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A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

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Trump said he directed his administration to "begin the process of identifying and releasing" government data on UFOs, alien life.

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Interest in the existence of aliens and information the U.S. government might have spiked after Obama said they are real.

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Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson exp ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

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