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The boars have been found to contain levels of radioactive elements up to 300 times higher than safety standards. Gregor Fischer/AFP/Getty Images When the nuclear plant in Fukushima Japan melted down six years ago, residents fled their homes en masse. They abandoned possessions, pets and livestock, leaving the region to be ruled by hundreds of wild boars. These stout and hairy pigs had been mean before the disaster — ruining crops and occasionally attacking people....

Over the past few months the tigress has stalked an Indian town and, oddly enough, perfume might be the only thing that can help stop her rampage. Fish & Wildlife Service/Wikimedia CommonsA Bengal tiger. A deadly tigress has been terrorizing a town in India and officials are getting creative to catch the elusive beast: luring her with cologne. It seems desperation is truly the mother of invention. For months, forest rangers in India have been on the hunt for a six-year-old killer tigress, named T-1, who is suspected to have killed 13 people in the town of Pandharkawada, located in the Maharashtra state....

Before his tragic death, Takaya made the wild island territories near Vancouver Island his home for 11 years. Cheryl AlexanderTakaya, Vancouver Island’s famous lone sea wolf, was shot dead by a local hunter. Canadians and animal lovers are mourning the death of a lone wolf known to Vancouver Island locals as Takaya after he was found shot to death in late March 2020. But Takaya wasn’t just any wild animal. According to the Guardian, Takaya was part of a rare breed of wolf known as the coastal or sea wolf....

Built on sandstone rock pillars and silhouetted against the Grecian skyline dating back to the 12th Century, the Meteora Monasteries are a sight to behold. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Meteora, Greece: Where The Monks Pray In The Clouds 77 Fantastical Illustrations Of The Natural World, From Deep-Sea Octopuses To Carnivorous Plants See The 2,000 Surviving Temples Of Bagan, The Ancient Capital Of The Pagan Kingdom...

Chris Farley’s death in December 1997 was caused by a “speedball” mix of cocaine and morphine — but his friends think there’s more to his tragic story. Chris Farley was a force to be reckoned with on Saturday Night Live during the 1990s. He stole the show in iconic sketch roles such as motivational speaker Matt Foley and a pudgy Chippendale’s dancer. But offscreen, Farley’s wild partying and unchecked excess proved to be fatal....

The two-faced maniac was actually based on a real person. Papa Lima Whiskey / Wikimedia CommonsA poster for the play Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Everyone is well aware of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It tells the story of a mild-mannered doctor named Henry Jekyll who drinks a serum that causes him to turn into Edward Hyde, a man who is controlled by his baser instincts....

Secret text on Egyptian mummies found after thousands of years, early North American history upended by new discovery, ancient model of the universe unearthed in Mexico. Scientists Discover Secret Text Written On Ancient Egyptian Mummy Casings For more than 2,000 years, right under researchers’ noses, the papyrus used to wrap ancient Egyptian mummies has concealed hidden text. And now, thanks to new high-tech scanning techniques, these previously unknown writings have come to light....

Agoraphobia keeps its victims anxious and often alone. But a fear of public spaces doesn’t necessarily mean agoraphobes won’t make an impact on public life. Hunter McGinnis/Flickr Mental illness does not discriminate. No matter your achievements or upbringing, the course of your life can be forever changed by “abnormal” amounts of chemicals in your brain. Agoraphobia is perhaps one of the most debilitating and curious mental illnesses of them all. Literally meaning “fear of the market,” it is medically defined as the avoidance of situations that a person fears may trigger a panic attack, such as leaving the home or being in a crowd....

Known for his unpredictable personality, his scandalous performances, and his debaucherous partying, Jim Morrison was one of the most untamed rock stars of the 1960s. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Story Of Pamela Courson And Her Wild Relationship With Jim Morrison The Story Of Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, The Rock Critic Who Claimed That She Married Jim Morrison...

It is estimated that there are only 30 white moose in the area, which makes this killing particularly painful for Indigenous Canadians. Lasse Dybdahl/Creative CommonsHunting white moose was made illegal in the area where this animal was found. Canada’s First Nations are grief-stricken and outraged by the killing of a rare white moose in the Ontario area. The moose was part of a rare pack of white moose that inhabit the region and are considered sacred “spirits” by local tribes....

The cooperation involved in feasting rituals helped shape human civilization as we know it. Robert Gutierrez/PNASReconstructed image of a Paracas platform mound used for feast gatherings. How exactly did modern civilizations become civilized? It’s a critical question when it comes to cultural evolution. Somehow, early nonstate societies — meaning societies that lacked the structure of institutions like markets, policing, and codes of law — developed the material and social conditions that fostered the complex, hierarchical civilizations we see today....

Eugène Atget was what the French call a flâneur: an urban adventurer who finds great pleasure in the simple act of strolling through streets and parks, taking in the sights. Share Flipboard Email But Atget wasn’t idle in his flânerie. He had an all-consuming appetite for the ambulatory hobby that Honoré de Balzac called “the gastronomy of the eye.” Starting in 1898, Atget began photographing vieux Paris, or “Old Paris” — public spaces in the city about to be lost to urbanization....

After last year’s drug-related murder of a 21-year-old Albanian, Italian police began probing a gang of suspected drug dealers — who decided to hide cocaine in Italy’s boar-infested countryside. Wikimedia CommonsThe wild boars found a sealed package of cocaine, ripped it open, and littered its contents across the woodlands. Hiding a stash of cocaine worth $22,000 in the woods might not have been the dumbest idea this suspected gang of drug dealers came up with, but it was certainly the least effective....

The parents say their third grader’s school tried to hide the bullying from them. Gabriel Taye The parents of an 8-year-old boy who hung himself are suing the school for withholding details about its “treacherous” bullying environment, according to a lawsuit filed this month against the Cincinnati Public School district. Gabriel Taye wasn’t a “cool kid” in his third-grade class. He was smart and quiet and liked to dress up and wear neckties for school....

Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and the White Rose movement stood up to the evils of the Nazis. Though they died for their beliefs, their message lived on. Authenticated News/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesWhite Rose members Hans Scholl (left) and his sister, Sophie Scholl. Circa 1940. Sophie Scholl was just 21 years old when she was executed along with her brother, 24-year-old Hans Scholl, on Feb. 22, 1943. The Scholl siblings had been arrested three days earlier and undergone nearly constant interrogation by the Gestapo before their trial....

Though it was previously believed to be iron, King Tut’s dagger is most likely made from meteorite metals. S. Vannini/Getty Images King Tut’s dagger. If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at the thought that the Great Pyramids of Giza were built by aliens, a recent discovery might make just a believer out of you. Last year, researchers discovered that one of King Tutankhamen’s daggers is made from material not found on earth....

After her death on August 4, 1962, Marilyn Monroe’s autopsy was conducted to solve the shocking mystery of her demise — but it only garnered more questions. Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMany remain unconvinced by the results of Marilyn Monroe’s autopsy, believing there’s a much more macabre end to her story. On Aug. 5, 1962, the world awoke to horrifying news: movie star Marilyn Monroe was dead at the age of 36....

Researchers long believed that only humans can know when their memory’s off. In the show Jeopardy!, contestants place a wager based on how confident they are in their memory. If they’re sure it’s accurate, they might bet their entire winnings on the “Final Jeopardy” clue. If they have some doubts, they’ll likely gamble more conservatively. This ability to gauge the strength of our recall abilities is one that serves humans well....

The daughter of an SS official, Princess Michael of Kent has continually embarrassed the British Royal Family with racist comments and gestures. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesPrincess Michael of Kent, seen here in June 2019, is one of the British Royal Family’s most controversial members. The daughter of a former (in her words, reluctant) SS officer who herself has been accused of racism and excess pomposity, Princess Michael of Kent has been a favorite punching bag of the British tabloids for decades....

A year after his wife’s disappearance, the Dutch crime author showed his publisher a grisly manuscript that consequently turned him into a cult celebrity of sorts. Richard Klinkhamer enjoyed a bit of fame after he proposed a book detailing the seven grisly ways in which he could’ve murdered his wife. In 1991, Dutch crime author Richard Klinkhamer became the subject of public speculation after the suspicious disappearance of his wife made national news in the Netherlands — and he became a prime suspect....