The Murky Side of Christmas: The Haunting Legend of Krampus and Krampusnacht
At Santa's side you will sometimes find his evil companion, Krampus, who finds children and punishes them if they have been bad. But who really is this monster that is chasing you during Krampusnacht. When we think of Christmas, images
A spooky gathering of Polish kings in the Dragon's Den on Christmas Eve
Deep beneath the Wawel Hill in Krakow, in caves called the Dragon's Den, a royal gathering is said to take place every Christmas Eve. All the former kings who once ruled Poland meet for a spooky reunion to discuss the
The existential risk of extraterrestrial mirror life
Half a century ago, the joke was that you should never shake hands with aliens because they might be made of antimatter. Touching them in such a case would lead to mutual annihilation. Today, thanks to advances in gamma-ray and
Scientists explain how to find them
Alien life may be nothing like life on Earth, so trying to find evidence of their existence requires a bit of creativity. Scientists only know of one example of life in the universe, and it exists on Earth. But what
The Ghost of Sir Geoffrey de Mandeville and his Headless Dog: A Christmas Haunting
It is said that the cruel and rebellious knight cursed all his property, which was robbed. The ghost of Sir Geoffrey de Mandeville is now said to appear on Christmas Eve with his headless dogs on his former estates. In
scientists then explained how to find them
Alien life may be nothing like life on Earth, so trying to find evidence of their existence requires a bit of creativity. Scientists only know of one example of life in the universe, and it exists on Earth. But what
Ghosts of Tagore's House – Jorasanko Thakur Bari
It is said that the ghosts of Tagore House or Jorasanko Thakur Bari reside in the venerable house of the famed Bengali poet and philosopher. Over the years, Rabindranath Tagore's family has talked about a haunting that took place at
Are they earthly or something else?
Over the past few months, there have been reports of mysterious drone-like objects in the skies over New York, the UK and other places around the world. The FBI has released statement confirming the observations, but their response raised more
Settlement of humans on Mars is not as distant as it may seem
Sam McKee: Could humans expand beyond their home world and establish settlements on the planet Mars? The idea of inhabiting the Red Planet has been around for decades. However, skeptics dismissed this as an illusion at best and mere boasting