Many people know that the most famous photograph of the Loch Ness Monster was a total hoax. The "creature" depicted in Robert Wilson's 1934 shot turned out to be nothing more than a toy submarine with a plastic head stuck on it.
But for some reason, the legend has persisted over the decades — and, of course, one fake photograph...
We’re covering the global scramble for migrant workers and solutions to an oil crisis.Wealthy nations battle it out for migrantsAs the pandemic heads into a third year, a global battle for young immigrant workers is underway. With fast-track visas and promises of permanent residency, many wealthy nations are sending a message: Help wanted. Now.The push is especially focused on...
A month ago, Covid-19 cases had begun to rise in a few parts of New England and the Mountain West. But they were still falling in most northern parts of the U.S., as well as in Canada.That pattern seemed to suggest that a nationwide cold-weather Covid surge was unlikely anytime soon. The prediction models collected by the C.D.C. agreed:...
Europe battles a fourth Covid waveEurope is once again the center of the coronavirus pandemic, accounting for more than half the world’s reported Covid deaths this month, according to the W.H.O., and more than two million new cases each week. In response, governments are toughening their restrictions, despite widespread demonstrations against them.Austria went into lockdown yesterday, and Germany’s health...
So let’s get this straight. The new name of Staples Center is going to be Crypto.com Arena? Well, that’s just perfect. The word “crypto” means hidden or secret, but it also has overtones of “fake” or at least “questionable.” This is a crypto world, and an era of crypto-pretty-much-everything, so why not just throw in the towel and acknowledge...
A lot of people want to believe. From goat-sucking hoaxes to real sea monsters, we're covering the gamut of blurry Bigfoots, alien attacks and swimming sea monsters caught on video and in images. Bring your overactive imagination.What you're seeing here is a sonar image of the bed of Loch Ness. There really is something down there and, yes, it's...
Today marks the 17th anniversary of the first time footage of a living giant squid was captured. Though innocuous sounding, this meant that the squid was no longer a zoological myth confined to legends and jars of formaldehyde. It turns out that some myths may have been born because of people describing animals they had never seen before the only...
Some do believe. Bigfoot stands quietly outside the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, US, in 2012. Credit: Gordon Chibroski/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images
So, there we have it: The Loch Ness monster mystery apparently solved. News services around the globe have been running a story about scientists who carried out DNA testing of the water in the renowned Scottish...
So let's get this straight. The new name of Staples Center is going to be Crypto.com Arena? Well, that's just perfect. The word "crypto" means hidden or secret, but it also has overtones of "fake" or at least "questionable." This is a crypto world, and an era of crypto-pretty-much-everything, so why not just throw in the towel and acknowledge...
Crosswords for beginners: cryptozoologyNext in our series for those tempted or daunted by the cryptic crossword: the animals that solvers need to know An EMU, with its alluring vowels Photograph: ITV/REX ShutterstockAn EMU, with its alluring vowels Photograph: ITV/REX ShutterstockEmuWhen British crosswords started to become cryptic, PG Wodehouse sent a despairing letter to the Times. “Sirs”, he said:
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