Polar gigantism and Palaeozoic gigantism are not equivalent: Monstrous beings lurking beneath the ocean depths?
To truly understand the difference between polar and Palaeozoic gigantism, we need to delve into their respective origins.
Weird Science
Teleportation: The vanishing gun inventor William Cantelo and his uncanny resemblance to Sir Hiram Maxim
William Cantelo was a British inventor born in 1839, who mysteriously disappeared in the 1880s. His sons developed a theory that he had re-emerged under the name “Hiram Maxim” – the famous gun inventor.
The Huldremose Woman: One of the best-preserved and best-dressed bog bodies
The clothing worn by Huldremose Woman was originally died blue and red, a sign of wealth, and a ridge in one of her fingers indicated it once bore a gold ring.
Bondo ape – the mystery of the ferocious ‘lion-eating’ chimps of Congo
The Bondo apes are an isolated population of chimps from the Bili forest in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ancient Siberian worm came back to life after 46,000 years, and began reproducing!
A novel nematode species from the Siberian permafrost shares adaptive mechanisms for cryptobiotic survival.
The Sphinx of Balochistan: Natural phenomenon or ingenious human creation?
Some believe that it is a natural rock formation, while others claim that it is an ancient statue that was carved by an unknown civilization lost to time.
The largest insect ever existed was a giant ‘dragonfly’
Meganeuropsis permiana is an extinct species of insect that lived during the Carboniferous period. It is known for being the largest flying insect that ever existed.
“Altamura Man” who fell down sinkhole 150,000 years ago starved to death and “fused” with its walls
Scientists identified the unfortunate individual whose bones were found fused to the walls of a cave in Lamalunga, near Altamura. It was a gruesome death that is the stuff of most people's nightmares.
Megalodon: A supershark that swam in the oceans 2.6-million-years-ago could swallow killer whales whole
It was the biggest shark to have ever swum in our seas and the largest predator the world has known.
What did they do to people in coma in ancient times?
Before the modern medical knowledge of coma, what did ancient people do to a person in coma? Did they bury them alive or something similar?
