The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?
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Recent sightings of the Loch Ness monster have led to renewed speculation about its origins
Scientists are left with two conclusions. Either Nessie is an eel, or she never existed at all.
If you’re committed to a belief, it’s hard to let go. Psychology and philosophy provide different ways to think about how skeptics respond to counterevidence.
Essays On Air: Monsters in my closet - how a geographer began mining myths.
So you think the Loch Ness Monster never existed? Think again. Traditional myths from our ancestors might actually reveal important clues about the geological history of the world.
Wondering why the Good Lord gave Culicoides impunctatus to Scotland? This might be the best answer yet.
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University
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Emeritus Professor of Zoology, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Research Fellow, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews
