Archaeological Finds: Top 5 Recent Discoveries That Could Provide Fascinating Insights on Ancient Death Rituals

Medicine & Technology Oct 31, 2022

Archaeologists have recently shared fascinating finds of mummified remains, vampires, and many others that provide insights into how ancient death rituals are done. Tap the article to see the top stories of recent spooky finds.

Remains of Female Restrained Vampire Found in Poland's 17th Century Grave

Sep 04, 2022

Read on to know how archaeologists found the remains of a female vampire with a sickle across her throat in Poland.

Is Drinking Blood Safe? Vampire Association Warns People Against It, Activity Could Be Detrimental to Health

May 05, 2022

New Orleans Vampire Association warns against drinking human blood. Read on to know why vampires discourage others from doing this bizarre activity.

Weird Looking Romanian Skeleton Unearthed In Transylvania Suspected As The 'Vampire' Myth

Feb 18, 2017

The graves were actually from Hungary and migrated to Transylvania in the 11th or 12th Century. The reason why the Szekely people don't really consider themselves as Hungarian or either Romanian.

Vampires refuse to reveal identity for fear of stereotyping

Jul 08, 2015

Self-professed vampires are having a hard time revealing themselves to physicians or therapists for fear of spreading... well, fear... or getting stereotyped.

Vampire Squids Reveal Far More Secrets Below—How These Deep-Sea Dwellers Are Changing The Biology Game

Apr 20, 2015

It’s no real big secret that researchers still don’t know much about what lies deep within the ocean’s unreachable depths. And thus it is ever evident that marine ecologists also do not known a lot about life at the lower depths. But with a new study published this week in the journal Current Biology, researchers now reveal that even the creatures they have found and studied in detail may house some strange secrets of the vast oceans, as well.

Polish “Vampires” Discovered in Crypts, and They May Have Had Cholera

Nov 26, 2014

For those who are avid viewers of works of independent horror films, many know that Poland is often the back-drop for some of the most terrifying tales of local folklore and blood-sucking creatures of the night. And there’s a reason behind the madness. Dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, stories of vampires have abounded in the region, leading to a uniquely deviant form of burials that are intended to keep proposed vampires in their crypts.

Vampire-Like Deer Reveals Itself in Time for Halloween

Oct 31, 2014

It’s a fanged creature unlike any other, and it clearly won’t need a costume this Halloween. The unusual herbivore, the Kashmir Musk Deer is a species that was once native to the northern ranges of Afghanistan. Though, in spite of the fact that the species has not been seen for more than 60 years, a team of researchers headed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recently revealed that more than a handful of the rare species have been identified in alpine meadows of northeast Afghanistan, just in time to come out for Halloween.