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Is This the Icelandic Lake Monster?

Posted by  Benjamin Radford  4 HOURS AGO   |   0

A recent video seems to show a large, mysterious snake or monster in an icy river in Iceland. Read more

Is This the Icelandic Lake Monster?

Large Meteorite Likely Found in Druid Burial Site

Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 04:01 PM ET   |   0

Britain's largest space rock -- excavated 200 years ago by an archaeological dig -- was also preserved by the Ice Age. Read more

Large Meteorite Likely Found in Druid Burial Site

Do Aliens Go Invisible by 'Going Green'?

Posted by  Ray Villard  Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:17 AM ET   |   0

One solution to the Fermi Paradox is that there are "green aliens" that have reached a Utopian state of being in balance with nature by not generating waste products -- and are therefore undetectable. Read more

Do Aliens Go Invisible by 'Going Green'?

Strange History: Mass Hysteria Through the Years

Posted by  Benjamin Radford  Mon Feb 6, 2012 05:28 PM ET   |   0

The recent outbreak of mass hysteria at a school in Upstate New York is not that unique. Read more

Strange History: Mass Hysteria Through the Years

Is That a Crashed Flying Saucer on the Seabed?

Posted by  Ray Villard  Thu Feb 2, 2012 03:24 PM ET   |   0

Linking a murky unknown circular artifact on the ocean floor to alien visitors is leap of faith wider than jumping the Grand Canyon. Read more

Is That a Crashed Flying Saucer on the Seabed?

What Is This Chupacabra-Demonoid Monster?

Posted by  Benjamin Radford  Thu Feb 2, 2012 01:14 PM ET   |   0

A strange carcass washed ashore, sparking speculation about chupacabras and demons; scientists have a more earthy solution. Read more

What Is This Chupacabra-Demonoid Monster?

Cosmic Rays Probably Killed Russian Mars Probe

Posted by  Ian O'Neill  Tue Jan 31, 2012 02:54 PM ET   |   0

Forget the conspiracy theories, it was actually the universe that conspired against Phobos-Grunt, knocking out its onboard electronics with high-energy particles. Read more

Cosmic Rays Probably Killed Russian Mars Probe

Laser Tests Offer Clue to Magnetic Field Mystery

Posted by  Irene Klotz  Wed Jan 25, 2012 01:00 PM ET   |   0

Why is the universe filled with magnetic fields? A laser experiment points to exploding stars. Read more

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Is the Tasmanian Tiger Alive?

Posted by  Benjamin Radford  Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:43 AM ET   |   0

Two brothers claimed they found a skull that belongs to an animal that has been extinct since 1936. Read more

Is the Tasmanian Tiger Alive?

Search Continues for Lost Mars Lander Beagle 2

Posted by  Ian O'Neill  Fri Jan 20, 2012 03:22 AM ET   |   0

A new hi-res photo has been beamed back from Mars -- will the wreckage of the failed 2003 British mission to Mars be found? Read more

Search Continues for Lost Mars Lander Beagle 2

Did the U.S. Kill the Ill-Fated Russian Mars Probe?

Posted by  Ian O'Neill  Tue Jan 17, 2012 01:23 PM ET   |   0

It may sound like the plot of a James Bond movie, but did a U.S. radar station accidentally zap the Phobos-Grunt Mars sample return mission? Read more

Did the U.S. Kill the Ill-Fated Russian Mars Probe?

Galactic Cluster Clash Spotted in Early Universe

Posted by  Ian O'Neill  Tue Jan 10, 2012 03:04 PM ET   |   0

Say hello to "El Gordo," one of the biggest cosmic collisions you will ever witness. Read more

Galactic Cluster Clash Spotted in Early Universe

Vast Web of Dark Matter Mapped

Posted by  Ian O'Neill  Mon Jan 9, 2012 10:30 AM ET   |   0

A one billion light-year wide map has been created, showing an intricate web of dark matter filling the cosmos. Read more

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Not All Meteors the Same

Posted Mon Jan 9, 2012 07:14 AM ET   |   0

Different meteor types hit the Earth in different ways, creating flashes across the night sky or raining gently to the ground. Read more

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The Curious Case of Clever Hans

Posted by  Benjamin Radford  Sat Jan 7, 2012 08:24 AM ET   |   0

A horse in Germany seemed to know how to count, tell the days of the week, and understand language. What was his secret? Read more

The Curious Case of Clever Hans
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