When adventurer Steve Fossett went missing Sept. 3, 2007, Web users were enlisted to help in Fossett's rescue from the comfort of their own homes. Using a program called Mechanical Turk, high-resolution satellite imagery of the search area was collected from a company...
Cryptozoology
Upcoming Article: Pseudohistories of the Chupacabra
I'm finishing an interesting article on the pseudohistories of the chupacabra: The Hispanic vampire turns 20 this month and was created in large part by the 1995 film "Species." However those who believe the monster exists have offered a wide variety of completely...
Chinese Zoo Animals Monitored to Predict Earthquakes
A Chinese zoo is monitoring some of their animals to see if they can predict earthquakes; the premise has some possible merit, but they need a refresher on research methodology... My analysis is HERE.
Issues in Self-Identifying as a Vampire
A new study finds that self-described vampires are, not surprisingly, reluctant to disclose their sanguine ways to mental health professionals. My closer look at people who claim to be (and sometimes believe themselves to be) real-life vampires can be found HERE.
Mysterious Rain of Lampreys in Alaska
Several foot-long lampreys have apparently fallen out the sky recently in Fairbanks, Alaska. They’ve been found in a shopping center parking lot and on lawns, and residents are unnerved by the creepy, toothed eel-like fish. You can read my analysis about it HERE.
Mysterious Clumps of Worms Line Texas Highways
Mysterious clumps of worms appeared along the center lines on a Texas highway a few weeks ago... Officials were stumped, but Sharon Hill and I offer some skeptical analysis. Check it out, you can find it HERE.
Guest Appearance on the “After Dark Radio Show”
I was a guest on the "After Dark Radio Show" recently, talking about everything from ghost hunting pseudoscience to the 1967 Patterson Bigfoot film to the nature of skepticism. Check it out, you can read it HERE.
Special Guest on ‘Cryptologic Radio’ Show
I was recently a guest on the Cryptologic Radio show, talking about monsters, Bigfoot, chupacabras, and skepticism. You can listen to it HERE.
My Chupacabra Research Featured on KOB-TV
My appearance earlier this week on Albuquerque NBC affiliate KOB talking about my chupacabra research is now online. Overall it's a pretty good piece, I did my best to summarize my book and 5 years of research into 3 minutes... You can watch it HERE.
Radford Files Archives: Elf Protest Stops Road Construction
From a story I wrote in 2014: Dozens of environmentalists in Iceland have staged a high-profile protest against a road scheduled to cut through an area of volcanic rock because of elves... You can read the story HERE.