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It’s hard to put a price tag on home.

Earth may be the most precious place we have, but it isn't priceless. We know because one scientist did the math.

Michele Debczak






An Evening Seance Newspaper Illustration.

From spiritualism's beginnings at the Fox cottage to ectoplasm, so-called spirit photography, and beyond, here's what you need to know about this controversial cultural phenomenon.

Jane Alexander


Karl Aspelin, Public Domain // Wikimedia Commons

As is often the case when you look back into history, there’s more than one possible answer. But one of the leading contenders has a fairly predictable culprit: the Puritans.

Jake Rossen
The United States is host to a number of wild and weird urban legends.

From classics like the vanishing hitchhiker to creepy cryptids, ghostly vehicles, deadly curses, and some stuff you’ve probably seen on Facebook. 

Erin McCarthy, Kerry Wolfe, Shayna Murphy
















There are said to be several White Ladies roaming the world.

Whether born of folklore or a historical tragedy, each of these ladies has a haunting tale.

Kristy Puchko