Close encounters of the rural Polish kindJay Martin goes off in search for UFOs and crop circles in the tiny Polish town of Wylatowo. She doesn’t find any aliens but she does feel like she’s from another planet.
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12 events that will change the world
From alien intelligence to fusion energy: a great interactive feature from Scientific American, exploring 12 world-changing events that could take place before 2050, how likely they are, and what they’ll mean for humanity.
The UK releases 15 years of UFO records
The British Ministry of Defence has released hundreds of UFO reports from 1994 to 2000, including sightings from the RAF and politicians, plus crop circles, mysterious illnesses and flying Toblerones.
Earth could be 1.8 gigayears behind the rest of the galaxy
And you thought your Playstation 2 was outdated: experts say there could be civilisations on other planets that have existed for 1.8 gigayears, leaving us Earthlings looking positively primitive.
Stephen Hawking: Why is the galaxy not crawling with life forms?
Sci-fi has promised us so much, so where are the aliens? They’re out there, says Stephen Hawkins, but they’re probably not interesting in us — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Viral movie marketing: one giant practical joke
Viral movie marketing campaigns rely upon a temporary suspension of disbelief. After initial confusion wears off, as the operating principal goes, people will agree to play along with what is essentially a massively scaled practical joke.
SA MP can’t rule out the existence of aliens in the Simpson Desert
SA Environment Minister Jay Weatherill was forced to address parliament Tuesday on the issue of extraterrestrials in the Simpson Desert owing to rumours circulating the interwebs that the closure of national parks to tourists this summer was due to the “presence of aliens”, reports Eleri Harris.
