Frau Perchta, The Belly-Slitting Half-Demon Christmas Witch Frau Perchta is another terrifying Christmas legend from the Alpine region of Europe, a Pagan goddess who creeps through the snow-covered forests of Austria and Germany during the 12 Days of Christmas.
Though she is malevolent, Perchta’s goal is a simple one: to ensure the locals are upholding their customs — and to kill those who aren’t. Philipp Guelland/Getty ImagesA group dressed as Perchten, the mythical entourage of Perchta, a goddess in ancient southern alpine pagan tradition, to chase away evil spirits. Read More...
The tunnel was discovered amid an extensive excavation of the former site of Warsaw's Saxon Palace, which was destroyed by the Nazis in 1944.Science in PolandThe entrance to the previously unknown tunnel under Saski Palace in Warsaw.
Archaeologists excavating the ruins of Saxon Palace in Poland recently discovered a 147-foot-long tunnel hidden under the rubble.
The tunnel, 13 feet underground, baffled the archaeologists working on the Saxon, or Saski, Palace in Warsaw, since the tunnel was not in any known configuration plans or blueprints. Read More...
"I'm very pleased that this ichthyosaur has been found to be new to science, and I'm very honoured for it to be named after me." Megan JacobsAn artist’s rendition of Thalassodraco etchesi which lived during the Mezoic era 150 million years ago.
After years of examining a bounty of bones discovered by an amateur fossil hunter on a beach in England, paleontologists have concluded that the fossils belonged to a previously unknown species of dinosaur. Read More...
