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By Stephen Wagner, About.com

In the footsteps of the yeti: the hunt for Mande Burung
Amid the dense greenery of the jungle, throbbing with the hum of insects, the young boy lifts his arm and points: the creature was there. It was sitting on a rock in the cleft of a cave, said the 11-year-old, and although he only saw it for a few seconds, he is adamant that it was like nothing he'd seen before. "Its face was like that of a monkey," Tengsim Marak recalled, as we stand and peer into the murkiness of the cave. "But the creature was much bigger than a human."..

Do yetis exist?
A Stroud-based environmentalist is at the centre of a controversial discovery deep in the Indian jungle. Ian Redmond MBE was contacted by an Indian scientist after villagers reported seeing a 10-ft tall ape-like creature that walked on two legs. The scientist sent some hairs found at the scene to Mr Redmond and it has now been revealed that they are not from any known primate, such as a monkey, orangutan, tiger or bear. "I'm open-minded on the existence of yetis," said Mr Redmond...

Underground city discovered below Leavenworth, Kansas
Some Leavenworth residents have been unknowingly walking around above an underground city, and no one seems to know who created it or why. Windows, doors and narrow paths beneath a title company at South Fourth and Delaware streets lead to storefronts stretching several city blocks and perhaps beyond...

To psyche or not to psyche...
What is happening in the paranormal world? We are surrounded by ‘sensitives’ and ‘psychics’ who reassure us that our loved ones passed on and they are in heaven, smiling upon and watching over us. While I think this is comforting and believe it to a certain degree, I do have a lot of difficulty accepting this as entirely true, especially if the person who is telling me this is being paid a large sum of money...

First radio signal detected from beyond solar system - Durban University of technology
The Zulu phrase 'indlebe zikhayi langa' literally means those whose ears glow in the sun. This phrase gave rise to the project name Indlebe, which means ear. A Durban lecturer and his students have detected a radio source, possibly from an alien source, from beyond the solar system with the aid of their specially built radio telescope...

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