Recent videos of animals fleeing Yellowstone Park have many tourists and local residents concerned that a volcanic eruption may be imminent.... I take a closer look at the story... you can read it HERE.
Conspiracy theories
Mysterious Frankfurt Flamingo Beheadings Solved
Who or what beheaded fifteen pink flamingos at a German zoo over the past few weeks? Satanists, psychos, or something else? You can read my piece on it HERE.
The Mysterious Life and Death of Kaspar Hauser
On May 26, 1828, a teenager was found wandering a public square in what is now Nuremberg, Germany. He wore tattered clothing and clutched an envelope containing two letters. The first was addressed to the captain of a local cavalry regiment asking him to take the...
My Piece on Missing Flight 370 on Yahoo News!
As officials from several countries, and dozens of planes and boats, scour the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal for the mysteriously missing China-bound Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people aboard, some people are wondering if there might be some...
Should Organ Sales Be Legal?
In some countries selling one's organs is perfectly legal. In the United States, it is against the law, although many people have suggested that legalizing the trade would save lives and offer real social benefits. Others find it an ethically dubious proposition. You...
Great Pyramid at Giza Vandalized to ‘Prove’ Conspiracy Theory
My new article on two conspiracy theorists who vandalized an Egyptian pyramid, with a closer look at their nonsensical claims: "Suggesting that people from Plato's Atlantis built the pyramids is like saying people from Tolkien's Middle Earth built the pyramids, or...
My Kidney Theft Urban Legend Investigation Chosen as FT Favourite Article!
The current issue of Fortean Times magazine (loved by Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, William Gibson, and many others) celebrates 40 years of publishing, and asked people to choose their top 40 favourite pieces in its history. I’m delighted that out of the thousands of...
Arizona Star Article on Chupacabra References ‘Tracking the Chupacabra’
An article in the Arizona Star newspaper about the chupacabra gives a decent summary and credits my book "Tracking the Chupacabra" with solving the mystery! It's also a pretty good read, check it out HERE . For a thorough treatment of the chupacabras, its...
For your podcast pleasure: My recent guest appearance on the Project: Archivist show! Episode 101, Kidney Thieves and Urban Legends with Ben Radford. I return to the show to talk about urban legends. We talk about all the good ones from Disney’s frozen head, kidney...
Runner Assigned Number 666 Refuses to Compete
A Tennessee high school athlete, Codie Thacker, has pulled out of a competition after being assigned to compete wearing the number 666. In my article for Discovery News, I note that--as weird as it may sound-- it's probably a good idea, and you can read why HERE.