Thursday, June 29, 2006

Reverse evolution theory about the Johor Bigfoot 

The Johor Bigfoot could be a Homo erectus that had undergone "reverse evolution".

Homo erectus ("upright man") is a hominid species that is believed to be an ancestor of modern humans. It is a large-brained species which lived from approximately two million to around 400,000 years ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:46 PM

Soo Michigan police investigate UFO report 

Check out the accompanying illustration.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:43 PM

CYCLING GHOST SEEN ON BYPASS 

Is the Louth bypass haunted by a ghost on a bike?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:40 PM

FBI says there was no serial killer in Nome 

A string of disappearances and mysterious deaths of Native villagers visiting Nome was not the work of a serial killer, an FBI analysis of the cases has concluded.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 PM

Branch County horse possibly attacked by cougar 

A horse on a rural Amish farm in Branch County is recovering after suffering what its owners are calling very mysterious injuries. They believe the injuries came from an animal attack, possibly a cougar.

For more on cougars in Michigan see here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:22 PM

Thefts of Rare Maps Shatter The Small World of Collectors 

Mr. Smiley, who had been a highly esteemed dealer in antiquities, pleaded guilty last week in federal and state courts in New Haven, Conn., to stealing rare maps from Beinecke Library at Yale University.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:09 PM

Mystery apes are 'fat chimps' 

A tribe of apes living in remote forests in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo are unusually large chimpanzees, not a new species of giant ape or a chimp-gorilla hybrid, New Scientist says.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:08 PM

Research aims at understanding mysterious music phenomenon 

Mari Kimura is a New York based solo violinist that usually lectures at the acknowledged Juilliard School of Music. She is one of the extremely few people who can produce controlled subharmonic tones on violin.

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:07 PM

Tomb's last coffin holds mystery, not mummy 

Archaeologists had hoped that the first tomb discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 80 years would hold the mummy of King Tut's mother. They opened the last of eight sarcophagi Wednesday, revealing no mummies but finding something almost as valuable: embalming materials and ancient woven flowers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:02 PM

18th-century mystery is history 

Was a glass whiskey flask discovered locally in an old log cabin produced at the time of the Whiskey Rebellion?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:01 PM

Theorists unmoved by UFO denial 

Last month, the British Ministry of Defence made public a top secret report on UFOs, concluding that three decades of sightings had failed to produce evidence of visiting extraterrestrials.

Case closed for alien aficionados? Not so.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:56 PM

FOUND! 

A bronze relic that Colorado historians feared was lost long ago - and may prove a key piece of state history - has been found by Howard Delaney, a 94-year-old Catholic monsignor in Pueblo.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:53 PM

Has Noah's Ark Been Found? 

A team of Texas archaeologists believe they may have located the remains of Noah's Ark in Iran's Elburz mountain range.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:48 PM

Texas political adviser convicted of abuse 

A political consultant whose company was behind a television ad accusing the Clinton-Gore administration of giving away nuclear technology was convicted of child molestation charges.

Just add his name to the list. Why is the Republican party full of child molesters?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:41 PM

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

The Visionary State: A Journey through California's Spiritual Landscape 

Sounds like a neat book.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:01 PM

If I Only Had a Plane 

Rigorous Intuition sticks it to Farhad Manjoo. Thanks RI!

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:23 PM

What Were Those Clouds? 

Freakish weather in Iowa. With pics and video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:52 AM

Alton Mystery Animal 

With mysterious pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:44 AM

Color-changing chameleon snake discovered in jungles of Borneo 

Scientists discovered a species of snake capable of changing colors.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:41 AM

Neighbors discover 4-foot shark while on daily desert walk 

The deadly land shark returns.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:39 AM

Mystique surrounds Engine 231 

It is, without question, one of Richmond's most fascinating deep-down legends and mysteries -- one that must be investigated with the greatest of care.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:37 AM

What's an android without a head? 

Philip K. Dick has gone missing, and now Hollywood finds itself an android short. An actual android.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:36 AM

Cosmic Log : Your UFO sightings 

Are UFOs real? Well, it all depends on what you mean by unidentified flying objects. Obviously there are things that seem to fly in the sky that we can't quite make out - but are they Frisbee disks or flying saucers, neurological glitches or interdimensional visitors?

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:34 AM

Man on 16-year hunt for dreamed treasure 

A dream about discovering treasures on a mountain has driven a farmer to spend 16 years chiseling away at the slopes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:30 AM

Will Amazon's Stonehenge rewrite history? 

Brazilian archaeologists say the extraordinary discovery of what appears to be a pre-colonial astrological observatory in the rainforest near French Guiana, throws new light on the ancient peoples of the Amazon, illuminating a far more intricate and advanced society than previously thought.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:27 AM

Historic Literary Couple Are Reunited After 142-Year Separation 

The remains of Nathaniel Hawthorne's wife and his daughter were reburied Monday in the Hawthorne family plot in Concord, Mass.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:27 AM

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

HOW TO protect yourself from cops when pulled over 

Boing Boing has the link to the video. Important stuff.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:09 AM

Limbaugh, Viagra, and the Dominican Republic 

Cannonfire has some questions about Limbaugh's latest mis-adventure.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:05 AM

What is it? 

A bizarre pear-shaped object has been photographed zooming around Saturn by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:00 AM

Discovery of vertical wall boosts hopes of existence of Bosnian pyramid 

Archaeologists working on an excavation site in Bosnia say there is increasing evidence of the existence of a man-made pyramid at the site.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:50 AM

How to deal with a lunar conspiracy theorist 

Remember when Buzz Aldrin punched that guy in the face? Yeah, that was sweet.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:49 AM

Guardians of an ancient lore 

The ancient art of Indian wrestling.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:43 AM

BATTLE TREASURE ON EBAY 

Treasure hunters are raiding historic Scots battlefields - then selling ancient relics on the internet.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:42 AM

Glacier expert says Earth's climate is changing abruptly 

Earth's climate is undergoing an abrupt change, ending a cooler period that began with a swift "cold snap" in the tropics 5,200 years ago that coincided with the start of cities, the beginning of calendars and the biblical great flood, a leading expert on glaciers has concluded.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:34 AM

Spooky Sightings Aboard Historic Boat 

Some Visitors to Mystic Seaport Have Reported Feeling Strange Presences.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:30 AM

Invisible Ink Got Deadly Gang Message Past Guards 

Federal prosecutors have introduced stacks of coded documents in the current case against alleged kingpins Bingham, Barry "The Baron" Mills and two lesser figures. The evidence includes a gang membership list encoded in a dual-alphabet cipher devised by Sir Francis Bacon and a call to arms embedded in the text of a library book on Napoleon Bonaparte.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:05 AM

The First Gravity Engine 

Peter Lindemann reviews the book Perpetual Motion: An Ancient Mystery Solved? by John Collins, who documents the scientific evidence for Johann Bessler's gravity engine of three centuries ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:00 AM

New sea spider species found in icy waters 

More than 10 new species of spiders from the sea have been identified, including some with legs spanning half a metre.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:59 AM

Limbaugh Detained After Viagra Found 

I just love the headline.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:55 AM

Monday, June 26, 2006

Strange Maine 

Some fun new posts over at Strange Maine, with a special guest appearance by Loren Coleman. Man, he's everywhere these days...

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:33 AM

WWII color guncam footage 

Amazing.

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:25 AM

Top 10 Strangest Japanese Gadgets and Accessories 

I could use that Nap Alarm right about now...

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:21 AM

Collapsible bike trailer has comfortable bunk for camper 

Extremely cool.

See also the Ten Dollar Digital Camera

And the Chinese wooden bike

And I so want one of these........

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:09 AM

Harriet, the world's oldest tortoise, dies aged 176 

A 176-year-old giant tortoise believed to have been studied by famed English naturalist Charles Darwin, has died in Australia after a short illness.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:00 AM

Author suggests we can strengthen our sixth sense 

Got a hunch you might want to be a psychic - or at least more intuitive? Anyone can tap into their sixth sense, which can be honed and strengthened with exercise and determination just like any other muscle, says Susan Barbara Apollon, author of a book chronicling her and others' experiences with intuition and psychic experiences.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:19 AM

What's Up With The Rocks? 

Is Tampa Bay Atlantis?

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:13 AM

Rigorous Intuition (v. 2.0) 

New Rigorous.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:44 AM

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Killers' Sasquatch Sketches 

Psycho Sasquatch Sketches!

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:00 PM

Egypt archaeologists find sarcophagi near pyramids 

Egyptian archaeologists have found two ancient sarcophagi close to the pyramids, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council for Antiquities said on Sunday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:33 PM

Pilot confirms story of claimant to Howard Hughes' fortune 

A 68-year-old former pilot has come forward to bolster the account of a Utah man who says he rescued Howard Hughes in the desert in 1967 and was subsequently written into the billionaire's will.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:24 PM

Man, not beast 

The mysterious tracks spotted on Clearwater Beach in the late '40s caused quite a stir. Were they left by a monster? A giant penguin? The answer eluded everyone. Well, almost everyone.

Another Confessing Sam.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:20 PM

The intergalactic tourists came a really long way 

This stretch of desert north of Las Vegas teems with rumors of alien visitors, but don't expect to find many answers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:19 PM

Did Hitler's rule follow script penned by playwright Ibsen? 

Interesting.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:48 PM

Mysteries of the Masons 

Will the Freemasons be the next Opus Dei?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:44 PM

JonBenet's killer likely to remain free 

For nearly 10 years, she lived under "an umbrella of suspicion."

Patsy Ramsey's death Saturday probably won't erase that suspicion - or alter the status of a mystery many close to the case doubt will ever be solved.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:40 PM

Deaths of doctor, boys still a mystery 

Since a Godfrey oncologist threw his two young sons off a Miami Beach balcony and then jumped to his own death, the question has been "why?"

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:38 PM

King Tut's necklace shaped by fireball 

Scientists believe they have solved the mystery surrounding a piece of rare natural glass at the centre of an elaborate necklace found among the treasures of Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:35 PM

Friday, June 23, 2006

1,000 skeletons found in Rome catacombs 

ARCHAELOGISTS exploring one of Rome's oldest catacombs have discovered more than 1,000 skeletons dressed in elegant togas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:25 AM

Shells Could Be Earliest Jewelry 

Ancient beads that may represent the oldest attempt by people at self-decoration have been identified from sites in Algeria and Israel.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:42 AM

Ill-fated invasion was gift to Egyptologists 

The West has never forgotten Napoleon's invasion of Egypt (1798-1801), a brief and violent occupation that ended with a French army, abandoned by the soon-to-be-emperor, surrendering in thirst and hunger to inferior British forces.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:41 AM

Cryptozoology: From Nessie to yeti 

This summer, in the major exhibition "Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale," the Bates College Museum of Art presents 16 artists in a wide-ranging examination of a field enjoying an increasingly high profile in pop culture.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:37 AM

UFO Research: Findings vs. Facts 

For decades now, eyes and sky have met to witness the buzzing of our world by Unidentified Flying Objects, termed UFOs or simply flying saucers. Extraterrestrials have come a long way to purportedly share the friendly skies with us.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:27 AM

Thursday, June 22, 2006

The Wonders of St. John's Day 

Prepare for the weirdness of June 24.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:25 PM

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Rigorous Intuition (v. 2.0) 

New posts over at Rigorous Intuition (v. 2.0).

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:48 PM

Expedition to hunt monsters 

The six-person expedition will spend a fortnight investigating stories of a giant sea monster buried on Bungalow Beach and the fearful Ninki-Nanka, a 30-ft lizard said to be a killer of humans.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:07 PM

Ghost World 

Searching for spooks in the Northeast with the International Society of Phantom Finders.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:00 PM

Bigfoot sighting in Cass County -- fact or myth? 

Remote Six Mile Lake Road in eastern Cass County (just west of Ball Club) experienced more than a normal share of traffic this week as curiosity seekers came in carloads to view the large, mysterious footprints left on the edge of the road.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:52 PM

Ambitious project to map Island's underwater caves 

A project to map out the underworld cave systems of Bermuda is due to start within the next 12 months and it is likely cave divers will explore regions of the Island never before seen.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:49 PM

Pirate of the Republic sentenced 

A suspended sentence given to a French mercenary who overthrew the Comoros government four times has disappointed residents of the Indian Ocean archipelago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:39 PM

Study: San Andreas fault overdue for quake 

New earthquake research confirms the southern end of the San Andreas fault near Los Angeles is overdue for a Big One. The lower section of the fault has not produced a major earthquake in more than three centuries.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:33 PM

Study: Fish Make Antifreeze in Their Stomachs 

Headline of the week.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:27 PM

Solstice ritual still 

To our ancient ancestors, eking a living by hunting and farming, the first day of summer was a joyous time.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:25 PM

Planets Visible in Night Sky 

Three easily visible: Mars and Saturn -- close together in the western sky -- and Jupiter, further to the south.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:22 PM

Sploid: Who killed Philip Merrill? 

Washington GOP insider Philip Merrill's body was dragged from Chesapeake Bay on Monday, 11 miles from where his sailboat was found last week, an anchor tied around his ankles and his head disfigured from a shotgun blast.

It now appears the multimillionaire publisher who held top Bush Family appointments at NATO and the Pentagon mysteriously "committed suicide" in exactly the same fashion as CIA-Watergate operative and JFK-assassination figure John Paisley.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:11 PM

Police doubt Dodds's account 

What the hell happened to Gary Dodds?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:05 PM

A day to celebrate the sun 

For eons, pagan religions have celebrated the event -- officially marking the first day of summer on the Gregorian calendar -- as a holiday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:36 AM

Ohio sky mystery 

The people of Central Ohio's Tuscarawas Valley were terrorized by bright, booming objects in the sky early Monday morning.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:35 AM

The cocktail to beat cancer? 

A potent mix of herbs and vitamins devised by a European specialist has brought new hope to men with advanced prostate cancer.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:24 AM

Research on qigong 

The Art of Qi.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:22 AM

VA says no to Wiccan symbol 

Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Ballard says the Department of Veterans Affairs is denying him a right by not permitting him to have the pentacle -- his Wiccan faith's symbol -- engraved on his government-issued tombstone when he dies.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:16 AM

Peru opens Caral ruins to tourists 

After years of painstaking restoration work, Peru's Caral ruins are to be opened to tourists who are now being invited to visit the oldest city in the Americas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:03 AM

'UFO Hacker' Tells What He Found 

The Wired interview with Gary McKinnon.

Is it remarkable that he hacked NASA with a dial-up 56k modem?

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:45 AM

Amazing Pedal Car Auction! 

Longtime Pedal Car collector Mr. Ted Cygan is auctioning off his entire collection. Many are customized and one-of-a-kind.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:30 AM

Yowie Man may run in elections 

THE wrath of parents may be the least of ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope's concerns after the announcement the nation's chief yowie hunter may fight him at the next election.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:17 AM

Family hopes 'witching sticks' point to relatives 

Dowsers employ their craft to find forgotten graves, but it doesn't work for everyone.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:56 AM

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

"Boston brakes" and a mystery death 

Interested in a little deep-dish conspiracy theory? Do you have a weakness for that tried-and-true formula: "Newsclips + speculation = samsara"? Then you may enjoy the following tale, which gets us into X-File territory. Literally.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:07 PM

Sploid: Down the memory hole 

More on the death of the electric car. Read it and weep. These bastards would get rid of the bicycle if they thought they could get away with it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:33 PM

Buy Yeti History 

Interested in purchasing a piece of Yeti history? Check out the new auction on eBay for an authentic 1960 scientific sample from the Hillary-Perkins' World Book expedition.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:31 PM

Fred Gardner: the Long War on Aspirin 

Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers (133,000 in '04, more than half required a trip to the ER or doctor's office).

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:44 PM

Fragment of scandalous fresco comes to light 

A mystery that has tantalised art scholars for centuries moved closer to resolution today when part of a scandalous Renaissance fresco came to light after almost 400 years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:37 PM

A mystery with history 

Who were the ancient copper miners of Michigan? And where did the copper go? A new book tries to find answers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:35 PM

See Dick Be Jane 

The country's youngest transgender child is ready for school. But is school ready for her?

Interesting article about "Nicole", a five-year-old transgendered child.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:49 PM

Stonehenge Watch 

Neat. Via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:22 PM

Wild time in the jungle 

She did not manage to see Bigfoot and his family but ZALINA MOHD SOM came away from Endau-Rompin National Park with lots of magical memories.

In case you were thinking of going.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:53 AM

The Cards of Destiny: Gambling, Luck and Magic 

Heritage Malta will be exploring tarot cards and their mystical explanations of life and destiny in an exhibition at the Inquisitor's Palace in Vittoriosa.

One more reason to go to Malta.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:51 AM

Before 9/11 was the fire at Triangle 

The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire may no longer be top-of-thought for today's average New Yorker. But perhaps it should be. The parallels to 9/11 are striking.

Book review.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:49 AM

Melvin recalls Howard 

At the edge of a lonesome valley studded with Joshua trees, Melvin Dummar flopped facedown in the dirt with his head pointed west and his legs splayed out behind him.

This, Dummar said, was what Howard Hughes looked like when Dummar stumbled across the bruised and bloodied billionaire on a frigid night in December 1967.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:45 AM

UFO PICTURED IN CARNIVAL FLYPAST 

Amateur photographer Ray Gilbert reckons he caught more than one flying object on camera when a Dakota aeroplane completed a flypast over Grantham Carnival on Saturday.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:42 AM

Tiger, Tiger . . . Lost Forever 

Unless you're a cryptozoologist, that is. An article on the Tasmanian tiger.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 AM

The Daily Item of Lynn: More Coverage > Buried treasures 

Everyday items like coins and the newspaper meant to document a slice of history are likely the contents of two separate time capsules planted at the recently sold branch libraries more than 65 years ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:34 AM

Zen and the Art of Dumpster Diving 

Is there anything wrong with digging through people's trash or dining on pigeons? Two authors explore the filth and treasure of the scavenger's life.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 AM

Quest for Colorado's Spanish cross 

A piece of a centuries-old bronze cross found on a rocky side of the Grand Mesa 45 years ago could put a new spin on Spanish exploration in Colorado.

Searching for Cibola.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:31 AM

Monday, June 19, 2006

Bush Election Theft Saga Heats Up In Ohio 

Democracy dead in O-hio.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:33 PM

A trip through Kansas' more unusual tourist attractions 

Ghosts, black squirrels, mummified farmers. Kansas has it all.

Nice article for all you Jayhawks out there. Rock Chalk!

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:31 PM

Deaths prompted psychic research 

This tragedy would have been forgotten long ago had it not been for a strange event that occurred the next day in an Old Town hotel 18 miles away. Over the noon meal, Henry T. Sparks, superintendent of the Brewer Public Works Department, was describing to Samuel D. Crocker, proprietor of the Crocker Hotel, about where searchers thought the bodies might be located in the pond.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:29 PM

Andover's solstice stones mark the changing seasons 

In 1911, Mabel Ward traveled to England and visited Stonehenge, the mysterious monument that some believe was an ancient solar observatory.

She returned home to Andover, and almost three decades later, still inspired by her trip, had a set of solstice stones built on her property.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:28 PM

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Did game predict 9/11? 

1995 Card Game "Illuminati" Accurately Foretold 9/11 and Other World Events.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:50 PM

Flashback: Houston Bat Man 

Fifty-three years ago on this date in 1953, a mysterious encounter occurred at 118 East Third Street, Houston, Texas. The sighting will forever be characterized as the "Houston Bat Man."

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:35 PM

Psychics see success in their future 

Browne is a psychic- medium, meaning she -- at least according to her -- receives information beyond her five senses and hears the musings of the dead.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:22 PM

National parks' ghost stories make spooky campfire fun 

Even the most skeptical will find much of interest here because author Andrea Lankford, a former National Park Service Ranger, has uncovered as much fascinating history as she has mapped alleged paranormal activities.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:18 PM

Walking Ghost Caught On Tape? 

Over the years, many unexplained happenings were being experienced by the staff and volunteers at the Valentown Museum.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:15 PM

UNMASKED: THE REAL PIRATES 

Blackbeard and his peers have been romanticised as swashbuckling heroes and treasure-hunting outlaws, but history suggests a darker story. Barry Didcock goes in search of the truth behind the legends.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:55 PM

Seeking World War Two gold 

Such talk is almost a national pastime in the Philippines, where it's called "Yamashita's Gold" after the commanding officer who surrendered to American forces there. But only after he buried billions in war loot, the story goes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:55 PM

Shadows in a Tomb 

For years, Robert E. Hecht sold many of Italy's national treasures. The question now is: Was he stealing?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:39 PM

DNA testing adopted to identify Confucius descendants 

Those who claim themselves as descendants of Confucius would soon know whether it is true or not by offering a hair for DNA testing, Chinese scientists said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:37 PM

Archaeologists Rush To Survey Ancient Sites 

Archaeology teams are scrambling to record what is left of ancient cultures that once thrived in southern Utah before an increasing number of tourists passing through the area inadvertently harm historical artifacts.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:36 PM

Researcher claims he has photo of 1976 UFO over Clovis 

Thirty years after UFOs were reportedly sighted hovering over Clovis skies, another photograph of the event has surfaced.

No pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:30 PM

Your Genetic Journey - The Genographic Project 

Did you ever wonder about your most ancient ancestors? The Genographic Project will introduce you to them, and explain the genetic journeys that bond your personal lineage over tens of thousands of years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:03 PM

African-American Voters Scrubbed by Secret GOP Hit List 

Greg Palast has the story.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:02 PM

Jade Axes Proof of Vast Ancient Caribbean Network, Experts Say 

A discovery of ancient jade could shake up old notions of the New World before Columbus. Scientists say they have traced 1,500-year-old axe blades found in the eastern Caribbean to ancient jade mines in Central America 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) away, New York's American Museum of Natural History announced late last month.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:01 PM

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Aerospace writer's mystery death 

Michael A. Dornheim, who spent 22 years covering the super-secret multi-billion-dollar aerospace industry in California, vanished on June 3 after having dinner with friends.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:21 PM

Archaeological site yields dental surprise 

The upper front teeth of the remains had been ground down so they could be mounted with animal teeth, possibly wolf or panther teeth, for ceremonial purposes, according to researchers led by Tricia Gabany-Guerrero of the University of Connecticut.

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:07 PM

Amazing Nebraska Cryptid Photo 

A remarkable photographic image has been snapped on the morning of June 13, 2006, in a woman's backyard in the Midwestern state of Nebraska.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:04 PM

Philosopher or faker? 

More than a century after she lived in a rowhouse on Sansom Street, a chain-smoking mystic and her teachings still attract spiritual seekers and the curious.

Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky helped introduce Eastern religions to the West and practiced the occult. She inspired devotion and suspicion, and some researchers say the modern "New Age" movement began with her.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:53 PM

Polk guilty of second-degree murder 

In a courtroom she had filled with objections, accusations and proclamations of psychic powers, Susan Polk sat silently Friday as a jury convicted her of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her therapist husband.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:50 PM

Revealed: Diana inquiry's tantalising new questions 

Astonishing claims by new witnesses are being examined by British detectives investigating Diana's death. They seem incredible. But if true, they could rock the Royal Family to its foundations.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:44 PM

Cattle rustlers a growing menace in Texas 

The era of dusty stagecoaches and wagon trains is long gone but cattle thieves - the bad guys in a thousand Westerns - never quite rode off into the sunset.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:41 PM

Is Prince Philip a god? 

High in a mist-shrouded mountain village, an ancient tribe patiently awaits the return of its divine leader.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:40 PM

Bosnians unite in pyramid selling that pays off for all 

It has spawned a T-shirt, souvenir and hotel industry, drawn thousands of visitors and volunteers every weekend, and become a rare symbol of national unity in a country riven by ruinous sectarian war.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:38 PM

HBOI scientists stumped by Arctic seal found on Caribbean beach 

It seems a hooded seal - a marine mammal that lives on and around packed ice off the coast of Newfoundland - somehow found its way to the tiny island of Anegada in the Caribbean Sea.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:37 PM

Stolen carvings found - after 34 years 

Found on Ebay, of course.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:32 PM

Divers begin search for underwater 'Atlantis' 

Ten divers began a seven-day search for a possible underwater "Atlantis" on Friday in the Fuxian Lake near Kunming, the second-deepest freshwater pool in the country.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:30 PM

Rumor has it ghosts roam this 55-room Pythian Castle 

Isaiah Collins, a carpenter, was replacing a window when words echoed softly through the room. "You're doing just fine," a voice said.

There was only one problem. No one else was in the room with Collins.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:27 PM

Navy says it's likely found long-lost World War II submarine 

The Navy says a wreck found at the bottom of the Gulf of Thailand appears to be a submarine called the U-S-S Lagarto lost since the Second World War.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:25 PM

Friday, June 16, 2006

Searching for spooks 

John Adams brings his unique ghost-hunting talents to Oak Bay.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:58 PM

Man Leads Archaeologists to Frescoed Tomb 

A suspected tomb raider turned police informant has led archaeologists to what experts described Friday as the oldest known frescoed burial chamber in Europe.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:48 PM

Partner denies conspiracy charge 

A woman accused of conspiring to murder her partner told a Cornish court on Friday he was obsessed with the occult and hard-core pornography.

Grandmother Margaret James told Truro Crown Court that she did not know of any plan to kill 56-year-old parish councillor Peter Solheim.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:46 PM

Speaking with the Devil: Area author explores 'America's Religious Fringe' 

In his book about extreme forms of religious practices, former Rancho Bernardo resident J.C. Hallman did not have to look far for one of the most striking examples of a belief gone wrong.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:44 PM

Visitors from another world? 

The light in the sky that changed from red to orange to amber and popped side to side, up and down and disappeared and reappeared over Lake Tahoe early Wednesday morning wasn't a star, planet or airplane, swears Allan Brown.

UFO 'sightings' keep Hebron residents guessing, giggling

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:41 PM

Surviving in Bigfoot's backyard 

Teams lose scheme to flush out quarry.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:40 PM

Remains, artifacts on Grand 

Overseeing construction of one of the nation's costliest schools, archaeologist Monica Strauss unearthed a treasure trove of the city's history beneath the LAUSD's former headquarters.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:37 PM

Saturday Marks Anniversary of Union Station Massacre 

Saturday is the anniversary of one of Missouri's most sensational crimes, an event that turned the FBI into the major law enforcement agency it is today. But one investigator thinks FBI lying about the case led to the execution of a man who might not have been there.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:34 PM

Whale carcass found in central Alaska, 1,000 miles from ocean 

The carcass of a young beluga whale was found Friday by canoeists on the Tanana River about 40 miles southwest of Fairbanks — or nearly 1,000 river miles from the Bering Sea, the closest beluga habitat.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:32 PM

BIGFOOT - HOW DO WE KNOW? 

'How do you know?' The Idaho Museum of Natural History poses that exact question in a new exhibit design to tantalize your brain. Starting Friday, the Bigfoot Rendezvous hits the Gate City. Bryan Latham takes a sneak preview.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:32 PM

Thursday, June 15, 2006

MYSTERY DISEASE AFFECTS NEW YORKERS IN WAKE OF 911 ATTACKS