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Jul 24, 2018

Maybe Bigfoot Was a Dinosaur, If These Fossils Are Any Indication

While basketball player LeBron James' shoe size (15) is pretty big, it's nowhere near the considerable foot size of the dinosaur with the largest feet on record, a new study finds. That honor goes to a long-necked dinosaur of enormous proportions that lumbered around about 150 million years ago in...

Aug 17, 2018

9 Reasons We Have an Undying Interest in the Undead

We like considering an apocalypse. (Image credit: AMC)People have been making predictions about the end of times for a very, very long time. They've never been correct, but that doesn't seem to deter modern-day apocalypse forecasters. Live Science previously reported on the growing trend of apocalypticism, and how an increasing...

Oct 14, 2018

Child 'Vampire' Was Buried 1,550 Years Ago in Italy

A 1,550-year-old vampire burial of a child with a rock stuffed into his or her mouth has been discovered in an ancient cemetery in Lugnano, Italy. Those who buried the child, who possibly died of malaria, may have used the rock to prevent him or her (the child's sex isn't...

Oct 28, 2018

Why Believing in Ghosts Can Make You a Better Person

Halloween is a time when ghosts and spooky decorations are on public display, reminding us of the realm of the dead. But could they also be instructing us in important lessons on how to lead moral lives? Roots of HalloweenThe origins of modern-day Halloween go back to samhain, a Celtic...

Nov 12, 2018

How to Farm During a Zombie Apocalypse

True, that's a dramatic and highly unlikely situation — but would you know where to start? In AMC's The Walking Dead (which airs Sundays at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST), characters have survived years after the zombie apocalypse began and are now living in communities that demand a stable food...

Mar 22, 2019

Flat-Earthers' Cruise Will Sail to Antarctica 'Ice Wall' at the Planet's Edge. Right.

Organizers of an annual conference that brings together people who believe that the Earth is flat are planning a cruise to the purported edge of the planet. They're looking for the ice wall that holds back the oceans. The journey will take place in 2020, the Flat Earth International Conference...

Apr 30, 2019

Why Is the Indian Army Tweeting About Yetis?

The Indian army has spurred an avalanche of jokes and bolstered the spirits of the occasional true believer with a tweet purporting to show evidence of the elusive yeti. For the first time, an #IndianArmy Mountaineering Expedition Team has sited Mysterious Footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' measuring 32x15 inches close...

May 23, 2019

Zombie Science: Could We Ever Resurrect the Dead?

There are few things in life more permanent and guaranteed than death. Yet, that doesn't stop us from imagining what life would be like if death was only temporary. In AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, returning Sunday, June 2, at 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT, reanimated human corpses roam the...

Jun 6, 2019

Bigfoot's FBI File Reveals Strange Story of a Monster Hunter and 15 Mysterious Hairs

The U.S. government released Bigfoot's FBI file yesterday (June 5). It contains a few news clippings, and some formal letters to and from a monster hunter in the 1970s — leading to an examination of 15 hairs and some skin the hunter believed came from a Bigfoot. It appears that...

Jun 12, 2019

For Sale: 'Haunted' Medieval Prison That Held Accused Witches

A small building in England that was once a medieval prison for people accused of witchcraft is now a cozy home in need of an owner. But prospective buyers should be forewarned: The sordid history of the former jail, known as The Cage, has led many to claim that the...

Aug 2, 2019

Mysterious Connecticut 'Vampire' Finally Identified 200 Years After Burial

In a Connecticut graveyard dating to the late 18th century, one grave stood out. Its occupant, a man who died about 200 years ago, had been dug up and reburied with his head and limbs piled on top of his ribcage, hinting that he was suspected of being a vampire....

Aug 9, 2019

Flat-Earther 'Mad' Mike Hughes Is Being Sponsored by a Dating App to Nearly Get Himself Killed

Mad Mike Hughes, a self-taught rocketeer and flat-Earth conspiracy theorist, will once again attempt to launch himself into the sky over the Mojave Desert on a steam-powered rocket this Sunday (Aug. 11), hopefully reaching heights of 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) before parachuting safely back to the round, welcoming Earth. (What...

Aug 13, 2019

'Mad' Flat-Earther's Steam Rocket Launch Grounded by Bad Water Heater Bought on Craigslist

Flat-Earth proponent, former limo driver and amateur rocketeer Mad Mike Hughes planned to launch 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) into the air above the community of Amboy in California's Mojave Desert Monday (Aug. 12). But his homemade, steam-powered rocket never got off the ground, thanks to a faulty water heater that...

Sep 3, 2019

Someone Stole the Bones of an 18th-Century 'Witch.' Scottish Authorities Want Them Back.

An elderly Scottish woman who was accused of witchcraft in the 1700s did not rest in peace — her bones were removed from the grave during the 19th century for study by local scholars, and later vanished from the records. Her skull, once exhibited in Scotland's Museum of the University...

Oct 23, 2019

Why Witches Are Usually Women

Witch hunt — it's a refrain used to deride everything from impeachment inquiries and sexual assault investigations to allegations of corruption. When powerful men cry witch, they're generally not talking about green-faced women wearing pointy hats. They are, presumably, referring to the Salem witch trials, when 19 people in 17th-century...