Friday, February 26, 2010

Johnny Depp defends men convicted of satanic ritual murders 

Johnny Depp, the Hollywood star, has added his voice to a campaign to free three men convicted of murdering three children in a satanic ritual.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:55 PM

History’s greatest illusionists cast a spell in magic exhibit 

Running through Sept. 6, the exhibit illuminates the craft of the world's greatest magicians, from 19th-century titan Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin through 20th-century wonders Slydini, Cardini and Houdini to today's Las Vegas headliners, Penn and Teller.

How good was Cardini? See for yourself...

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:55 PM

Migration to New World may have come through High Arctic 

Two U.S. scientists have published a radical new theory about when, where and how humans migrated to the New World, arguing that the peopling of the Americas may have begun via Canada's High Arctic islands and the Northwest Passage — much farther north and at least 10,000 years earlier than generally believed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:50 PM

Sex, drugs and WTF 

Top 10 Rock ‘n’ Roll Myths,

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:48 PM

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Did UFOs and/or the Japanese Attack Los Angeles in 1942? 

What the hell is that movie 1941 about, anyway?

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:15 PM

California police search for missing family 

Police in Southern California are working with Mexican authorities in the search for a missing family and poring over hundreds of hours of border security videotapes, hoping to find some clues.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:04 PM

Hunt for the Codex Cardona 

A retired UC Davis history professor turns detective, attempts to solve mystery of a missing Mexican treasure.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:04 PM

DNA test provides proof - Adolf Hitler last living relative found in Austria 

The mystery of the ‘Hitler code’ is being unravelled: Who are the last living relatives of the Nazi dictator? Vienna magazine ‘News’ has claimed to have discovered one in Waldviertel in Austria.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:01 PM

Paranormal researchers to investigate big cat sighting near Norton Priory in Runcorn 

Will Hayes, a Runcorn teenager, was on a fishing trip with friends when he heard rustling in bushes near his tent. When he shone his torch at the bushes he saw ‘large, feline eyes’ with a ‘big, black body’.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:01 PM

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Host George Noory brings talk of the supernatural back to earth 

Whatever critics might say about George Noory, he earns credit for keeping an open mind.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:11 PM

"Sea monster" tissue sample sent for scientific analysis 

A tissue sample collected from the remains of a large sea animal found on Lower Cove beach last week has been sent for analysis, but it is likely the remnants of a long-dead whale or basking shark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:01 PM

Play about famous mystery set to debut 

A new, fictional play written about famed Oak Island is set to debut this spring … in Alabama of all places.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:52 PM

James Gang visited central Texas town 

Sometime between an $1,800 stagecoach robbery in September 1880 in Mammoth Cave, Ky., and a $5,300 payroll heist in March 1881 in Muscle Shoals, Ala., the notorious James Gang rode anonymously into Rockdale for a brief rest and reunion with a former colleague.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:46 PM

Mafia Museum To Open In East Village 

The building at 80 St. Mark's Place, in the heart of the East Village, held an old speakeasy during Prohibition, owned by a gangster named Walter Scheib.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:24 PM

Monday, February 22, 2010

Another 'sea creature': Mysterious headless marine animal washes ashore 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:01 PM

Puzzles in artwork? Find answers in the stars 

Texas State University professor Don Olson solves art mysteries with science.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:51 PM

Tudor murder mystery solved? 

For more than four centuries it has been one of the great unsolved deaths of the Tudor age. Did Amy, wife of Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, break her neck after an accidental fall down the stairs, or was she murdered to clear the way for her husband to marry the Queen?

Audio.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:51 PM

Thousand-Year-Old Temple Continues To Lure Tourists 

A question that baffles many relates to construction of the 'kalasha' or dome of the main temple. It is still a mystery that how the task of lifting a monolith weighing more than 80 tonnes was done for building it, PTI said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:47 PM

Michael Moorcock's rules for writers 

We asked some of the most esteemed contemporary authors for any golden rules they bring to their writing practice. Here are Michael Moorcock's.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:39 PM

Danish expert: Analysis of Tycho Brahe’s remains could provide interesting clues to Denmark’s history 

The famous Danish-born scholar died in Prague in 1601 under suspicious circumstances. Peter Andersen, who has a theory linking Danish king Christian to the astronomer’s death, says research should be done in Denmark as well, and that the consequences could be far reaching.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:22 PM

Why Is Consciousness So Baffling? 

There are many things that we humans cannot explain, but the greatest of these is our own consciousness.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:18 PM

Caravaggio's madness 'caused by lead poisoning' 

Caravaggio's bar brawling and hell-raising exploits were the result of lead poisoning from the paints he used, Italian researchers have claimed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:14 PM

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Real Paranormal Activity: 5 Most Convincing "Real" Paranormal Cases 

We live in a rational world with rational laws. Tales of the paranormal and supernatural have no place in real life... Or do they?

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:56 PM

Human bones could reveal truth of Japan's 'Unit 731' experiments 

More than 60 years after the end of the Second World War, the name "Unit 731" still has the power to generate shock, revulsion and denial in Japan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:38 AM

Cryptozoology.com 

I added Cryptozoology.com to the links.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:10 AM

"Shangri-La" Caves Yield Treasures, Skeletons 

A treasure trove of Tibetan art and manuscripts uncovered in "sky high" Himalayan caves could be linked to the storybook paradise of Shangri-La, says the team that made the discovery.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:01 AM

Friday, February 19, 2010

Casanova’s steamy memoirs given to French library 

The manuscript given to France's national library Thursday begins simply, yet seductively: "The story of Jacques Casanova ... written by himself."

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:06 AM

Alfred "Slick" Surratt, RIP 

A great and good man passed today

Baseball Around the Horn: Slick: A Good and Noble Man

Remembering a baseball player so we don’t forget the mistakes of our past

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:42 AM

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Hairy creature roaming Virginia mountains? 

At Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:24 PM

The Religious Struggle over Cryptozoology 

Having written on the religious dimension of a West Virginian cryptid known as the Mothman, I wanted to talk to Coleman about the strange relationship between cryptozoology and religion. As it turns out, the search for hidden animals attracts two very different religious elements: the New Age and creationism.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:22 PM

Peter Straub Interview 

Interesting interview with author Peter Straub. His new book is A Dark Matter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:11 PM

The Weird Weirdos Accused of Murdering Robert Wone 

The Robert Wone murder case just got infinitely weirder.

For a more in depth look at the case please see Who Murdered Robert Wone?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 PM

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The miniature coffins found on Arthur's Seat | CFI Blogs 

That, early in July, 1836, some boys were searching for rabbits' burrows in the rocky formation, near Edinburgh, known as Arthur's Seat. In the side of a cliff, they came upon some thin sheets of slate, which they pulled out.

Little cave.

Seventeen tiny coffins.

Three or four inches long.

Classic tale of the unexplained with awesome pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:55 PM

Spring-heeled Jack and the terrified child 

Spring-heeled Jack cut such a fearsome figure in his prime that it is no surprise that he has been blamed, over the years, for causing a number of fatalities. On at least one occasion he is supposed to have actually murdered his victim, but in most cases he is said to have polished them off using that old bogeyman's stand-by, the ability to frighten an unfortunate witness to death.

Via The Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 PM

Woman found guilty in fortuneteller slaying 

A woman was convicted Tuesday in the bizarre killing of a Westminster fortuneteller and her daughter four years ago that prosecutors said was motivated by a spell that didn't work.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:45 AM

Rare Oarfish Caught on Camera 

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:42 AM

Clay figures are missing link in history of Africa 

Eighty ancient clay figures have been discovered by archaeologists at The Universities of Manchester and Ghana, showing that a sophisticated society - now forgotten - once existed in West Africa.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:04 AM

King Tut Walked with a Cane, Study Says 

And most likely died from malaria.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:21 AM

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Is this world a hologram and God a laser beam? 

GEO600 has stumbled upon the fundamental limit of space-time - the point where space-time stops behaving like the smooth continuum Einstein described and instead dissolves into "grains", just as a newspaper photograph dissolves into dots as you zoom in. "It looks like GEO600 is being buffeted by the microscopic quantum convulsions of space-time… If the GEO600 result is what I suspect it is, then we are all living in a giant cosmic hologram.”

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:26 AM

New Links 

I added the Synchromysticism Forum and the Unexplained Mysteries to the links.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:06 AM

Psychologist banned for doing exorcisms 

An Australian psychologist who helped perform exorcisms on his patients and believed in "satanic abuse" was banned from practicing in NSW, The Daily Telegraph reports.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:01 AM

Lake Monster Legend to Attract Tourists to Northwestern Bulgaria 

A project to reenact the legend about the evil water bull living in the depths of the Rabishko Lake in north-western Bulgaria, seeks to becoming the region’s next tourist attraction.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:00 AM

Monday, February 15, 2010

Skeletons in the closet 

Utah State Archaeologist Kevin Jones has seen a lot of skeletons in his time. So last May, when National Geographic Adventure magazine printed a story claiming that someone had found the bones of Everett Ruess -- the legendary itinerant nature lover and writer who disappeared into the southern Utah desert 75 years ago -- Jones and his colleague, Derinna Kopp, had their doubts.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:44 PM

Hut ruins rediscovered on Mt Somers 

Modern technology has led to the rediscovery of mystery hut ruins on Mt Somers. The hut is believed to date back to the 1870s and may be a former musterers’ or boundary keeper’s hut.

With pic of ruined hut.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:34 PM

Brain surgery boosts spirituality 

Removing part of the brain can induce inner peace, according to researchers from Italy.

Thanks, Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:34 PM

Michelangelo's Dream: what was on his mind 

A new exhibition reveals what was really on Michelangelo’s mind when he drew The Dream.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:31 PM

Ancient DNA Points to Additional New World Migration 

A 4,000-year-old Greenland man just entered the scientific debate over the origins of prehistoric populations in the Americas.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:30 AM

Demon busters meet near Warsaw 

More than 80 priests from all over Poland attended the 22nd Exorcists’ Congress at the Roman Catholic sanctuary of Niepokalanow, near Warsaw.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:14 AM

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Turkey’s ancient sites: The archeologists’ cut 

The Hittites, the Phrygians, the Urartians. Turkey’s most famous archeological sites tend to be those dating back to the Greco-Roman period.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:49 PM

Mysteries of love celebrated at mysterious Coral Castle 

Love is an essential part of the story of the 1,100-ton mansion created from Florida coral and limestone. There's a staircase carved out from a single piece of rock, a sundial, the world's largest carved heart and a coral hammered into the shape of Florida -- complete with a small pond meant to represent Lake Okeechobee.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:32 PM

Squaxin Island tribe pays tribute to rare whale 

Here on this inlet in far South Sound, a visitor recently arrived from distant waters, and the Squaxin Island tribe did what their ancestors taught them: They welcomed an honored guest.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:14 PM

DNA tests solve King Tut’s mystery 

Egyptian archaeologists claim to have finally solved the mystery of the lineage of boy King Tutankhamun, more than 30 centuries after the pharaoh was sealed in a gold coffin.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:12 PM

Friday, February 12, 2010

The Lost Lizard People of Los Angeles (1934) 

From 1934 Los Angeles Times article about lizard people who lived in tunnels under the city 5,000 years ago.

One of my favorites, now with a map! Thanks, Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:23 PM

Man, 79, says he's Lindbergh's 'baby' 

The man who opened the door of an Ocean Street hotel room offered a deadpan introduction.

"I'm Charles Lindbergh Jr. Please, come in."

Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:02 PM

Thursday, February 11, 2010

A murdered spy and coded messages from beyond the grave... Will opening this tomb prove Shakespeare didn't write his plays? 

Tucked away in a seldom-visited corner of a Warwickshire chapel sits a monument of incongruous grandeur for its surroundings.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:36 PM

Cottles Creek researcher’s Stonehenge theory 

La Trobe University’s Lynne Kelly believes the structure was built as a sacred site to pass down knowledge to the generations of Neolithic Britons who settled on the plains surrounding Stonehenge between 2400 and 3000BC.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:56 PM

Are these mummies the secret victims of Burke and Hare? 

Serial killers Burke and Hare were convicted of murdering 16 people - and selling their corpses to medics for dissection.

Now a US expert is coming to Scotland to discover the truth about a collection of mummies bought by the University of Maryland around the time the evil duo were carrying out their slaughter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:47 PM

The Metal Monster by A. Merritt 

A couple of years ago, A.V. Club editor Keith Phipps purchased a large box containing more than 75 vintage science-fiction, crime, and adventure paperbacks. He is reading all of them. This is book number 66.

Neat idea. A fresh take on a pulp classic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:41 PM

Sleuths unravel 16th-century Italian murder mystery 

Police in Sicily have called in an international team of forensic scientists and criminologists to help solve the case of a murdered Baroness, 447 years after the crime.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:36 PM

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Mysterious fireball sighting linked to meteor reports 

One witness described seeing a 'fireball' lighting up the sky near Teemore last Wednesday evening - around the time that a number of similar sightings were reported in neighbouring counties in the northern half of the country.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:55 AM

Italian TV tries to solve mystery of skeleton made up of five bodies 

Italian authorities are appealing for information that could help resolve the mystery of a 'skeleton' apparently made up of bones from five different people.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:30 AM

Regions locked for DNA sampling to identify possible remains of ancient Chinese politician 

DNA tests may be able to verify if the newly discovered tomb in central China's Henan province housed the remains of Cao Cao, a politician and general from the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280).

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:52 AM

Film reignites literary debate over Alexandre Dumas's ghostwriter 

Scholars clash over Auguste Maquet's role in creating masterpieces such as The Three Musketeers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:56 AM

From cure to kill 

The claims that two 18th-century doctors were murderers raise some uncomfortable questions for the medical profession

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:35 AM

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Writing off the UK's last palaeographer 

The decision by a London university to axe the UK's only chair in palaeography has been met by outrage from the world's most eminent classicists. John Crace on why the study of ancient writings matters – and why history will be lost without it

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:52 PM

Iran to cut ties with British Museum over loan 

Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum on Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran an ancient Babylonian artifact described as the world's earliest bill of rights.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:50 PM

California Tree Carving Hints at Early Chumash Astronomy 

Though local lore held that the so-called "scorpion tree" had been the work of cowboys, paleontologist Rex Saint Onge immediately knew that the tree was carved by Indians when he stumbled upon it in the fall of 2006.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:49 PM

The Illuminati X-Factor 

The mind-controlled showbiz celebs.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:48 PM

Founders of British obstetrics 'were callous murderers' 

"Smellie and Hunter were responsible for a series of 18th-century 'burking' murders of pregnant women, with a death total greater than the combined murders committed by Burke and Hare and Jack the Ripper," writes Don Shelton, a historian.

Thanks, Scott!

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:19 AM

Monday, February 08, 2010

Satanic rapists on trial 

Two young people are being tried in Russia for organizing a Satan-worshiping sect. Their adepts were subjected to abuse during gatherings, while some girls, including those below the age of consent, were molested.

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:23 PM

1700s ledger a window into Eastern Shore's past 

The 100 or so yellowed pages between worn sheepskin covers are called "the mystery ledger" by some, detailing everything from births and deaths on the lower Eastern Shore to cargoes of ships plying the Chesapeake from Baltimore to Virginia.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:59 AM

Sparks will fly as a new 'Electric Wizard' reanimates 1890s show 

Calling himself "The Electrical Wizard Of The North," Bodie's act involved running electrical currents through his and his often nervous volunteers' bodies, recreating executions using a real electric chair he'd built himself and making showers of sparks fly from his fingers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:33 AM

Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord 

The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warbling “My Way” in karaoke bars over the years in the Philippines, or how many fatal fights it has fueled. But the news media have recorded at least half a dozen victims in the past decade and includes them in a subcategory of crime dubbed the “My Way Killings.”

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:03 AM

“Squeaky Bigfoot”: BFRO Interviews Mike Green 

Ghost Theory has it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:45 AM

Pink Ouija Board game aimed at young girls prompts boycott 

A pink version of the Ouija Board game, made by Hasbro and sold at Toys R Us locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, has been targeted by Christian groups concerned that it is encouraging young girls to communicate with the spirits of the dead.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:39 AM

Saturday, February 06, 2010

Haunted house sought by scientists: The Ghostbusters of 1869 

Another interesting bit of history I discovered while doing research.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:59 PM

Friday, February 05, 2010

Mystery surrounds roots of the Macbeth curse 

The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis opens a brand new production of Macbeth this weekend - and that makes some people a little nervous. In some circles Shakespeare's bloody tragedy is believed to be cursed.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:14 AM

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Tragic Story of Mike Connell, Bush/Rove/GOP IT Guru, Breaks in Maxim 

The Brad Blog has the rundown.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:50 AM

A Review Of 'Doppelganger Events' 

The Heavy Stuff's got it.

The Heavy Stuff's got it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 AM

MY EGG-LAYING MOUNTAIN GOATS 

Animal fakes and frauds can turn up in the most unexpected locations.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:26 AM

The Explanatory Power of the Bigfoot/UFO Hypothesis 

Now we come to a serious bone of contention within bigfoot research. For decades there has been an effort among what we could call “mainstream” bigfoot researchers to keep bigfoot and UFOs mostly separate.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:21 AM

A Dragon sighting in 2001 

As they stood at the edge of some woods by a quarry they suddenly spied an extraordinary entity.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:19 AM

Disembodied Voices 

This is the first of a two-part story about a family plagued by disembodied voices.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:56 AM

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Last speaker of ancient language of Bo dies in India 

The last speaker of an ancient language in India's Andaman Islands has died at the age of about 85, a leading linguist has told the BBC.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:51 PM

Ancient dinosaur had stripes, researchers say 

Some dinosaurs had russet-colored feathers and one jazzy specimen had a Mohawk crest and stripes, researchers say in the first reports to confidently assign colors to dinosaurs.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:43 PM

Study Suggests Fish Oil May Prevent Full-Blown Psychosis 

Fish oil was found to reduce progression to full-blown psychosis in young people with symptoms of mental illness, adding to evidence that intervention may decrease the severity of mental disorders.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:12 PM

Squeaky NC Footage 

New possible Bigfoot footage over at Cryptomundo.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:44 PM

Scientist's disappearance a mystery to colleagues 

Lachlan Cranswick, 41, who worked at the National Research Council's Canadian Neutron Beam Centre, based at the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Chalk River Laboratories, has been missing since Jan. 18 from the small community 200 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:09 PM

Tycho Brahe to be exhumed 

Leonardo, Brahe - is there anybody we're not digging up?

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:07 PM

Ritual Magic, Mind Control and the UFO Phenomenon by Adam Gorightly 

A longish but good read.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:52 AM

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Teh-Ima , the mini yeti 

Said to inhabit the steamy mountain valleys of Nepal and Sikkim, the Teh-lma (apparently translates as 'That There Little Thing') is the smallest of the Yeti species reported to inhabit the Himalayas.

Also known as the "pocket yeti."

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:04 PM

The Rip Van Winkle of the West 

St. Louis man sleeps for four days. Alcohol was involved. Another odd story I found while doing research.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:50 PM

'Wolf Man' writer reflected wartime Jewish experience 

Screenwriter Curt Siodmak was a German Jew of Polish descent who fled Europe for Hollywood in the 1930s to escape persecution from the Nazis. So there's little wonder that his 1941 Universal horror classic "The Wolf Man" parallels the experiences of Jews in Europe before and during World War II.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:39 AM

Voodoo Dialogue 

Voodoo from a Jewish perspective.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:25 AM

Mystery Debris Pattern Streaking Through Space Could Be First Image of Asteroid Collision 

Or it could be a giant spaceship. Your call. With cool pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:10 AM

Tentacled Snake Uses Odd Appendages to Sense Prey 

Just as Spider-man has his spidey sense to warn him when danger's near, the bizarre tentacled snake has its own special system for sensing an approaching meal, a new study says.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:07 AM

Skeleton found at Hoplands dig 

Buried deep under the ground for centuries, a long-forgotten Roman skeleton has been unearthed in Lincolnshire.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:04 AM

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Madam Channing: St. Louis clairvoyant and "magnetic doctress" 

I found this advertisement on the front page of the Sept. 3, 1869 edition of the St. Louis Missouri Democrat.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:48 AM

Mysterious mass falls from sky 

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:26 AM

DNA testing on 2,000-year-old bones in Italy reveal East Asian ancestry 

Researchers excavating an ancient Roman cemetery made a surprising discovery when they extracted ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from one of the skeletons buried at the site: the 2,000-year-old bones revealed a maternal East Asian ancestry.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:18 AM

How to Survive Without Sex for 50 Million Years? Dry Up 

Bdelloid rotifers, microscopic asexual freshwater invertebrates (animals without spines) are the ultimate escape artists, able to outpace their enemies by drying up and blowing away.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:16 AM

Monday, February 01, 2010

In Search of ’Squatch 

The ape-like beast known as Sasquatch is mere legend to skeptics, but to members of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, he is a legitimate scientific conundrum. The group regularly scours areas in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and other wooded parts of the state in search of “squatches” — that’s right — plural Sasquatch.

Via The Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:28 AM

Scientists Use Light Beams to Prick Mystery of Acupuncture 

Chinese scientists are using the country's most expensive ever science project, a light-emitting synchrotron, to solve the mystery of acupuncture points.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:33 AM

Scientists find new frog that changes colour with age 

An American research team identified the unique frog -- Oreophryne ezra -- which is shiny dark black with yellow spots in early stages of its life and switches to a uniform peach coloured adult with bright blue eyes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 AM

Oldest Roman coin found in Britain goes on display 

The silver coin, dated to 211 BC, was among a horde of more than 5,000 Iron Age and Roman coins found in a field near Hallaton eight years ago.

With pic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:31 AM

Blue whales are singing in a lower key 

It's the same old tune, but the pitch of the blues is mysteriously lower -- especially off the coast of California where, local researchers say, the whales' voices have dropped by more than half an octave since the 1960s.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:31 AM

Egypt to announce results of DNA tests on King Tutankhamun on Feb. 13 

Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to answer lingering mysteries over his lineage, the antiquities department said Sunday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:27 AM