The Danger of Germ Warfare | M.P. Pellicer

Sometimes known as "bioterrorism," these weapons involve infectious agents and toxins. These can include fungi, viruses and bacteria, and depending on their characteristics can kill human, animal and/or plant life.

The qualities that makes germ warfare lethal and effective are the ones that make them unpredictable. We are talking about non-human, living organisms that are resilient and can be used as weapons, but are dangerously difficult to control. These organisms do not respect treaties or borders between countries, or for that matter continents. Even ancient civilizations understood how effective biological warfare was to bring an enemy to their knees.

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The Reality of Demonic Possession | M.P. Pellicer

The belief in evil spirits and demons have been part of human history from time immemorial, however in recent time this phenomenon has spiked worldwide, and according to certain sources there is a reason for this increase.

Demonic possession is thought by many to be a holdover from when superstition held sway over the public. However there are those, not only clergy or religious figures, but medically trained persons who believe there is some validity to these claims.

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The Perils of Pauline | M.P. Pellicer

The year is 1940, the place is Rockland, Maine and one day Alzada Pauline Young, who is only 16 years old, inexplicably disappears on Halloween Day, and despite an intensive search for her she is not found, until one day.

The Phelps family lived in a duplex on 28 Crescent Street. Thelma Phelps, the mother had two children by a prior marriage, Pauline age 16, and Evangeline age 13 who lived at the Pownal State School, where children with disabilities or behavior problems were institutionalized. She had married John Phelps, a man 20 years her senior, and had two children with him, Rachael age 11 and Bernard age 9.

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The Question of Our Origins | M.P. Pellicer

The ability to map a person's DNA is popular to verify your ancestors, but what if your actual roots turn out not to be what you've been told for years, but somewhere totally different?

The evolution of man has for many years been tied to the search for the supposed missing link. However this theory has come under scrutiny in recent years. Starting with the supposed six million years that it took for humans and chimps to evolve from the same ancestor, which is too short a time for this divergence to take place.

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The Outcasts of Penikese Island | M.P. Pellicer

​Sitting off the northwest coast of Martha's Vineyard in Buzzard's Bay is a small island that was probably visited by Vikings around 1,000 A.D.

In 1873, the Anderson School of Natural History was built on Penikese Island by John Anderson, a tobacco merchant. He had originally constructed his summer home on the south end of the island, on a hill overlooking the sea. He donated Anderson Mansion to be part of the campus, which included a laboratory, a dorm and a dining hall. In addition, Anderson had given an endowment of $50,000 for the school, which was to hold classes for teachers. Anderson hired Alexander Agassiz who at that time was publicly recognized as America's leading scientist, to run the school.

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Wild Man of the Grand Canyon | M.P. Pellicer

Unlike the stories told of Bigfoot, this cryptid has a much more dangerous reputation. It's described as nocturnal, omnivorous and extremely territorial. Its footprints have been measured at 22 inches.

The Mogollon Monster is reported as mimicking birds, coyotes and other wildlife, as well as making unusual whistling sounds. Most disturbing of all it's purported to visit campsites after dark, while humans are sleeping nearby.

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