A historical scholar claims to have found evidence proving that the story of Jesus as described in the New Testament is a fiction, and that historical claims about Jesus were actually created by Roman aristocrats to control the poor... I wrote a piece for Discovery...
Folklore
When ‘Exorcising’ a Home May Be a Smart Move
Olivia Newton-John recently asked a priest to perform an exorcism on her home in Jupiter, Fla., in hopes of selling it. Following the suicide of a contractor in the home last month, the actress and singer is concerned about the social and spiritual stigma now...
German ‘Wild Boy’ Sentenced
My Discovery News update on the 'Wild Boy' who appeared in Berlin last year claiming amnesia and that he'd spent 5 years living in the woods. It's a weird story, and you can read it HERE.
“Nothing But Bad News…”
Sometimes when discussing current events I will hear someone say "Oh, I hate the news... I don't follow the news anymore, it's nothing but bad news." It's just a depressing laundry list of death and war and problems, a daily documentation of the world's progress on...
My Discovery News Article on 13 Superstitions
I wrote a piece for Discovery News about superstitions-- Thirteen of them, of course! You can read it HERE.
The Truth Behind the Mysterious ‘Blue Dogs’ of Texas, and the Chupacabra!
A Texas rancher named Phylis Canion believes that a strange, hairless bluish-skinned animal she discovered on her property in 2007 may be the mythical, vampiric beast called “el chupacabra,” said to be responsible for draining the blood from goats, chickens, and other...
My new LiveScience.com article on alchemy is now out!
Most people have heard of alchemy, but many don't know much about it... Alchemy is an ancient practice shrouded in mystery and secrecy. Its practitioners mainly sought to turn lead into gold, a quest that has captured the imaginations of people for thousands of years....
My LiveScience.com article on Mokele-Mbembe, ‘Africa’s Dinosaur’
While dinosaurs have intrigued people all over the world, central Africa is unique in that it is the only place where many people really believe they may still exist. You can read my new piece on this monster HERE!
The ‘Eyeball Licking’ Fad and other Media Scares
A “weird news” story circulated in June about a trend among Japanese schoolchildren licking each other’s eyeballs and supposedly spreading the highly contagious disease pink eye. But was it too good to be true? Find out HERE.
What are the effects of the full moon?
I'm quoted in a new story about the effects of the full moon on human behavior: No werewolves, but there is some effect on human behavior. You can read it HERE.