Did Hiker Film Bigfoot, Black Bear or 'Blobsquatch'?

A new video that seems to show a Bigfoot-like beast rearing up in a Utah brush patch is racking up millions of views on the web, but are there any compelling facts in the compelling footage?

Beard Card, the YouTube handle of the man who purportedly filmedthe video while camping with his family, says he first hit "record" on his camera to document what he thought was a

Myths and Truths about Dreams

Empirical research into sleep and dreaming has rapidly invalidated many old “pop” theories that enjoyed debate for so long among dream enthusiasts. Recently even a few of Freud’s theories have taken some hard hits. Before looking at what is now known to be true of dreams, let’s review some common misperceptions.Dreams Are Only in Black and White In the 1950s in Europe and the United States, it suddenly became popular to debate whether people dreamed in

Scientists discover the mystery of afterlife visions

The “tunnel of light” by which the dying persons reportedly travel to the afterlife, the cherubs and other heavenly creatures who welcome them on the other side are mere hallucinations.

“About 60 percent of all people who were taken to an intensive care unit spent some time in a state of “near death,” says Oleg Vasiliev, doctor of highest category, staff member of the Institute of Resuscitation Studies of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. “After being brought back to life, they told stories about the bright light they were taken to as if by a fast elevator, the faces of their deceased loved ones they saw in the ‘afterlife’, some even said that they had been welcomed by Jesus Christ. However, the latest studies show that all those

The Myths and Truths Surrounding Werewolf Legend

So, what actually is werewolf or lycanthropy? Is it a fact based on concrete evidences? Is it a myth, fabrication of feeble minds? Is it an exaggeration of some other things? Well, all these questions have been puzzling mankind for last 5 centuries. Though many ingenious hypotheses have been suggested as

Symbolic Meaning of Number Thirteen

The symbolic meaning of number thirteen receives a shady interpretation in Norse myth, when an honorary banquet was held in Valhalla for Baldur (god of nobility, redemption and admirable strength) among other twelve Norse gods. Loki (the trickster) came to the banquet as the uninvited thirteenth guest. Afterwards, we learn Baldur was slain by Höðr who, to execute the god, was given a magic spear by Loki.
Similarly, the darker symbolism of thirteen continues in its Christian association with the Last Supper. Twelve disciples and the Christ, formed a group of thirteen to share the last meal. Here, thirteen is seen as a foreboding omen as we learn of Christ’s fate after the gathering.
In the same vein, Friday the thirteenth is commonly reviled as it was said the Last Supper in the upper room took place on a Friday. Further, Friday 13th in 1307 was the date on which the assembly of the Knights Templar were systematically assasinated.
In the guest company scenarios we can point to Judas or Loki as the thirteenth figures and so deem the association of the number thirteen as unlucky.
However, one may also consider the opposite, and recognize the enlightened guests,Christ and Baldur as the thirteenth entities. This brings about a heightened perception of the number and lends symbolism of:

Nazca Lines

The Nazca Lines are sort of like ancient crop circles that are located in the middle of the Nazca Desert in Peru. The lines are believed to have been created between 400 and 650 AD and depict hundreds of different figures including sharks, monkeys,

The Minds of the Dead

Everyone speculates about what the dead are doing. Are they hanging out near God’s throne, condemned to sing hymns for all eternity in reward for the good lives they lived? Are they agonizing in a different hell, one made of physical pain? Are they recycled, like a tin can or a newspaper, condemned again to the agony of helpless infancy? Perhaps a better fate befalls a human

The Caveman's Science

My wife threw a hairclip at me today. I skillfully almost avoided it. For the rest of this story, I am going to pretend that I was successful, because the fact that it hit me undoes my example, and other missiles she launched in the past did miss.