How conspiracy theories about missing or dead scientists went from online forums to the White House

Speculation about links among a handful U.S. scientists who have died or disappeared in recent years was largely confined to ...

How a speculative story about dead and missing scientists went from the fringe to the White House

Where did a story about a purported pattern of dead or missing scientists come from?

Scientists Propose Radical New Way To Detect Alien Life – Without Traditional Biosignatures

A new study proposes a shift in the search for extraterrestrial life, moving away from individual biosignatures toward ...
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What we know about the missing and dead scientists fueling conspiracy theories

Viral posts link deaths and disappearances to UFO programs and nuclear secrets. Here’s what’s known — and what doesn’t hold ...

Did 11 US scientists connected to sensitive research die or go missing? What we know

A string of so-called "mysterious deaths and disappearances" prompted speculation that the incidents were connected.