The 80-year-old had been attempting to create enormous hybrid animals for hunters to shoot on his property.
Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough that could help to bring mammoths back to life.
The footage, which was captured near Kirriemuir, Angus, shows a dark-colored animal walking through tall grass.
The wildlife that still frequents the Chernobyl exclusion zone seems to have undergone some unusual biological changes.
The Moon could become a battleground among rival nations hoping to take advantage of its resources.
The enigma began when a lone stingray inexplicably became pregnant despite no other stingrays being present.
The huge structure could potentially be the oldest Stone Age megastructure built by humans in Europe.
Astronomers have identified a potentially habitable extrasolar planet situated around 137 light-years away.
Former AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick has criticized government spending in response to unsubstantiated UFO claims.
Elon Musk's ambitious brain-computer interface startup has carried out its first ever human brain implant procedure.
New research suggests that black bears could account for a significant percentage of Bigfoot sightings.
The enormous Aldabra giant tortoises were found dumped in Ashclyst Forest, north of Exeter.
Scientists in the UK have discovered what appears to be a gargantuan ring-shaped structure far off in space.
Known as Gigantopithecus blacki, this enormous primate was the largest of its kind ever to walk the Earth.
Here we take a look back at our most popular general mystery stories from the last twelve months.
Just in time for the festive season, the image shows a cluster of young stars that happens to resemble a Christmas tree.
Physicist Prof Kenneth Ohm is one of a growing number of people hoping to have their remains sent to the Moon when they die.
The billionaire entrepreneur and founder of Blue Origin envisages a future in which most people live in outer space.
The bill requires that information about UFOs be disclosed, but now gives the Pentagon free reign to withhold whatever it wants.
For centuries, rogue waves were thought to be little more than myth, but that all changed three decades ago.