Did inbreeding cause the extinction of the woolly mammoth?
Marianne Dehasque and Love Dalen: In science, we tend to share our successes and ignore the less spectacular failures. We decided to take a different approach. This is the story of how multiple generations of scientists worked together to decipher
Haunted Face in the Rocks Below Santa Barbara Castle
On the white beach of Alicante, on the top of a rocky hill, as it has been for centuries, stands the castle of Santa Barbara. Legends circulate about the princess and her forbidden love, as well as about the ghosts
The Hollow Earth Theory: From Fiction to Science
For centuries, Hollow Earth conspiracy theorists have tried to prove that there is another world beneath ours. But first, they have to find an entrance. Since time immemorial, people have believed that there is another world just beneath the surface
Baytakhol Haunted Road and the Screaming Girl
At night, in the middle of Baytakhol Road in India, this stretch is said to be haunted by the ghost of a girl who screams at passing cars. Between the residential area of Dhavali and the census town of Borim
The Terrifying Horror of Putulbari in Kolkata – The Doll House
Once a lavish warehouse, the Putulbari Mansion in Kolkata is today better known as the Doll House. Rumors of the wealthy and powerful murdering their servants, as well as the story of a daughter's obsession with dolls, make it one
The Mysterious Ghost of Bass Harbor Head Light's Murder
After a construction worker mysteriously disappeared during the construction of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Maine, he is said to have remained at the lighthouse, haunting the site and each of the lighthouse keeper's families who lived there. The
Stories about ghosts and monsters on Scattery Island
Scattery Island is associated with many legends. There are unsafe sea monsters, healing waters and the spirits of the monks and priests who lived in the monasteries there. Off the coast of Kilrush in Co. Clare, nestled in the scratchy
Ghosts haunting Loarre Castle in Spain
The Castle of Loarre has more than one ghost. Perhaps you will be able to spot the ghost of the abbess who is said to haunt the place, or maybe the traitor, Count Don Julian. Or maybe it's the ghost
If dragons were real, how could fire breathing work?
Mark Lorch: In George RR Martin's fantasy land of Westeros from Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, the spectacle of fire-breathing dragons captivates audiences with a mix of myth and fantasy. At least for me, it's also a