Up-to-the-minute reports of paranormal activity and news from around the world

GHOSTS, HAUNTINGS, POLTERGEISTS:

Peaches Geldof believes her house is haunted
The 24-year-old star took a photo of herself in the bath with her 20-month-old son, Astala, and when she checked the image she was shocked to discover a set of discoloured fingers by her shoulder. There is no explanation as to why the eerie digits are in the snap, and the former model believes the hand belongs to a woman who committed suicide more than 100 years ago after she delivered a stillborn baby...


Haunted movie sets: When creepy movies come to life
To celebrate Friday the 13th, we bring you 10 haunted movie sets -- get ready to be creeped out. If you thought that on screen horror wasn't real, think again! As some actors and directors found out, some scary movies have a way of coming to life after hours...

The Butler Street Poltergeist
On Butler Street in Springfield, Massachusetts in January 1959, 80 year old Mrs. Charles Papineau and her 13 year old grandson, Wayne, were terrified when the house’s windows suddenly started shattering without an apparent cause...
(Also read: Poltergeists: Three Famous Cases)

Disturbing things kids have said when talking about their imaginary friends
Some children develop imaginary relationships from an early age. Whether they do it to cope with a traumatic event or for simple comfort is not known. However, there are those stories of imaginary friends that seem too coincidental to just ignore. Stories in which the imaginary friend start to do unsettling and creepy things...

(Also read: Timmy, the Imaginary Friend)

Academia vs paranormal researchers: Graduate degrees do not make experts

WEIRD CREATURES:

Cryptozoologist of the Year 2013: Dr. Bryan Sykes
Clearly, in a surprisingly scientific and respectable fashion, Dr. Bryan Sykes appeared on the horizon in 2013 to forcefully engage the cryptozoology community. While the seeds were planted in previous years, this was the year Sykes wanted to have a far-reaching and profound discussion, regarding his Oxford University DNA studies...

TIME & SPACE:

Simulations back up theory that Universe is a hologram
A ten-dimensional theory of gravity makes the same predictions as standard quantum physics in fewer dimensions...

IBM scientists demonstrate quantum phenomenon for the first time using a plastic film
For the first time, scientists at IBM Research have demonstrated a complex quantum mechanical phenomenon known as Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC), using a luminescent polymer (plastic) similar to the materials in light emitting displays used in many of today's smartphones...

Scientists discover a jewel at the heart of quantum physics
Physicists reported this week the discovery of a jewel-like geometric object that dramatically simplifies calculations of particle interactions and challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental components of reality...

What anesthesia can teach us about consciousness
Studies of anesthesia awareness are full of horror stories, because administering anesthesia is a tightrope walk. Too much can kill. But too little can leave a patient aware of the procedure and unable to communicate that awareness...
(Also read: The Poltergeist Effect: Key to All Paranormal?)