Is the Loch Ness monster a shark? A giant catfish? A sturgeon? No, it’s a giant eel! Or at least it could be, according to a study published on Thursday. “There is a very significant amount of eel DNA ...

The study also found high levels of DNA from humans, dogs, sheep and cattle in the Scottish loch The Loch Ness “monster” may not be so scary after all. A team of scientists from New Zealand’s Otago ...

Lake Wakatipu on New Zealand’s South Island is the country’s third-largest lake. Its dimensions are truly immense–just like the creatures living beneath its surface. The lake is home to the New ...

Don’t get loched into believing this one. A researcher has devoted much of their time to debunking one of the world’s largest conspiracy theories. The fabled Loch Ness monster — supposedly a resident ...

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The theory that the fabled Loch Ness Monster could be a giant eel has been given a boost, thanks to a video posted to social media showing a long, slender creature swimming in the River Ness. The Ness ...

(Toronto, July 24, 2023) In a new study published in JMIRx Bio, one of JMIR Publications’ new overlay journals, scientist Floe Foxon explores whether the Loch Ness Monster, a creature in Scottish ...

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In a new study published in JMIRx Bio, scientist Floe Foxon explores whether the Loch Ness Monster, a creature in Scottish folklore, could be a giant eel. Using previous estimates of the monster's ...