The New Tree of Life
The Tree of Life, a diagram that shows branches of life on Earth, has just changed radically. The dominant life form on Planet Earth is actually bacteria.
Cat Finds His Way Home from Six Miles Away
It took Wollie three days to find his way home. His mom, Barbara Oliphant, had rescued him as a stray last summer, but when her husband…
Loch Ness Monster a Possibility
“The huge number of sea monster sightings now on record can’t all be explained away as mistakes, sightings of known animals or hoaxes.”
Nessie’s Cousin in Alaska
She’s 30 feet long, slim and eel-like, with humps on her back and water spraying from her head. But is she a real bona fide sea monster?
Did Bigfoot Pay a Visit?
One day last month, when Michael Patrick’s mother was getting some work done on the pool at her home in Chatham, Illinois, the workmen noticed a large footprint under her apple tree.
Nessie and Us
These elusive creatures inhabit the mists and mysteries that float across our lakes and our imaginations. They’re close by, but just out of reach. They come from eons past, are seen for a moment today, and then are gone again – as they should be
Bow-Nessie Upstages Loch Ness Monster
Two tourists in a kayak on England’s Lake Windermere capture photo of something they say was swimming past them at about 10 miles an hour
Unicorn Whales Are No Fairytale
Their remarkable tusks were once thought to have magical healing powers — even raise the dead. Now scientists are learning how they can help protect the living
Do Animals Have a Sixth Sense?
Most Americans with pets believe their animals have some unknown way of sensing things that we don’t. A Cambridge University scientist agrees that they have a sixth sense – and adds that we do, too
Christiane Aman-purr Predicts Outcome in Egypt
Stephen Colbert argues that the amazing psychic talents of animals should not be wasted on football … introduces political expert
Ace Detective Searching for Loch Ness Monster
A no-nonsense English police detective insists he has seen the creature twice. “I’m experienced at looking at evidence,” he says. “And I can tell you that … on the balance of probabilities, there is something large and unknown living in this loch.”
NASA Buzzing about Life on Titan
The space agency is expected to announce that Saturn’s moon Titan has the conditions necessary for life as we know it. NASA has called a press…
Farewell to the Psychic Octopus
Paul, the famous octopus who “predicted” winners in the World Cup, has died. We’re fascinated by the idea that other animals can sense things we can’t. But, paradoxically, we don’t want to think they may be smarter than we are
Beached Whales Confused by Navy Sonar?
Scientists in Ireland are trying to establish how and why 33 pilot whales, mostly mothers and calves, beached themselves and died on Rutland Island. This is…
Boa Mom Doesn’t Need a Main Squeeze
The latest news from the world of reptiles: Female boa constrictors can have babies without mating. One of them has had 22 babies in the last two years – all without mating
Sun Flower
Photo by K. Reardon (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, INAF) IBIS, DST, NSO You wouldn’t want to get too near one of these “flowers.” Each and every…
How to Live Forever
Imagine growing up, growing old, then growing younger, starting over, and growing up all over again. Does this jellyfish have the secret to eternal life?
Blind Kitty Lost in S.F. Turns Up in NYC
Why do cats do mysterious things? Jack Daniels at the New York City shelter. (Photo by NYC AC&C) The rule of thumb is very simple. Any…
Can an Octopus Predict the Future?
Paul the oracle octopus is getting into hot water — almost literally. Football fans in Germany, angry that the celebrity cephalopod had correctly predicted that their…
World’s Most Mysterious Migration
Sea turtles’ half-decade, 9,000-mile journey to lay their eggs. Their journey began five years ago as newly hatched babies on the beaches of North Carolina. Thousands of…