Former BBC producer Simon Holland believes that he may have found an explanation for the famous 1990 UFO photograph.
The grainy, black-and-white images show what appears to be a thin, cylindrical object flying over the city of Baghdad.
Researchers from the University of South Wales wanted to find out exactly what makes clowns in particular so scary.
The legendary director recently expressed his enthusiasm for the topic during an interview with Stephen Colbert.
Biomedical Egyptologist Jenefer Metcalfe takes a look at how our understanding of mummification has changed over the years.
Two Chinese astronauts recently conducted a secretive spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station.
A strange shape not dissimilar to that typically associated with the Loch Ness Monster was recently sighted in the water.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sparked puzzlement and intrigue when he posted the image up on Twitter.
A rare and fascinating species of jellyfish has been spotted during recent efforts to explore the seas of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Researchers have discovered that a species of cicada exhibits the first and only known example of 'superpropulsion' in nature.
The find, which has been described as 'very important', could in fact be the first of many such discoveries.
Several Mid-Atlantic states on the East Coast saw reports of a dust-like powder falling from the sky last week.
Until recently, the latest incarnation of the Pentagon's UFO investigation office reportedly only had 3 full-time staff members.
Police are warning tourists to stay away from an irate, conspiracy-driven Muppet that has been spotted in Santa Cruz.
Neuroscientist Andrey Vyshedskiy takes a look at the evolutionary history of our ability to imagine things.
New research has called into question whether today's Mars rovers are capable of finding signs of long-dead microbial life.
Multiple witnesses have recorded footage of a bird just lying there in the sky, apparently not attached to anything.
It might sound like the plot of a movie, but these so-called 'super pigs' are very much the real deal.
The patient, who hails from China, had been experiencing problems with his memory for the better part of two years.
The small town of Bonnybridge in Scotland has become synonymous with sightings of unidentified flying objects.