It looks like the statistical probability is high, at least in some areas. A researcher by the name of Floe Foxon found a strong correlation between Bigfoot sightings and black bear populations, with predictable rises in Bigfoot sightings as black bear populations increased in a given area ( Read more... )

Recently the Navy revealed video evidence of an encounter between some of its F/A-18 pilots and an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (what used to be called a UFO, but renamed to avoid the woo-woo connotations of that term). This included cockpit data that showed something shaped vaguely like a Tic-Tac that could maneuver in ways that no known ( Read more... )

It's interesting how sometimes two people will blog on pretty much the same topic on the same day. Over at Mad Genius Club, David Freer has a post on genius loci the minor gods that were guardians of a given spot, and how such "small gods" can be more interesting in fantasy than the big, super-powerful entities that so many fantasy writers include ( Read more... )