Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

The theory that aliens assisted the builders of ancient monuments was popularised by Swiss author Erich von Däniken in his ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself? The idea that aliens assisted the ...

Aliens did not visit Earth in the distant past. They didn't build the pyramids or rule ancient Greece from Mount Olympus or teach Mesoamericans how to plant corn. How do I know? Because they didn't do ...

Every November, the Leonid meteor shower lights up the sky — a dazzling reminder that our planet is just one small part of a vast, mysterious cosmos. As shooting stars streak overhead, it’s hard not ...

In the 1970s, author Erich von Däniken was a household name, not only in his native Switzerland, but also in the U.S. and around the world. His 1968 book "Chariots of the Gods?" promoted the idea that ...

From Egypt to Easter Island, towering figures built by ancient man stand watch over the Earth. Are these stone giants simply a testament to humanity's past or could they depict visitors from another ...

The series will, as always, takes a look at the many ways it is possible that human development comes from a sect of magical aliens. Each episode of “Ancient Aliens: Origins” seeks to revisit the ...