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Are ghosts real? What does the evidence say?
Ghostly experiences are common and deeply felt; here is what careful studies show about where they come from, and what is still open.
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How do I judge what I just saw?
UFO reports, simulation ideas and viral claims, examined calmly: what was observed, what was inferred, and what the evidence supports.
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Short answers, with sources.
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Are governments hiding evidence of aliens? What do the records show?
The records show real government cover stories about UFOs, from spy planes to Roswell’s classified balloon, but no public evidence of hidden alien craft or bodies so far.
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Are we living in a computer simulation?
A famous argument says the idea deserves a serious look, so here is what it claims, what a physics test might find, and why the question is still open.
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Can animals sense earthquakes or storms before they happen?
Can animals sense earthquakes or storms? Separate early-wave detection and observed storm avoidance from reliable prediction, with evidence and limits.
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Can crystals or energy healing work? What happens when they are tested?
Healers describe an energy carried by stones and guided by hands; here is what happened when that energy was put to a fair test, and why the calm people feel is real.
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Could aliens have visited Earth and left traces behind?
Some scientists have studied the question carefully, so here is what a real trace would look like, what the searches have found, what archaeologists learned about the pyramids and the Nazca Lines, and who makes crop circles.
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Do psychic abilities like telepathy or seeing the future hold up when tested?
Scientists have tested telepathy, seeing the future and mind over matter for more than a century; here is what they found, what parapsychologists claim, and what their critics reply.
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Does a full moon really change how people behave?
Does a full moon change behavior? Compare mixed hospital findings with sleep research, and learn why an association is not proof of a general lunar effect.
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Does astrology work? What happens when it is tested?
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans consult astrology or a horoscope at least once a year, so here is what happens when its predictions are put to fair, blind tests.
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Has anyone ever found solid evidence of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster?
What evidence exists for Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster? Examine tested hairs, the Loch Ness DNA survey, detection limits and what a verified discovery would require.
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Have UFOs been shown to be alien spacecraft?
Government and NASA reviews have looked hard at UFO reports, so here is what they explained, what they could not explain, and why a missing answer is not the same as an alien one.
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Is the Bermuda Triangle really more dangerous than other waters?
What official sources say about Bermuda Triangle danger, real ocean hazards, Flight 19 and the accident-rate comparison needed to test the legend.
All 20 answers in Extraordinary Claims
- Are ghosts real? What does the evidence say?
- Are governments hiding evidence of aliens? What do the records show?
- Are we living in a computer simulation?
- Can animals sense earthquakes or storms before they happen?
- Can crystals or energy healing work? What happens when they are tested?
- Could aliens have visited Earth and left traces behind?
- Do psychic abilities like telepathy or seeing the future hold up when tested?
- Does a full moon really change how people behave?
- Does astrology work? What happens when it is tested?
- Has anyone ever found solid evidence of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster?
- Have UFOs been shown to be alien spacecraft?
- Is the Bermuda Triangle really more dangerous than other waters?
- Was interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS an alien probe?
- What does quantum physics really say about consciousness and healing?
- What does research say about people who report memories of past lives?
- What is a miracle, and could science ever confirm one?
- What is sleep paralysis, and why do people sometimes sense a presence in the dark?
- What is the law of attraction, and what does research say about positive thinking?
- Why do coincidences sometimes feel like they were meant to be?
- Why does a Ouija board seem to move on its own?
Extraordinary ClaimsEssay · personal view
Who Built the Pyramids? We Did
The Great Pyramid does not become less astonishing when we remove aliens from the story. It becomes more astonishing, because the evidence points to human planning, labor, care, and accumulated skill.
Extraordinary ClaimsClaim examination
Are We Living in a Simulation?
What a famous 2003 argument really claims, how scientists have tried to test the idea, and where science runs out.
Extraordinary ClaimsClaim examination
What Do Official UFO and UAP Reports Actually Say?
What U.S. government and NASA investigators found, what they still cannot explain, and what kind of data would help settle the rest.
Extraordinary ClaimsExplainer
How to Check a Viral Science Claim in Five Minutes
You don't need a lab to test a shocking headline: a few quick habits borrowed from professional fact-checkers can show whether a claim deserves your trust.
Extraordinary ClaimsClaim examination
Does an Unidentified Object Prove Aliens?
A report can be sincere and still leave the cause unknown. Here is how to examine the leap from sighting to explanation.
Extraordinary ClaimsExplainer
What Would Count as Evidence?
A practical way to move from an intriguing report to a conclusion that someone else can test.