The Hessdalen lights. The eerie display of brilliant bursts of lights in the sky that has plagued Norway since the 19th century has the scientific world scratching their heads. A compilation of new and old information –including sightings, photos, videos and abnormal environmental readings– was presented to those attending the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2012
READ MOREI have been reading about significant encounters with UFOs, seeking those stories that are on a scale with Roswell, 1947. What I found, an incident which reads like a summer blockbuster movie script, a combination of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and “Andromeda Strain” against which Roswell pales in comparison if there are equal
READ MOREThey may look like a bad creature costume from a Sci Fi Thriller from the 1950’s, but these little guys may well hold the key to our exploration of deep space in their tiny, tiny…tiny little…um, claws? Fingers? Cillia? Oh, I give up. Tardigrades are microscopic animals commonly known as water bears or moss piglets
READ MOREAn old BBC program called “Secrets of the Paranormal” investigated the infamous 1964 incident of the strange space man that appeared in a family photograph. The Cumberland spaceman mystery has never been solved. Various explanations have been given as to what this mysterious being could be, but none have really killed the curiosity that lingers
READ MOREThanks Tim for the heads up! Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot was recently in an expedition that covered some deep-wooded areas in Queensland, Australia. According to a recent article, the team is claiming to have captured audio from the mythical Australian Yowie. Bigfoot’s cousin down under. The Finding Bigfoot team claims that the sounds they recorded
READ MOREWhen in 1971 Ron Moorehead and his friends set out for their hunting camp high in the Sierras between Yosemite and Tahoe, none of them could have anticipated how that trip would change their lives or what would come of it. As they camped out they began to hear animal calls that none present could
READ MOREThis story comes to us from Lon over at Phantoms & Monsters. It is a submitted experience by “John”, one of Lon’s faithful readers. John relates a series of incidents that happened in his youth while living with his grandfather. His experience is centered around an entity that he refers to as “The Dark Walker”.
READ MOREThe Collateral Hominid Project is Oxford University’s project to help identify the so-called “cryptid” animals that are said to roam the planet. Chupacabras, Nessie, and especially Bigfoot samples are welcomed by the project as long as they’re organic samples. This project is to identify the genetic make-up of such creatures. Which is good news to
READ MOREDr. Novella is a Neurologist at the Yale University School of Medicine, as well as the president of the New England Skeptical Society. He recently published an article on NeuroLogica about the pseudoscience that ghost hunting is and especially the use of the infamous ‘Ghost Box’ or ‘Frank’s Box’. What does Dr. Novella think about
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