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• If we're all Martians now, who are the aliens? – The Guardian
• Radio promotion with alien takeover scares residents in north Alabama community – The Republic (removed by source)
• Milano Among 2012 'Best Cases' Of UFO Sightings, Organization Says – KWTX
• Dust to dust - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• Alien hunters head for the hills in new event - Birmingham Mail

A new study contributes to the theory that Earth life began on Mars and was transported here via meteorite. On Wednesday, August 28, biochemist Steven Benner of Florida’s Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology presented evidence at the annual Goldschmidt ...

• Doctor who claimed to have handled alien debris from Roswell crash dies reading a book about UFOs – Daily Mail
• New York Skies: The UFOs of Summer – Syracuse New Times
• Space alien comedy the best film of the summer – phillyBurbs.com
• Earth Life Likely Came from Mars, Study Suggests - Space.com
• UFOs Spotted in Skies over Turkey and Sydney - International Business Times

• UFO Falls Over Georgia Sky – Huffington Post
• Footprints, UFO engraving discovered – The West Australian
• 'The Unexplained Files' premieres Aug. 28 on Science Channel – NewsOK
• Earth-size 'lava planet' with 8.5-hour year among fastest ever seen - CBS News
• Application deadline for Mars One colony nears - Mother Nature Network

• The Skinwalker Ranch to Open Theatrically and on VOD in October – Dread Central
• Is There A Giant Life Form Lurking In Our Solar System? Possibly, Say Scientists – NPR
• SETI Sees the Light! Or Then Again, Maybe Not – Discovery Institute
• Crop circle clarification - Times LIVE
• Mars food: Researchers in a Hawaiian dome simulate dining on Mars - Los Angeles Times

• UFO incident festival set for Shag Harbour – Shelburne County Coastguard
• There is no doubt that UFOs exist – White Mountain Independent
• High desert sightings: Something is out there – The Desert Sun
• Mars Curiosity Milestone: Top 5 First-Year Discoveries - National Geographic
• SETI Prototypes Planetary Lake Lander for a Trip to Titan - Engineering on the Edge

• Questions for some people who spotted UFOs in KC – KMBZ
• Civil War Era UFO Sighting – Syracuse New Times
• Curiosity Has Been On Mars For Almost A Year. Here's What It's Been Doing – Fast Company
• How Sci-Fi Movies Can Save Us From Aliens - Popular Mechanics
• 'The 5th Wave' Lands A Screenwriter - MTV

• Shanghai UFO turns out to be cake-delivering plane – Shanghaiist
• Hunt for alien spacecraft begins, as planet-spotting scientist Geoff Marcy gets funding – Sydney Morning Herald
• For alien hunters, two suns may be better than one – NBC News
• UK team designs human mission to Mars - BBC News
• India probes 'UFOs' after drone denial – The Telegraph

• The Skies Have It: Joshua Tree to Host Big UFO Conference – Coachella Valley Independent
• 'If We Ever Encounter Extraterrestrial Intelligence it is Overwhelmingly Likely to be Post-Biological' – The Daily Galaxy (removed by source)
• Film Review: Dark Skies – Filmophilia
• Here's A Fun Sociological Explanation For Why We Haven't Discovered Alien Life Yet - Yahoo!
• Souped-up technology to help find life on Mars – NBC News