The Science of Weird Shit: Twenty Years of Weird Science at Goldsmiths
Following his retirement in October 2020, Emeritus Professor Chris French reflects on the work of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit, founded in the year 2000.
Spooky ‘ghost ships’ filled with decaying bodies found drifting in Japanese waters
Almost a dozen wooden “ghost ships”, filled with decomposing corpses, have been found floating in Japanese waters over the past two months.
Piles of Worms Gather on Texas Roads after recent Flooding
Weird World, Piles of Worms have gathered along a road in Texas State Park in an effort to escape to higher ground after recent heavy rains and flooding.
Weird cloud formation over Manchester looks like UFO
Weird UFO looking lenticular clouds seen across Wales and the North of England (March 2015)
Kids Books that could have should have been?
It’s Sunday and I thought it might be fun to share these. Bad Kid Books, what you were really thinking, that cover is just not right and I wish I could have read these when I was growing up! (some…
Video: Severed Hand Attached to Mans Ankle
This is a bit bonkers! Doctor's in China managed to save a mans severed hand by first attaching it to his ankle
Picture: Tolkien’s Gates of Moria
These trees are rumored to be the inspiration for JRR Tolkien's trees at the Gates of Moria. They are located at Saint Edwards Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, England.
Video: Giant crustacean found in deepest ocean
A huge crustacean called 'supergiant' has been found lurking 7km down in the waters off the coast of New Zealand.
It was found in the Kermadec Trench, and is more than 10 times bigger than normal!
Real Life Three-Eyed Blinky caught near Nuclear Power Plant
Crazy, evolution has taken a new twist as fishermen in Argentina catch a real three-eyed Blinky — aka the three-eyed fish from the Simpsons! Ironically it was also caught in a lake that takes waist water form a Nuclear Power plant!
What the? Soviet Surgeon removes his own Appendix!
I worked without gloves. It was hard to see. The mirror helps, but it also hinders — after all, it's showing things backwards. I work mainly by touch. The bleeding is quite heavy, but I take my time...
Dinoflagellates – Living light
This is cool — tiny dinoflagellates produce a ripple of sparkling light when something brushes past. The dinoflagellates are a large group of flagellate protists. Most are marine plankton, but they are also found in fresh water habitats as well.…
Buffaloes Loose in Mexico City
Well, actually three buffaloes appear to have escaped from a pen! Police say residents of a west-side neighbourhood called to report buffaloes standing in the street, saying they didn’t know what to do. Two officers were dispatched to the scene Monday, and used a…
A few Weird Stories from 2008
News10 has list of some of its weirdest stories from 2008, including: Woman, Dressed as Cow, Arrested for Chasing Children (classic) Middleton Ohio police say they received numerous calls about a cow stampeding through a busy intersection over the weekend.…
Cryptomundo’s Coleman strapped for cash
The self made Cryptozoologist, author and founder of the Cryptomundo blog, Loren Coloeman appears to have run out of money and is asking for donations to keep him and his website(s) alive. Cryptozoology like any hobby is not cheap, but…
Thousands of new sea species found
A French-led marine expedition team has discovered what is believed to be thousands of new species of molluscs and crustaceans around a Philippine island. The announcement was made by officials and scientists on Monday. Some 80 scientists, technicians, students and…
