Mystery over new 'Nessie' sighting
A couple enjoying a romantic weekend in the Highlands believe they may have had a close encounter with the Loch Ness Monster. Experts are now investigating this latest photograph, which was taken by accident, to establish if it is in fact the Loch's most famous resident...
'Green magic' protected child mummies
Evidence reveals that ancient Egyptians thought color held sacred energy. A rare mummified child from the early period of Egyptian history was discovered buried with a bright green amulet stone once believed to hold magical powers, according to a new study. The finds help to explain why hieroglyphics and historical texts record that Egyptian children wore green eye makeup. It also adds to the growing body of evidence that ancient Egyptians thought color itself held sacred energy that could help or hurt individuals...
Finding control in chaos
Feeling helpless leads us to see nonexistent patterns. Even the most laid back among us crave a sense of control, and when we feel helpless we scour our surroundings for anything that will restore predictability. New research shows that when we lack control we don't simply wait for order to return: we impose it, if only in our own minds, by imagining patterns and trends where none exist...
Aliens among us?
Sixty-two years after an object originally said to be a "flying saucer" crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, the prospect that aliens could exist and are visiting Earth still fascinates up to five million people who tune in to George Noory's late-night syndicated radio show...
Bird beaks, Bible Belt biology, and Bigfoot
February 12 marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. Few figures (if any) have had a greater impact on the course of scientific discourse and understanding, religious dialogue, and continuing public controversy. This includes the controversy surrounding cryptids. For some people, Darwinian theories are "proof" that certain cryptids are "impossible". Ignoring (or misrepresenting) available evidence, they argue that certain animals simply cannot exist because the design described by eye-witnesses doesn't seem, in their mind, adapted to the environment where it was sighted...
Fortean societies have existed before, but…
Ghostly faces and visions of 'little people': The eye disorder that leaves thousands of Britons fearing they've lost their senses
Following his wife's death six years ago, David Stannard has become accustomed to spending quiet evenings alone at his home in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. So it came as a surprise to the 73-year-old when he looked up from his television one evening to discover he was sharing his living room with two RAF pilots and a schoolboy. 'The pilots were standing next to the TV, watching it as if they were in the wings of a theatre,' he says...
