Unknown creatures found in cave
Eight previously unknown invertebrate creatures have been discovered in a cave in central Israel.
The largest is a white shrimp-like crustacean. Another resembles a species of scorpion and is blind…
Something may be fishy about hum keeping Bay Ridge residents awake
Hmmm. This mysterious sound in the waters off Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, has baffled residents for months. A low pitched vibration known simply as the "Bay Ridge Hum" heard near the shore next to the Verrazano Bridge has left some locals not only scratching their heads in frustration but deprived of sleep, too…
Ball lightning: A shocking scientific mystery
People have reported seeing ball lightning—a rare phenomenon that resembles a glowing sphere of electricity—for hundreds of years. But scientists still can't explain what causes it, or even exactly what it is…
North Pole looked like paradise
Dan Aykroyd takes UFOs out for a spin
Dan Aykroyd has a new video on the market, but the ex-conehead and one-time ghost-buster says he's not the star. The UFOs are. "My recommendation is to skip through me and get to the film footage, the digital images," he said Tuesday, talking about the 90-minute "Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs" from Union Station Media. "This is where the whole thing starts to become more credible," he said of footage of unidentified flying objects from around the world…
Mysteries underfoot: Pedestrians have long wondered over Toynbee tiles
History, art and HAL 9000 all converge at the corner of Oliver and Smithfield in the form of Toynbee tiles. Named after British historian Arnold J. Toynbee, the 150-plus colorful, linoleum tiles mysteriously embedded in street asphalt worldwide -- including Pittsburgh -- have confounded thousands for more than two decades and all carry slight variations of one basic message: "TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOViE '2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPiTER. YOU MUST MAKE + GLUE TILES!! YOU!!!! ..." reads, in part, a license plate-sized red, white, blue and tan Toynbee tile in an Oliver Avenue crosswalk at Smithfield Street, Downtown…
What would Jesus' DNA do?
What would it mean if Jesus did have sex and let his DNA loose into the general population? How special would that make his would-be descendants, such as a character in the fictional "The Da Vinci Code"? And what kind of DNA would Jesus have, considering that his mother was reportedly a virgin?...
Afterlifers
In the middle of a supposedly fun weekend getaway, I found myself in a pitch-black decommissioned West Virginia prison. It was long past midnight, and I was forcing myself to creep toward a room that was reportedly a hot spot for some of the undead spirits left behind by the prison's history of death. Before the maximum-security facility closed in 1995, it recorded 85 hangings and nine electrocutions. Add suicides, stabbings and other deaths, and the toll is 998, which means lots of potential paranormal activity…
“Fence fiend” just sighted
This “Fence Fiend” was seen in Illinois merely days ago. It may still be out there. What could it be? There’s a breaking sighting that just occurred in the 309 Area Code region. Some encounters don’t easily sort out as a Bigfoot versus some kind of other cryptid, without going through hours of work, including site examinations, eyewitness background checks, interviews, comparisons with other reports, and more…
The Park hypothesis
Bob Park will be remembered as a persistent human spaceflight critic, a leader of the anti-human-spaceflight movement. But he could also help solve one of the great space mysteries of all time: Do intelligent aliens exist, and if so, where are they?...
UFO photo “proof”
This X-Files image shows what is believed to be a UFO hovering over a well-known Selby beauty spot. The photo – taken by Selby resident Jody Holden – has been described by friend and fellow UFO enthusiast Russell Kellett as "one of the most powerful UFO images ever captured".
The duo are both members of the British UFO Hunters but insist they don't have to do much hunting to find extra terrestrial activity in the town…
Woman hit by lightning while praying
Worried about the safety of her family during a stormy Memorial Day trip to the beach, Clara Jean Brown stood in her kitchen and prayed for their safe return as a strong thunderstorm rumbled through Baldwin County, Alabama. But while she prayed, lightning suddenly exploded, blowing through the linoleum and leaving a blackened area on the concrete. Brown wound up on the floor, dazed and disoriented by the blast but otherwise uninjured…
