Loch Ness Monster

Cryptozoologists Enlist Drones to Find the Loch Ness Monster

A massive hunt for the fabled creature is kicking off this weekend.

‘Cocaine’ Trends on Twitter During Republican National Convention

The Republican National Convention kicked off on Monday, with a star-studded line-up including a fossil fuels distributor, the St. Louis couple that pointed their guns at civil rights protesters, and the father of a shooting victim who says the way to stop school shootings is to arm teachers. But if you were on Twitter last…

Author Colin Dickey on Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, and Other Strange Realms of The Unidentified

Colin Dickey, author of Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places, is back with another excellent non-fiction exploration of the unusual. The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained is a fascinating read, so we called up the author to talk more about it. Cheryl Eddy, io9: Your previous book, Ghostland,…

Long Lost Monster Found in Loch Ness (But Don’t Freak Out)

There’s bad news for Loch Ness Monster truthers, but good news for movie buffs: A recent expedition into the depths of Scotland’s famed lake has uncovered the Nessie replica used in the movie 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. The prop was thought to be lost after it sank during production, allegedly because…

Undiscovered Crevice at the Bottom of Loch Ness is Big Enough to Hide a Monster

A sonar reading recently revealed a previously unseen trench at the bottom of Loch Ness. Located about nine miles east of Inverness, it looks just large enough for Nessie to hide in. Or more plausibly, it’s yet another attempt by the locals to keep the myth alive—and the tourists flocking to the lake. The crevice…

Google Maps Now Suggests Riding the Loch Ness Monster Instead of a Bus

The next time you find yourself traveling around the Scottish Highlands, instead of grabbing a bus or other sensible form of public transportation, Google Maps suggests taking a ride on the mythical Loch Ness monster. It’s an amusing Easter egg, but unfortunately not actually a real option. Which is sad, because getting from Augustus to…

Man Claims Boat Collision Proves Existence Of Loch Ness Monster

A man who once rented boats on Loch Ness has come forward, claiming that “flesh and black skin an inch thick” was found clinging to one of his vessels after a tragic collision with an unknown object. Alas, there’s no proof, since the incident happened nearly 40 years ago. Still, that hasn’t stopped Stanley Roberts…

The 10 Most Notorious Paranormal Hoaxes in History

Some might argue that everything that passes for “paranormal” is a hoax. (There’s no fun in that, but insist if you must.) But even the biggest unexplained-phenomenon junkies have to admit when a fraud’s a fraud … as the 10 cases below will attest. 1) The Amityville Horror The big daddy of paranormal hoaxes, Jay…

What’s the Loch Ness Monster been up to lately? Being mistaken for “fallen trees and branches from a woodland,” apparently. Hang in there, Nessie. You’ve fooled ’em this long — don’t give up the game yet!

​That Time Lloyds of London Insured The Loch Ness Monster

In 1971, Cutty Sark offered an award of one million pounds ($2.4 million) to anyone who could capture the Loch Ness Monster. But, the whiskey manufacturer began to get cold feet, so it asked Lloyds of London to underwrite the contest. The insurance company agreed, with the condition that it would get to keep Nessie.…

Satellite photo shows giant, monster-like biological shape at Loch Ness

Is that the Loch Ness monster in this satellite photo used by Apple Maps? Or at least something that looks like a giant biological form underwater? It’s similar to the shape spotted in Google’s satellite imagery. Could it really be an underwater creature, a long-forgotten aquatic dinosaur who can magically live for thousands of years?…

A Map of the United States’ Mythical Lake Monsters

While Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and the Mothman might get most of the attention on land, there are plenty of cryptozoological myths surrounding the US’s lakes, rivers, and swamps as well. Atlas Obscura has mapped out the Loch Ness-type monsters, webbed hominids, and giant killer sea creatures that, according to legend, lurk beneath the watery…

A cryptozoologist revisits the site where the famous Loch Ness photos and movies were taken . . . and discovers more mysteries. This is a fun tale of skeptical monster hunting.

When Godzilla fought the Loch Ness monster, everybody lost

Everybody remembers the abysmal 1998 American Godzilla film, but much fewer people remember the tie-in Godzilla cartoon — or that it was actually kinda good. Sure, it was goofy, and Godzilla looked like his CG movie counterpart, but at least it had monster fights. Still, even a giant monster fight couldn’t save the episode titled…

Eric the Pliosaur, one of the most interesting fossils on the planet

Finding complete fossils of dinosaurs and amphibians is a difficult task, with museums and universities spending millions of dollars to reconstruct and acquire these ancient specimens. One of the more interesting fossil discoveries in the past few decades — Eric the Pliosaur — features a a number of unique qualities. During the fossilization process, opalisation…

High end camping in Nessie’s backyard = the perfect vacation

Craving a snap of Scotland’s most evasive cryptid? Why not do it in style. The Loch Ness Glamping retreat combines high-end camping with monster-watching. You can look for Nessie while lounging inside a custom-built Armadilla eco pods. This vacation idea is so inspired, we can only wonder: Why has it taken this long for the…

Monster hunter spent 26 years seeking the Loch Ness Monster. Here’s his best photo of Nessie

George Edwards has spent 60 hours a week for 26 years of his life, scanning the waters near Urquhart Castle in hopes of catching the Loch Ness Monster. But none of that time has been in vain — for he believes that this is his best photo of Nessie yet. The 60-year-old monster hunter explained…

Christian fundamentalist textbooks touting the Loch Ness Monster as proof of Creationism

For the 2012-2013 school year, thousands of Louisiana students will receive state-funded vouchers to attend private schools, many of which hold religious affiliations. One of these schools — Eternity Christian Academy, in Westlake, Louisiana — utilizes the A.C.E. Curriculum Program, a Christian fundamentalist course of study that teaches students to “see life from God’s point…

Wisconsin seeks to deport Loch Ness Monster

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is none too pleased that Nessie has camped-out at the Chippewa River in Eau Claire. Much like its inspiration at Loch Ness, sculpture Nessie isn’t supposed to be in the body of water it’s occupying. Unlike Scotland’s monster, no one has any trouble spotting sculpture Nessie. The only problem…

Does England’s Lake Windermere house its own Loch Ness monster?

The Loch Ness monster might have celebrity status, but England has its own lake monster that’s a real up-and-comer. Denizens of Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria’s Lake District claim they’ve spotted the beast, whom they’ve dubbed “Bownessie.” Reporters from the BBC’s Inside Out went to Bowness to investigate these monstrous claims. It sounds like many experts suspect…