Abominable Snowman: Using DNA samples from purported yeti pelts, a British geneticist has suggested that the mythical apelike beast is actually a heretofore undiscovered species of bear.

One popular theory is that Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman/Yeti are both Gigantopithecus, a polar bear-sized ape native to southern Asia believed to have gone extinct 300,000 years ago.

Sir David Attenborough explores the scientific research behind the legend of a massive ape, known as "Bigfoot," the "Yeti," or the "Abominable Snowman." Drawing on fossil evidence, he unveils the ...

The Abominable Snowman, or Yeti, is a mysterious, ape-like creature that's been part of the mythology of Nepal and Tibet for centuries. But the real Yeti may not be so strange, according to a new ...

Eric Shipton came upon this footprint of the "Abominable Snowman" in 1951 and took a picture. He placed his ice ax next to it for scale. Photograph by Topical Press Agency, Getty.

The scare factor of the Abominable Snowman on Disneyland’s Matterhorn Bobsleds has clicked up a couple of notches. Since 1978, he had stood at the top of the mountain, with riders getting a ...