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The Enduring Enigma of Alien Big Cats

What sightings of lions in Illinois and pumas in Australia tell us about our relationship with the natural world.
May 30, 2024
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eerie feeling

Star Forts Are Military History, and the Base of Some Strange Conspiracy Theories

Examining why these ubiquitous, obsolete fortifications carry an air of mystery.
April 15, 2024
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The Tale of the Mad Stone, the One-Time 'Cure' for Rabies

Before vaccines, pseudoscientific folks remedies for the deadly virus involved mysterious animal-vegetable-mineral hybrids.
March 7, 2024
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eerie feeling

The Long, Surprising Legacy of the Hopkinsville Goblins

Or, why families under siege make for great movies.
February 8, 2024
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eerie feeling

Toward a Unifying Theory of Lake Monsters

From Champ to Bessie to lake sturgeon, these cryptids represent what lies beneath the surface of the familiar.
January 17, 2024
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gas masks

Airing Out the Mystery of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon

What a strange spate of "gas attacks" tells us about what was really lurking in mid-century America.
December 4, 2023
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monster mythology

The Unsettling Legend of Maryland's Native Cryptid, the Snallygaster

A strange, scary farce that brought together Old World legends and racist scare tactics.
October 27, 2023
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underground railroad

The Underground Railroad Was the Ultimate Conspiracy to Southern Enslavers

And justified the most extreme responses.
July 11, 2023
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rites of spring

The Elusive, Maddening Mystery of the Bell Witch

A classic ghost story has something to say about America—200 years ago, 100 years ago, and today.
May 2, 2023
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radioactive

The Saga of Midori Naka

How and why the harvested body parts of atomic bomb victims spent decades abroad before being returned to Hiroshima.
September 24, 2020
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conspiracy theories

Explaining Our Obsession With the Unexplained

Fringe beliefs, conspiracy theories, and the disenchanting of the world.
August 13, 2020
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relics

Halloween Day 11: Saints with White Hot Hammers

October 11, 2011
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Day 7: Sex, Death & Surrealists in the City of Angels

October 7, 2011