Dr. Carl Sagan once stated that the absence of evidence does not mean that evidence is absent. Thought processes like this give hope to people seeking to find things that aren’t yet proven by science.

The study of extremely rare or mythical creatures like Bigfoot, called cryptozoology, is generally considered a fringe science, lacking the type of robust analysis required to appear in peer ...

He founded the world's only Cryptozoology Museum, in Portland, Me. Its logo is a strange-looking fish called a Coelocanthe, thought to be extinct for 65 million years, until one was found in 1938.

Such creatures are the subjects of cryptozoology, the study of unknown, rumored or hidden animals. This summer, in the major exhibition Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale, the Bates College Museum ...

The search for monsters and mythical creatures (or “cryptids”) such as Nessie, the Yeti or Bigfoot is known as “cryptozoology”. On the face of it, cryptozoology has little in common with ...

Regardless of whether animals are being kept legally or illegally, escapes can and do happen. In 2008, a 1.5 metre alligator was found in Pambula, on the south coast of New South Wales.

Chippewa River District Library welcomes cryptozoologist and expert on mysterious creatures Shetan Noir, for a talk on the elusive and intriguing world of lake monsters. The event is planned to ...

But mythological creatures are also a diversion from the Iraq War, corrupt politicians and the deteriorating environment. Not everyone in the media takes Coleman seriously, however.

October's most recent cryptozoology report comes courtesy of Russia, where researchers claim to have found "indisputable proof" of the yeti, a hairy ape-like creature not unlike Bigfoot.