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118: The Science of The Loch Ness Monster

Jul 19, 2021
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Scientists went hunting for the Loch Ness Monster in 2019, but the search wasn’t all it seemed to be…

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References & Further Reading

Loch Ness Monster & The Myths
  1. https://www.livescience.com/61111-unusual-creature-sightings.html
  2. https://www.britannica.com/place/Loch-Ness-lake-Scotland-United-Kingdom
  3. https://www.lochnessproject.org/

Gimmell & His Survey
  1. https://www.livescience.com/loch-ness-monster-dna-study.html?_gl=1*e5q5rq*_ga*YW1wLVBxOEh1MnFUNHpkcG9VNHEzWmkyZWxoaURiOF9TYkc3ZUZ2QS1uVmNTSjFCZDduOFhRS0dQcXlQWkJsUzB3N1E.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495145
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/sep/05/loch-ness-monster-could-be-a-giant-eel-say-scientists
  4. https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/loch-ness-monster-dna-study-reveals-plausible-explanation-for-sightings/
  5. https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago717609.html
  6. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/loch-ness-monster-just-big-eel
  7. https://gemmell-lab.otago.ac.nz/research
  8. https://gemmell-lab.otago.ac.nz/our-team
  9. https://scholar.google.co.nz/citations?hl=en&user=XGE4mdAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
  10. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/loch-ness-monster-scotland-environmental-dna-science
  11. http://www.sci-news.com/biology/eel-dna-loch-ness-07580.html
  12. https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/loch-ness-monster-how-edna-helps-us-discover-what-lurks-beneath/
  13. https://twitter.com/ProfGemmell/status/1169748929887391744

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