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Massive Scottish wrens demonstrate island gigantism in action
May 29, 2026Scientists have identified species of wren that have almost doubled in size due to a unique evolutionary phenomenon.
Study reveals possible hidden meaning behind Easter Island's statues
Feb 28, 2026An analysis of soil samples taken from the base of some of the statues has revealed something unexpected.
'Extraordinary discovery' teased at Neolithic site on Orkney
VIDEO Nov 28, 2025Archaeologists have resumed excavations at the Ness of Brodgar site on the remote north-eastern Scottish island.
New Easter Island study upends what we know of Moai construction
Nov 28, 2025The findings offer a new perspective on the organization and co-operation that produced the famous stone heads.
Pope Leo declares Rhode Island baby's revival to be a miracle
Jul 26, 2025The case of a baby who began breathing after having no pulse for 65 minutes has been declared officially miraculous.
Amelia Earhart's plane may have been spotted on the island of Nikumaroro
Jul 3, 2025A new expedition has been launched to investigate a possible sighting of the plane sticking out of the sand.
Mystery of America's 'lost colony' may have finally been solved
May 14, 2025Exactly what happened to the 118 colonists who settled on Roanoke Island in the late 1500s has long remained a mystery.
Scottish islanders are being driven mad by pervasive 'Hebridean Hum'
Apr 30, 2025Residents of the remote Outer Hebrides off the coast of Scotland have been plagued by the mysterious noise.
Mystery surrounds spate of disappearances on Caribbean island
Apr 4, 2025People on the island of Antigua are disappearing without a trace and nobody has been able to figure out why.
Filmmaker's UFO encounter was like 'something out of Star Wars'
Mar 11, 2025Director Peter Farrelly recently recounted an experience with a UFO that occurred in Rhode Island in 1975.
NASA photographs 'ghost island' that vanishes 'like an apparition'
Jan 13, 2025The island was captured on satellite imagery in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan.
DNA analysis reveals what really happened on Easter Island
Sep 11, 2024A new study has put to bed the idea that the inhabitants of the enigmatic island inadvertantly wiped themselves out.
Record of 'Snowball Earth' discovered on remote Scottish islands
Aug 18, 2024In the distant past, something caused the Earth to almost completely freeze over for millions of years.
Beachgoers end up in the middle of a huge swarm of dragonflies
VIDEO Aug 8, 2024Numbering in their hundreds of thousands, the insects filled the air on a beach in Rhode Island recently.
Climate researchers recall paranormal experience on Alcatraz Island
Jun 26, 2024A team of scientists conducting research on the infamous prison island recently got more than they bargained for.
Study challenges idea that Easter Island's people committed 'ecocide'
Jun 24, 2024There may have simply been a much smaller population of people living on the island all along.
Mystery surrounds grey squirrel found in 'impossible location'
Jun 8, 2024Conservationists have been left puzzled by the discovery of an invasive species of squirrel on a Scottish island.
Major mystery as TV doctor goes missing on small Greek island
Jun 8, 2024A huge search and rescue effort is currently underway to locate Michael Mosley who disappeared four days ago.
Weird new species found on seamounts off Easter Island
VIDEO Apr 15, 2024Scientists have discovered more than 50 new species of weird and wonderful creatures in the Pacific depths.
Real-life 'Conjuring' house to host New Year's Eve ghost hunt
VIDEO Dec 28, 2023This remote Rhode Island house has been home to all manner of unexplained occurrences over the years.
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