French scientists who explored the Coral Sea said Friday they discovered a new species of crustacean that was thought to have become extinct 60 million years ago. The "living fossil," 12-centimetre female the scientists baptized Neoglyphea neocaledonica, was discovered 400 metres under water during an expedition in the Chesterfield Islands, northwest of New Caledonia, the National Museum of Natural History and the Research Institute for Development said in a statement…
Mashing up maps of the heavens
It's been a while since we've found a good Google map mash-up that we like. But in our unwavering passion for cartography and the recent upturn in our interest in looking skyward (well, the last two days - not this morning all full of rain) we are taking a look at two extra terrestrial mapping services. One actually maps the unidentified extra terrestrials as they've been spotted from the Earth, the other maps those hunks of junk we've purposefully sent into space to orbit the earth…
Glimpse of 'ghost' sparks speculation
A sighting of a mysterious woman walking through a room and disappearing has sparked speculation that Spalding's Ayscoughfee Hall is haunted. Helen Grant (34) caught a glimpse of a woman wearing a period dress through one of the hall's windows as she and partner David Nicholls walked around the gardens on Wednesday afternoon last week. Within seconds of Helen seeing the woman, David ran to look through a window but she had disappeared. This has left museum staff baffled as no-one wearing similar clothing was in the hall at the time. An intriguing coincidence is that a painting of the late Isabella Johnson was taken from storage and hung in the room within a week or two of Helen's sighting. Helen, of Stonegate, Spalding, said: "It did spook me. It didn't look like a ghostly figure. She just looked like a normal person…
Is Bigfoot a homin?
Is it true that all hominids are hominoids but not all hominoids are hominids? Where do the pongids and anthropoids fall, as hominoids but not hominids? And what the heck is a homin? Who is on first, anyway?...
Secrets in the stones
Da Vinci Code raises expert's profile. Thanks to the hype surrounding The Da Vinci Code, tracking occult symbols in the Manitoba Legislature has put Winnipegger Frank Albo into the limelight…
The cousin we don't talk about: What is Bigfoot?
From the Cascade Mountains of North America's Pacific Coast to Central Asia to Australia, people have reported sightings of large, unknown hominid creatures since long before stories were written down. These creatures have been known by names such as Bigfoot, Almas, Yowies, Yeren, Sasquatch, Yeti, Swamp Ape, and Mawas to name but a few…
Road ghost: now the experts appear
Ghost spotters are being asked to come forward to help solve the riddle of the mysterious ghostly sightings in Caterham. Several motorists have contacted the Surrey Mirror to report seeing a young girl wandering across the Caterham bypass in the early hours of the morning. All of the drivers reported spotting the "ghostly figure" at about 3am…
Sasquatch patrol coming to Price County
An international group that purports a dedication to unlocking the mystery of Bigfoot plans expeditions to the woods of Price County beginning next month. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, or BFRO, will conduct two, three-day back-country outings in search of Sasquatch sign. It is not yet clear exactly where in Price County they intend to go…
Commissioner candidate says he's seen a 'Bigfoot'
A Democratic candidate for county commissioner has another interesting facet to his life experience: A run-in with what he believes might have been a Sasquatch. He also believes he's seen a UFO…
Mystery of stone circle
A man who claims to be able to sense energy fields believes a stone circle and mound close to Preston city centre could be of major historical significance. David Boyle, 57, who has researched ley lines and stone circles for many years, says the site, close to Lancaster Road, could hide mysteries beneath…
