Science Versus Myth
Are vampires real? What is an out-of-body experience? Are crop circles proof that aliens exist? HowStuffWorks explores what is real and what is urban legend with this collection of Science Versus Myth articles.
Top 10 Ghost Tours
Top 10 Hotels That Will Scare the Daylights Out of You
What's So Scary About The Winchester House Story?
The Meaning and Significance of Angel Number 555
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of These Debunked Conspiracy Theories
Is suicide more common around holidays?
Angel Number 2121: Unlocking the Power of Harmony and Self-Driven Action
The Power of Angel Number 515: Unlocking Your Intuition and Manifesting Your Dreams
Understanding the Profound Meaning of Angel Number 909
Goatman Legends of Ancient Greece and Modern America
Is the Bondo Ape a Cryptid or a Specially Adapted Chimpanzee?
The Yeti, aka Abominable Snowman: A Classic Cryptid
What's Going on With Detroit's Mysterious Zug Island?
10 Unidentified Sounds That Scientists Are Seriously Looking Into
10 Famous Paranormal Hoaxes
What If Cows Didn't Exist?
What If Earth's Magnetic Field Flipped?
What If Humans Could Breathe Underwater?
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"Safety coffins" were tricked-out caskets that provided a way for prematurely buried people to escape from 6 feet under, back when this fear was sometimes a frightening reality.
By Dave Roos
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Indigo children are either here to save the world or need help with their undiagnosed ADHD, depending on your point of view. We explore this New Age concept in more detail.
By Alia Hoyt
In the Namib Desert, fairy circles have stumped researchers for decades. Where did they come from? One scientist thinks he's solved the mystery.
Experts are baffled as to why dogs keep throwing themselves off Overtoun Bridge in Scotland. Are they lured by unseen scents or is something supernatural at work?
Skinwalkers blur the line between human and beast. They're shape-shifting magical beings that belong to the Navajo spirit world. But how does one become a skinwalker?
By Robert Lamb & Desiree Bowie
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Does everyone's favorite Wookiee call Bigfoot family?
By Robert Lamb
Humans are awesome and we have superpowers of our own. But could a greedy world of "supervillains" twist them against us?
By Diana Brown
Maybe it's mistrust of the U.S. government and health-related industries, as well as Lyme's insidious nature, that makes this idea catnip for conspiracy theories. But what's the truth?
Fire will turn a human's teeth to dust. But what about a dragon's?
By Robert Lamb
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These booming sounds are part of a mysterious phenomenon that's occurred for years around the U.S. and elsewhere in the world.
Are strange skeletons unearthed across the globe evidence that we're not alone, or are they simply more myths and legends that are bound to be debunked?
By Diana Brown
There's no doubt people are seeing lights. But are they really spirits of ghosts — or even aliens — or can these unusual lights be clarified with a simple explanation?
By Diana Brown
If the colonists hadn't eked out a victory against the mighty British Empire, what would have been their fate? Would leaders like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson have been executed?
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Black holes have serious pull, and they're not afraid to use it. Could one of these skulking bad boys ever arise in our home, sweet (solar system) home?
It's all fun and games when you're on a deserted island. But eventually you're going to get really thirsty. How bad can glugging seawater be?
You can say goodbye to the seven continents and hello to days that seem infernally long. What else awaits you on a spin-free Earth?
Would the people of the world get along better if they spoke the same language? Or would it just be easier for us to hate each other?
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Cult films like Phantasm haven't exactly made graveyards inviting places. But what do we fear? Is it the thought of all those decaying bodies and bones stirring under the soil?
By Robert Lamb
When it comes to water witches we're faced with two distinct possibilities. One, they're either really good, at pulling a fast one on desperate landowners looking for groundwater. Or, two, they actually know what they're doing.
By John Donovan
Would they be a mating display? A fierce weapon to defend against lions?
By Robert Lamb & Desiree Bowie
Tourists may not be the only ones to enjoy the beauty of the famous palace.
By Diana Brown
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We've yet to find intelligent life outside of planet Earth. But instead of space, should we be looking right here but in other dimensions?
By Diana Brown
A surprising percentage of Americans believe that Big Pharma is hiding the cure for cancer because there's a lot of money to be made treating the disease. Experts explain why this isn't true.
By Dave Roos