Issue #14 Feature Articles

Did Man Really Land on the Moon?
John F. Kennedy’s call for a manned moon landing was regarded as the clarion call that ushered in NASA’s golden age. The final result was that from 1969 through 1972 there were six lunar landings that proved once and for all the dominance of the U.S. over Russia in the space race. But was the U.S. moon program really as successful as NASA has claimed?

Is Bigfoot Descended from Homo Erectus?
If so, we may have more in common with this elusive creature than you might think.

In the forests of the world, hidden in the shadows and mist, lurks a hairy giant who strides on two legs. On occasion, he ventures out to leave footprints or frighten a backpacker. According to cryptozoologists, he is a relic of a prehistoric species whom people around the world have nicknamed Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, Yowie, or Skunk Ape, a species that diverged from humans millions of years ago. While this theory has become the darling of cryptozoologists, evidence contradicts this assumption. Rather, to truly understand the origins of Bigfoot—and humanity—one must explore the strange world of hairy hominids.

The Mysterious Disappearance of the Neanderthals
For almost 200,000 years, the Neanderthals ruled an empire that stretched from Portugal to western Siberia. Then between 25,000 and 30,000 years ago, they were replaced by Homo Sapiens. Why did they disappear and where did they go? Did they interbreed with the Cro-Magnons to produce contemporary humanity or were they an evolutionary dead end, wiped out by our ancestors in a prehistoric genocide? As scholars continue to study these “cavemen,” we have learned that many of our earlier ideas about them were grossly misstaken.


Columns

Mysteries of Science
 Morgellons Disease: Mystery Ailment Makes One’s Skin Crawl

Urban Legends
  A Potent Mix: Guns and Urban Legends

In Search of Stardust & Causality Violations
  Operation HIghjump: An Unexplained Mission to Antartica

From the Skies
  UFO Sightings by Astronauts

Arcane Cults
  The Russian Skoptsy: The Allure of the Castrated Ones

Our Haunted Heritage
  Selling a Haunted House: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Disclosure

Treasures from the Deep

Crypto Corral

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