My Quest for an Out-of-Body Experience
Will Katie Heaney's spirit escape from her body and make it through the doors of Beyoncé’s house?
The Incorruptible Bodies of Saints
Their figures were helped along by embalming, but, somehow, everyone forgot that part.
There’s No Foolproof Way to Detect a Lie
Except for the rare band of "truth wizards" among us, people are not skilled at catching liars.
The Psychology of a Horror Movie Fan
Scientists have tried to figure out the appeal of axe murderers and creepy dolls, but it mostly remains a spooky mystery.
A Brief History of the Loch Ness Monster
From 1933—and possibly much, much earlier—to just this past May, people have been claiming (and staging) sightings of the famed water cryptid.
One Man’s Search for an Orgasmic Life Force
It remains unclear what "orgone" actually is, but Wilhelm Reich thought you could find it by sitting inside a box.
The Mystery of Britain’s Alien Big Cats
In a nation where the biggest carnivorous predator is a badger, why are there so many reported sightings of large cats?
The Origins of the Chemtrail Conspiracy
Why would the American government be interested in poisoning its population by spraying vapor out of an airplane? That remains unclear.