Dr Darren Naish

Dr Darren Naish is a palaeontologist and science writer. He is the author of a number of books on cryptozoology, including Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology And The Reality Behind The Myths.

Recent articles by Dr Darren Naish

Godzilla vs. Kong: A scientist decides who would really win © Alamy

Godzilla vs. Kong: A scientist decides who would really win

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Loch Ness Monster: A timeline of sightings and searching

Operation Deepscan © Rex / Shutterstock

Operation Deepscan The hunt for the Loch Ness Monster

A view of the Loch Ness Monster, near Inverness, Scotland, April 19, 1934. The photograph, one of two pictures known as the 'surgeon's photographs,' was allegedly taken by Colonel Robert Kenneth Wilson, though it was later exposed as a hoax by one of the participants, Chris Spurling, who, on his deathbed, revealed that the pictures were staged by himself, Marmaduke and Ian Wetherell, and Wilson. References to a monster in Loch Ness date back to St. Columba's biography in 565 AD. More than 1,000 people claim to have seen 'Nessie' and the area is, consequently, a popular tourist attraction. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

How do we know that the Loch Ness Monster doesn’t exist?

Seagulls: are they getting more aggressive? © Getty Images

Reality Check Are seagulls getting more aggressive?

Loch Ness Monster: how eDNA helps us discover what lurks beneath © Getty Images

The Loch Ness Monster How eDNA helps us discover what lurks beneath

The walk of prehistoric life © Tomislav Horvat (EPFL Lausanne), Kamilo Melo (EPFL Lausanne)

The walk of prehistoric life

What was the ancient animal Orobates? © Thomas Martens

What was the ancient animal Orobates?

Were we once aquatic apes? © Getty Images

Were we once aquatic apes?