In the summer of 1978, Hoyt Richards visited Nantucket with his family. One of six children, the then 16-year-old loved the annual trip to the Massachusetts island, a paradise full of sparkling water, ...

A couple of months back, we noted—along with several other amateur government weirdness observers—that the official online infrastructure for the United States government had registered an “aliens.gov ...

A Google search will tell you that Pokémon is the most popular media franchise in the world. Even if you can’t trust Google that much anymore, you can’t really argue that Pokémon isn’t massive, with ...

SHOCKED astronomers have spotted a “rogue” planet that defies historic theories. A unique “inside out” planetary system with a distant rocky world turns our understanding of planet formation ...

If you played video games in the 1980s and ‘90s, then you’re probably already familiar with full-motion video (FMV), which was a way of telling stories using pre-recorded video files instead of the ...

Schizotypal personality disorder is an ingrained pattern of thinking and behavior marked by unusual beliefs and fears, and difficulty with forming and maintaining relationships. This disorder is ...

NASA’s Cassini mission revealed that Titan hosts complex organic chemicals and weather systems, including clouds, rain, and erosion—suggesting chemistry wildly different from Earth’s yet rich in ...

In this video, I discuss the shortcomings of the ancient aliens game and share my thoughts on its various aspects. Highlights include a humorous look at the repetitive use of the word "unfortunately" ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “The Real Monsters,” the Season 1 finale of “Alien: Earth,” now streaming on Hulu. “Alien: Earth” has come in for a landing — and the kids are in ...

We’re seeing continued advances in making psychiatric diagnoses—and, therefore, improved treatment. A major step in this direction occurred in 2009 when the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) ...

In the video game Space Invaders Extreme 2, a player has to fire weapons to obliterate aliens attacking Earth. These extraterrestrials move fast, raining down from the top of the screen and claiming a ...

Narrative identity allows individuals to integrate their personal experiences into a coherent and meaningful life story. Addictive disorders appear to be associated with a disturbed sense of self, ...