Meditation found to increase brain size
People who meditate grow bigger brains than those who don't. Researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found the first evidence that meditation can alter the physical structure of our brains. Brain scans they conducted reveal that experienced meditators boasted increased thickness in parts of the brain that deal with attention and processing sensory input...
The CFZ In Russia: on its own
The CFZ (Centre for Fortean Zoology) quest to find the Almasty of Russia is progressing - albeit not without a few setbacks. Here's Jon Downes with an update: "We have had no Internet for the past 36 hours so I haven't been able to update at all. The main news is that Channel 4 [the British TV company that intended accompanying the CFZ team to Russia] have pulled out of the expedition. The Russian Government apparently refused to grant a visa to the film crew...
Bigfoot hunters heading to Catskill, New York to investigate several sightings of a family of Bigfoot
Bigfoot Hunter, Tom Biscardi, and his Searching For Bigfoot team, are currently en route to Catskill, New York where on June 26th through June 28th, they will follow up on very recent sightings of a family of creatures commonly referred to as Bigfoot. The Bigfoot sightings have occurred several times in the past six weeks on the rural property of a family in Catskill, New York...
Officially weird!
Nick Redfern: I'm often asked, and particularly at conferences and gigs, what's the strangest ufological story I've ever come across. That's a tough one to answer - definitively, at least. But the following has to come close...
Did ghosts crash wedding at Middleboro Town Hall?
A paranormal investigator tells selectmen he has been called in to study three photographs taken at a wedding that may include “orbs.”..
Spooked resident hunts for haunts
Television shows seem to follow the latest fads, much like fashion does. Half-hour comedies are out, while shows on the paranormal are gaining popularity. With Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd many miles away, who you gonna call in the Texas Panhandle when things go bump in the night? Start with 53-year-old Amarillo native Loyd Vessel. A retired truck driver, Vessel often had other-worldly experiences as a child...
UFO enthusiasts delve into the unexplained
Ever since he was a boy, Joliet resident David Kump has loved tales of the paranormal and supernatural. "My mom had this little book (about UFOs), and she read it and then put it aside," he said. "I picked it up, and as a 10-year-old, reading some of that stuff, the possibilities were just mind-boggling. I just never let go of the whole excitement around that subject. I just found the whole topic fascinating, and I still do."..
