In Japan, ghost stories are not to be scoffed at, but provide deep insights into the fuzzy boundary between life and death. By Christopher Harding.

Psychedelic drugs can trigger characteristic hallucinations, which have long been thought to hold clues about the brain’s circuitry. After nearly a century of study, a possible explanation is crystallizing. By Jennifer Ouellette.

Lightning can strike twice and people do call just when you’re thinking of them – but are such coincidences meaningful? By Cody Delistraty.

Whether it’s the Cottingley fairies, ghostly visions or even the Enfield poltergeist, there is a place for the lure of magic in these troubled days, says Eva Wiseman.

How an apocalyptic UFO cult became the focal point of a landmark work of social science. By Daniel Cecil.

When Krakatoa erupted, the sound it made circled the globe not one, but four times. By Aatish Bhatia.

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It's called a muntjac, and the last time it appeared was nearly two decades ago.

Fava beans can be lethal. By Anne Ewbank.

Over the past few decades a significant and noteworthy amount of scientific research has emerged contributing to the notion that human precognition could very well be real, and that we all might possess this potential -amongst various other extended human capacities. precognition. By Arjun Walia.

The Pythia offered practical counsel that could shape future actions, just as political risk analysts do today – though we’d use modern jargon and call it ‘policy’ in the public sphere, and ‘corporate strategy’ in the business world. By John C. Hulsman.

From a childhood hallucination to the halls of theoretical physics. By Alan Lightman.

People who have experienced the so-called DMT trip usually say that it transcends words, but they often feel compelled to speak incessantly about it anyway. Learn about the artworks that display these beings in spectacular form. By Des Tramacchi, PhD.

The desert has its own version of Sasquatch, and it’s just as smelly and hairy. By Ken Layne.

Can we treat psychosis by listening to the voices in our heads? By T. M. Luhrmann.

Her husband thought she'd been replaced—by a supernatural being. By Maria J. Pérez Cuervo.

“Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what’s known as infinity” – Jean Cocteau. By Aaron Dabbah.

Amanda Theodosia Jones was a 19th-century poet, entrepreneur, and inventor who found inspiration in some unlikely places. By Christine Ro.

Based on population research, more than half of people in the Western world have had at least one experience that might be called “paranormal.” So why then do we hear so little about them? By Donagh Coleman.

Dreams accompany us literally from the cradle to the grave. By Patrick McNamara.