Some of the most incredible breakthroughs in scientific history are the result of dreams, intuition and the mystic side of the brain. Here's six. By Anne Web.

The magician delighted in exposing spiritualists as con men and frauds. By Edmund Wilson. (June 1925)

Researchers find brain still has ‘bugs’ despite millions of years of evolution. By Stephen Chen.

World mythology is full of fantastic kingdoms and realms that exist alongside our own. Many of them are said to have entrances in the real world, meaning that it’s possible to at least stand on the doorstep of some pretty amazing places. Now, if only we knew the passwords to open those doors… By Debra Kelly.

Science has a fundamentalism problem. By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry.

A medium called Mark Twain’s spirit during a seance, during which he allegedly dictated a new novel. It led to one of the kookiest legal cases ever. By Parker Higgins.

As evening falls in a packed stadium, heat still radiating from the ground, I am witness to how traditional Senegalese wrestling — with its mystical “gris-gris” rituals, intense drumming, and trance-like dance — has evolved into a high profile, superstar sport. By Christian Bobst.

A meditation on ancestry, Juan Ponce de León, and Florida’s Fountain of Youth. By Alex Mar.

Unlike most people, the children of a Thailand tribe see with total clarity beneath the waves – how do they do it, and might their talent be learned? By Helen Thomson.

For French sailors, hell can be found off the coast of Brittany. Between the French mainland and the Île de Sein is a stretch of water known as the Raz de Sein, infamous for its violent currents. The lighthouses dotting the uninhabited islands along the waterway are difficult to reach and can house at most two lighthouse keepers living in austere conditions... By Jessie Guy-Ryan.

Some scientists say psychic dreams are real. Explaining how they happen is another issue altogether. By Geraldine Cremin. (Jan. 27)

Nancy Talbott claims to have unlocked crop circle science. Matt Williams is a crop circle maker encountering the paranormal in his circles. Why are they at odds? By Alex Tsakiris.

Recent studies have provided evidence that memories of fear are one of many things our forebearers pass down to us through our DNA. By Aaron Kase.

It’s been a long time coming, but at last we have the definitive deconstruction of the UFO abduction industry. Brewer begins with a brief outline on the dangers involved in attempted hypnotic recall of memories.

The Church of the SubGenius recruitment video from 1989, revised in 2004.

Zadie Smith reviews “The Polar Express,” a film directed by Robert Zemeckis, “Anomalisa,” a film directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, and “On the Suffering of the World,” by Arthur Schopenhauer, translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale.

Frederick Bligh Bond resorted to psychic archeology because he didn't have permission to dig up the ruins of England's legendary Glastonbury Abbey. At least this was his explanation for why, on a November day in 1907, he made contact with the spirit of a medieval monk named Johannes... By Alicia Puglionesi.

Doppelgangers are a pain in the ass. They have no respect for your personal space. Preternatural apparitions do badly in job interviews, so they are universally unemployed, leaving them ample free time to screw up your work and scare the neighbors...

One woman's quest to find the fabled fungus said to elicit orgasms in women by scent alone. Is the mysterious Hawaiian mushroom just a myth? By Christie Wilcox. (Feb. 14)

People do ‘feel’ spirits, but why? By Rick Paulas.