Scientists have revealed they're incredibly close to discovering the existence of life outside our solar system. They found two specific chemicals in a distant planet's atmosphere that can only be ...

People who believe they've been abducted by aliens have always resided at the farthest fringes of science, and the recent claim by a UFO cult known as the Raelians that they had cloned a human being ...

Tales of alien abduction are fairly common, especially in the West. As early as the 1960s, there have been reports of people being taken by extraterrestrials—usually during the night—often for strange ...

You wake up in the middle of the night covered in a cold sweat, you can open your eyes but not move any part of your body. You feel a strong presence, and can hear the sound of voices, footsteps and ...

Do aliens have mothers? I have a better question: Are aliens our moms? This may in fact be a legitimate question. Not that I think our moms are really aliens from another world (nor would I imply it, ...

In the last two posts I discussed the general nature and history of alien abduction reports as well as a number of issues related to conceptualizing how to think about them. I now want to address ...

Believing you have been abducted by aliens could be as bad for your mental health as actually being kidnapped. Elvis Presley, David Bowie and Robbie Williams are among those who believe in UFOs, and ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. I heard some shocking news last week. It turns out that all those folks who think they’ve been abducted from their ...

Agents Mulder and Scully may have said 'the truth is out there' in the X Files, but it may instead be buried inside the brains of people who claim they have been abducted by aliens. Those who believe ...