Read an excerpt from 'The Falcon Thief' By Mindy Weisberger Over decades, a brazen thief stole hundreds of eggs from rare and endangered falcons' nests around the world, to sell to private collectors.
'The Falcon Thief' exposes the high-flying life of a notorious rare-bird smuggler By Mindy Weisberger Wild falcons are highly prized by private collectors, who pay tens of thousands of dollars for the rare birds.
Stolen painting reappears after 23 years, in the same gallery where it was taken By Rafi Letzter A famous painting by Gustav Klimt that went missing 23 years ago turned up in the walls of the gallery from which it appears it was stolen from. No one knows who took it.
British 'X-Files' of UFO sightings is going public By Mindy Weisberger The U.K.'s Ministry of Defense announced that it will soon release formerly classified government files about UFO encounters.
Cat with 4 frostbitten paws gets new feet made of titanium By Mindy Weisberger Dymka the cat suffered severe frostbite in all four paws, but after they were amputated she received new titanium limbs.
Life's Little Mysteries By Livescience.com Answers to questions you've long wondered about, and some you never thought to ask.
Florida weather forecast: Cloudy with a chance of falling iguanas By Mindy Weisberger Low temperatures in Florida prompted an unusual warning from the National Weather Service.
Why this 15th-century 'Jesus-lamb' painting is creeping people out By Brandon Specktor A famous 15th-century altarpiece has been restored in Belgium, and people are freaked out by the artist's original image of a human-faced Jesus sheep.
Were alien secrets hidden in Roswell and Area 51? 'Project Blue Book' UFO hunters investigate. By Mindy Weisberger A search for the truth behind UFO sightings leads to the discovery of government cover-ups.
Massive Trove of Artifacts Shipped to Ripley's Believe It or Not! By Owen Jarus A massive trove of "artifacts" has been shipped from Sri Lanka, a country recovering from a civil war, to Ripley's Believe It or Not! — a company known for its unusual objects.
Could Invisible Aliens Really Exist Among Us? By Samantha Rolfe An astrobiologist explains how alien life could exist and we wouldn't notice it.
Top-Secret UFO Files Could 'Gravely Damage' US National Security if Released, Navy Says By Brandon Specktor The US Navy confirmed they have secret, classified documents regarding a 2004 UFO encounter, but releasing them could 'gravely damage' national security.
5-Inch-Long 'Dragon's Horn' Grows from Man's Back By Mindy Weisberger The enormous growth began as a lesion that steadily expanded over several years.
Towering Tumbleweed Traps Cars, Semi-Truck in Washington By Stephanie Pappas A morass of spiky tumbleweed closed a highway in Washington on New Year's Eve, trapping drivers for hours.
The Fascinating History of Crisco, the Famous Tub of 'Lard' By Helen Zoe Veit For all Crisco's popularity, what exactly is that thick, white substance in the can? If you don't know, you're not alone. Here's why.
Thousands of 10-Inch 'Penis Fish' Washed Up on a California Beach By Brandon Specktor A "penis fish" is neither a penis nor a fish. (Discuss.)
'Expedition Bigfoot' Scours Oregon Woods for Signs of the Mythical and Elusive Beast By Mindy Weisberger A team of experts embark on a search for the mythical Bigfoot in the forests of Oregon in a new Travel Channel documentary.
This Brainless, Single-Celled Blob Can Make Complex 'Decisions' By Yasemin Saplakoglu The blob will make decisions to move if in the presence of an irritating substance.
