But what will they reveal?
The Polynesians call it Rapa Nui, while the Spanish refer to it as Isla de Pascua – but Easter Island is the name most people around the world refer to the intriguing attraction located in the South Pacific. Easter Island is a land mass that belongs to Chile and was given the name by the Dutch explorer who discovered it on Easter Sunday in 1722. In this article, you will learn more about the culture, history and significance of the island.
When we look up at the horizon on a cloudy day, occasionally we expect to see some rain - and possibly even snow drifting down from the blistery winter skies. But one resident of Dorset UK was perplexed when he went outside and it started raining bizarre gelatinous globs of an unidentified substance all over his garden. This is only the latest in a long string of unexplained precipitations around the globe.
Generally we think of exorcisms as a cleansing ritual to rid a location of the negative energies therein - completely clearing out any paranormal activity that could reside there. Exorcisms are a remedy to an unusual problem: an unwanted spiritual presence. And in a time when the paranormal seems to be on the rise, exorcisms have likewise seen increased use. But one family in the UK had their house exorcized only to find it had little effect on the mysterious presence in their home - and went back for a second try.
After ten years of battling the legal system to keep from being extradited to the US, a judge has ordered that the case of accused hacker Gary McKinnon be resolved either now or never with authorities either allowing him to be extradited or not. McKinnon, who is widely considered the most sought hacker in the world after hacking into NASA and Pentagon computers in 2001 and 2002 is currently wanted in the US for seven counts of hacking. His motivation, he says, was to uncover secrets on UFOs.
As far as the end of the world is concerned, those interested in survival don't generally examine the monsters in zombie films as a potential real threat. Despite this, researchers at the Zombie Research Society have begun offering scientific explanations alongside their tongue in cheek attitude toward the creatures and suggest the zombie apocalypse is not a matter of "if," but "when." While we may not consider zombies a real world menace, some studies of diseases such as rabies have come up with some startling possibilities.
Einstein's theories have done a great deal to propel humanity forward since he was first recognized for his theories of gravity, space, time, and the very fabric of our universe. But contrary to popular belief, Einstein's theories did not suggest a universe completely devoid of intelligent life. Quite the contrary, in fact, the cutting edge of physics has not held the opinion that life on other planets is impossible. Even acclaimed physicist Stephen Hawking has suggested the possibility. But if aliens did find a way to reach Earth, what might military officials find when they finally cracked open the hull of their crashed ship?
It seems one of the strangest phenomena to come about in 2012 is the presence of massive mysterious sounds that are breaking out across cities and private residences alike with little explanation as to where they could be coming from or what their purpose could be. The sounds themselves range from a single tremendous boom to a constant high pitched drone cracking over the horizon. But what could the cause be of this mysterious activity? And is it possible we're looking at a new phenomenon entirely?
The Mutual UFO Network, the team of dedicated individuals who work night and day to ensure real UFO sightings and claims are investigated, has had a change in leadership in the form of a new entrepreneur and owner of Flamingo Air. The UFO reporting center has been an active participator of the UFO phenomenon since it was founded in 1959 in a time when Project Bluebook was failing in its efforts to acquire a suitable explanation for the phenomenon of unidentified flying objects. With new leadership, what lies in store for MUFON?
Is invisibility possible? A number of research teams around the globe are actively seeking a meta-material that will finally allow light to bend around an object and make it invisible. But one new concept of invisibility will not likely work as well for the military as it will for scientists looking to apply the new method to studies of magnetism, computers, gravity, and higher resolution microscopes. Meanwhile, research in the more traditional "metamaterial" allowing invisibility on the larger scale continues to make improvements.
It's the scene in the disaster movie where the plot really starts rolling. At 4:30 in the morning a phone rings and a respected astronomer receives a call informing him that an asteroid is heading toward Earth. After a moment of talk, the astronomer looks dead into the distance and makes an expository appeal that this is "the big one." Only in the case of 2012 BX34, the phone call ended far less dramatically.
It's like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's horror classic "The Birds," but for residents of one Kentucky town it's a horror show brought to life as birds descend on their town by the tens of thousands. The birds, which have been discovered moving by the thousands have - for reasons unknown - decided they would make this town their home unexpectedly in such massive numbers that sometimes the larger flocks swarming in the sky even block out the sun.
Psychics are often said to be naturally inquisitive and brave, with some of the bravest taking on the unknown personally in an attempt to guide the spirits of the dead to another realm where they can be at peace. But there are some locations that are so haunted that they have been known to terrify psychics on the spot - even sending some fleeing by an unknown force. One of these places is said to be Soldier's Orphanage in Pennsylvania.
It's one of the strangest sights locals of one Polish town may ever report to authorities as the sewers bubbled and started weeping massive pools of blood drenching the streets. But was this the manifestation of some doomsday indicator or could there be a logical explanation for something seeming as apocalyptic as this?
One of the most daunting tasks in both space travel and speculation merges the two in trying to accurately describe what an alien race would be like if we actually did meet them - explaining their complex system of travel as well as their ability to survive the long journey that would last years between the stars. And as our understanding of the scale of the universe around us becomes more concrete, so have the channels through which potential alien visitors have been described. And in doing, three different theoretical types of alien visitors have arisen that humanity may do well to avoid contacting.
The thick veil of Venus has been for years a barrier between inquiring minds and the surface of this planet hostile to human life. And even as eyes turned to scrutinize the surface of Mars, Venus has been seen as a planet far too inhospitable to ever host life - or at least life as we would understand it. But this shocking image retrieved from Russia's 1982 Venus mission suggests that the probe encountered something while on the surface that may give validity to recent claims that Venus may host life.
Periodically farmers are left with the chilling realization that under the cloak of darkness someone or something has come to their farm and mutilated their livestock for no discernible reason. These mysterious bovine butchers have been suspected to be everything from an organized group of conspirators who act with precision to visitors from beyond our world who harvest the organs of the cattle and drain their blood for reasons unknown. And as one farm in Kansas City searches for answers in the latest of these attacks, the mystery continues.
Even as 2012 arrives and uncertainty about the future abounds, technology is getting more incredible by the month. And yet even as the trend of broad strides toward high tech continues, there have been many attempts by the past to look into the future with open minds and open hearts. And as these hopeful images of the future past are played again, maybe we can get some idea of which technologies of today may be made manifest tomorrow - and which ones might be forever fantasy. Here are a few examples of how yesterdays prognosticators got it all wrong - and a few uncannily accurate predictions as well.
Edgar Allen Poe, the legendary writer and inspiration for much of the past two centuries' horror style was a man of much talent himself. But one of the macabre mysteries of his death has been the sudden appearance of a figure who once a year appears to pay him tribute at the site of his grave - before vanishing into the night himself like one of the characters of Poe's stories. But this year as crowds gathered around to watch the Poe visitor appear and pay his homage, the dead of night yielded no such visitor. Has this long time tradition gone away forever? And will the mystery ever be solved?
When residents of Grimsby started contacting the UK's "This is Grimsby" with reports that something unusual was going on in the sky in the afternoon over their town, it may have seemed obvious that the culprit was the Royal Air Force conducting flight tests involving jets breaking the sound barrier and creating a sonic boom. But after an announcement by the RAF, and additional reports worldwide of similar phenomena, it seems the answer may not be quite so simple.
Meryl Streep, often said to be one of the most talented actresses in Hollywood, may be closer to the paranormal than we once thought. The actress has been haunted by mysterious sounds that suddenly appear in her guest house without warning. But as far as celebrities who see and hear ghosts, Streep is not alone. Hollywood has a long history of talented people who have had a brush with the otherworldly.
As technology changes and we're left tiptoeing into the shallow end of what the full potential of invention might yield for humanity, economic forces have come like a tsunami threatening to stifle technological development on many fronts. We need only look at the killing of the shuttle program and the transition of space-faring responsibility into the private sector in the United States to see proof of how concrete the relationship between the two is. But just as the economy of today is driven largely by forces that came as the result of invention, what might the economy of the future look like and will it save us?
Of all the legends of the Kremlin and the things that went on within its walls there are a number of stories of unusual things going on, but few quite so incredible as actually seeing the ghosts of Vladimir Lennon and Joseph Stalin. But in the long list of people who have passed through the walls of this famous building, a number have appeared years later - long after their deaths. The Kremlin, according to hundreds of witnesses, is most certainly haunted.
The word grunt in Russian means ground. But when the ill fated Phobos Grunt was launched in December of 2011, no one knew how quickly the $163 million probe would be grounded permanently. But as speculation over the device's fate increases as it slowly spirals back to Earth, a few are questioning whether the Grunt could have been shot down or in some other way sabotaged. But what was Putin referring to when he said he knew there were powerful secret weapons that could have shot it down?
As we still find ourselves waiting twelve years after the dawn of the millennium for a flying car, new trends in energy development has led researchers to take their efforts instead in the direction of greener and more sustainable vehicles, including electric and hybrid cars. But one emerging technology will use the term "air car" without giving its occupants flight. This type of air car will instead be powered by air rather than soaring through it.
One of the ideas often proposed in 2012 circles is the idea that a rogue planet will come nearer to Earth and herald in a new era. Bypassing the connection of this idea to the actual prophecies of 2012, is it possible that a rogue planet could sustain life? Astronomers used to say no, but the realm of possibility has only expanded in recent years. But in order for life to be possible on a rogue planet, several factors would have to be addressed first.
It's a well known fact that big cats are not normally seen in the UK. Despite this, several reports of big cat sightings and mysterious attacks on animals has left investigators scratching their heads - wondering if an unparalleled investigation is in order. Despite the long held convention that the creatures simply do not exist in the wild in the UK, the evidence seems to be piling up after a recent attack.
In order to prove that a suspect was capable of committing a crime, the police may conduct surveillance on possible criminals. Electronic methods have especially become increasingly helpful in conducting this type of observation. In this article, you will learn about some of the methods of surveillance that police and investigators may use to catch a criminal.
It has long been theorized that other stars could have planets just like our Sun, but it wasn't until a few years ago when astronomers began gathering evidence of extrasolar planets suggesting that the universe as we know it may be much more habitable than we once thought. And now a new analysis suggests that on average every star could have its own planets - and some among them may very well be like Earth. The analysis is yet another bridge in the gap between humanity and the populated but silent universe suggested by the Drake Equation.
When the atom was first split and the idea of nuclear power eventually reached headlines, newspapers worldwide were excited about the prospect. In addition to the possibility of a nuclear powered future, citizens of many countries all over the world were excited in the wake of World War II with the idea that war may be over forever. But then public perception changed, and the public lost its love for nuclear power. And one professor says one of the bigger reasons was the portrayal of nuclear power in James Bond movies.
UFO enthusiasts and believers are always on the lookout for the best piece of evidence to prove claims that Earth is being visited by something beyond the ordinary. And now it seems some footage from Argentina depicts a bizarre craft with some astonishingly strange characteristics. And as more analyses of the footage become available online, the theories surrounding it have become almost as astonishing as the footage itself. Is this evidence of extraterrestrial visitation in 2012? If this footage is any indicator, it could very well be a good year for UFOs.
It's not a farm that grows robots, but rather one that uses robots to grow food. And it may be a look into the future of agriculture. Robotic development has been seen for years as one of the key ingredients to a society without the economic concerns it has today. But will the project be successful? Or will there be a new crop of controversy to thrive thanks to these metal machines?
When we think about folklore and urban legends, generally we don't imagine that the boundaries can be drawn merely at the edge of a city or even a state. How ambitious can a folklore legend be, when it supposes that the boundaries of its telling are not merely confined to our own universe? How incredible a claim can one story make? And how would the public respond to the discovery that somewhere out there is a fully equipped abandoned lab capable of transporting people from our own dimension to an alternate reality already populated with a rogue band of scientists who made their home there?
Medical science is no stranger to the strange or even the miraculous. The story of Henrietta Lacks' destiny to give rise to an immortal self-cloning generation of cells and others would become a foundational stone in many laboratories. Though the cells are only a tiny fraction of her being, they contain the vital essence of who she once was and the incredible mystery of human immortality. In terms of biomass, if all of the HeLa cells grown from the tiny cluster retrieved without Henrietta's knowing were put into a single pile they would weigh 20 tons.
You may recall how the year started with a bang in 2011 when thousands of black birds suddenly dropped dead in Beebe, Arkansas as New Year's celebrations commenced. Well it would appear that the odd bird die off has been documented again - with an entirely new and unexplained black bird die off as 2012 comes around. What could cause a repeat on this strange massive bird die off? And does it portend the same sort of events we saw in 2011?
Every now and again we come across the story of a community that has banded together to hunt a creature terrorizing them in a world where outside influence is unlikely to help. Even as newcomers to the village meet tales of the Oily Man with skepticism, the villagers themselves have decided to venture out in a hunt for the man at two in the morning in the hopes that they can capture this bizarre creature and put an end to his reign of terror.
When it first came up on Youtube on January first, video of a pair of unidentified flying objects streaking across the evening sky seemed like it could very well join the ranks of so many others uploaded without controversy. But as the number of views swelled to 10,000 the analysis had begun, as did the video's controversy.
When a winter storm rolls through and kills electricity on a block or even throughout a whole city it's a mystery easily solved when a downed power line or damaged transformer is discovered. But in Kingsclere, Hampshire the real cause is a bit more difficult to discover as the number of devices affected has spread even to remote control key fobs and cell phones. What's the disaster causing devices in this small village to be disrupted even when they have power going to them? And has this sort of thing happened before?
When we examine the history of the paranormal, often we see how culture can influence the ways in which a society channels these experiences in very different ways. Whether the actual manifestations are themselves more cause or effect is still open for debate, but one of the more interesting manifestations has to do with the legendary "Ghost Sickness" of the Navajo and Lakotah tribes. Sufferers of this strange illness were afflicted by disease not thought to be caused by virus or bacteria, but rather a supernatural force from beyond the grave.
Ordinarily we think of the New Year as a time that will come and go without incident - with any luck. Crowds gather and then disperse, people make resolutions, and we all collectively move into a new chapter of our lives sharing the moment with friends and loved ones as this event brings us some perspective and puts us all temporarily in the shoes of who we were in previous years as we watched the ball drop in New York and how much has changed in the past year.
For years civilization has been living in the shadow of some unknown event to take place on December 21st 2012 as the Mayan calendar comes to an end. Unlike previous doomsday prophecies which were made only a few years prior to the date coming to pass, the general consensus on the 2012 phenomenon is that the calendar has been around for thousands of years and is only now coming to an end. But with less than a year now left before the Mayan calendar ends, we are left asking ourselves if the modern interpretations are truly representative of what the calendar professes will happen. And so it stands to reason that we may want to hear what the current Mayan elders have to say about the whole thing.
Bizarre almost song-like sounds have been reported just before earthquakes worldwide, giving some the impression that the cause may be unconventional or even part of a conspiracy. To date, several earthquakes have been immediately preceded by a mysterious sound heard and even video taped by nearby witnesses. But what is the cause? Are these rumblings mere coincidence? Or could there be a different and more sinister cause?
If the idea of alien artifacts on the moon seems like a distant but worthwhile possibility, then it would appear you are in good company. Two professors from the University of Arizona are proposing that we begin exploration of the Moon to gain insight into the possibility of alien life - and perhaps unlock the secrets of what explorers may have visited us in the past. Could there be artifacts from passing extraterrestrials embedded into the surface of the Moon?
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Women of the Electric Chair
Maria Barbella was the first woman sentenced to death by electric chair, but she was released on appeal. She was convicted of killing her lover in 1895, but the ruling was overturned in 1896 and she was set free.
In China, New Year's Eve is a holiday closely associated with ghosts, though it's forbidden to speak of them. And in the west while holiday spirit is often seen as a tradition, the paranormal is not normally one of those things we think about when the bells chime ringing in the new year. But looking around at local legends and customs of a great deal of the west it would appear more than a few haunted hot spots see activity exclusively around the new year.
In recent years the idea of receiving information through a signal transmitted directly to the brain has increased significantly. Ever since science first tiptoed toward the hidden potential of technology as a teaching mechanism, people have often wondered if one day the average person will be able to simply go to a medical facility instead of a training academy and come out a skilled athlete. And that's precisely the technology scientists at Boston University are exploring.
