Fans of the cryptid called the Chupacabra know that its name means “goat-sucker” and it originated in Puerto Rico, so they’re often frustrated when Chupacabra stories pop up far from the island with no evidence of the blood of any goats or other animals being sucked. This is especially true in Texas, where unidentified doglike... Read more »
Mysterious News Briefly — January 24, 2022 Astronomers using the Hubble space telescope discovered a black hole at the center of the dwarf galaxy Henize 2-10 that is creating new stars rather than swallowing old ones in the usual black hole manner. Are some black holes tired of the negative publicity and changing their behavior?... Read more »
Mysterious News Briefly — January 18, 2022 Scientists studying over 1,500 strings of beads dug up at more than 30 sites across southern and east Africa determined they were exchanged 50,000 years ago over vast distances and helped people to share symbolic messages and strengthen alliances – making them the world’s oldest social network. If... Read more »
Big, hairy, ape-like creatures like Bigfoot have been seen all over the world, known by many names and eluding all attempts to capture them or to even truly understand them. Sightings have happened in numerous far-flung places, but sometimes they seem to appear in places they have no business being. There have been creatures like... Read more »
By far one of the most well-known and well-sighted cryptids in history is none other than Bigfoot, also called Sasquatch, a veritable rock star of cryptozoology. These huge hairy hominids have been sighted and searched for all over North America, and there have often been some rather strange and curious accounts indeed. Yet, even more... Read more »
For ranchers in Argentina, one dead cow is curious, two dead cows is a cause for concern, and three dead cows is a Chupacabra alert. At least, that’s what it seems to be in Corrientes, a large city in the northeast corner of Argentina where a rancher wants to know what killed three of his... Read more »
The unexplained, the paranormal, high strangeness, the occult; regardless of what you call it or think it is, it’s like a powerful and alluring drug. It engulfs you, entrances you and before you know it you’ve spent decades being consumed by it. On our first Plus+ episode of 2022 we discuss this concept and look... Read more »
A medical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center successfully transplanted a heart from a genetically engineered pig into a 57-year-old man in a medical first that could ease the transplantable organ shortage but must first get past bioethical concerns about transferring animal viruses, using animals as organ farms, and more. Not to mention... Read more »
Even if your dog is a trained attack canine, that last thing you want to meet on your morning walk is a cat whose nickname is “beast.” That seem to be a common occurrence in the UK, with the latest encounter being between a fog walker near Brayford in Devon and the legendary Beast of... Read more »
If Google Maps kept track of cryptids (mental note: new website idea), a search on “Mothman” would go first to Point Pleasant, West Virginia – home of the original and most famous sightings in 1966-67. What location would be #2? A strong case could be made for Chicago, Illinois, which has had a steady stream... Read more »