There is a photograph from 1954 that still manages to stop people cold. A large dog stands in a Soviet laboratory, and grafted onto its neck is the head, shoulders, and forelegs of a second, smaller ...

and batty experiments, and many of their stories actually outdo their fictitious counterparts. This week, Newton Blog tells the tales of some of the past century's most loopy scientists, and recounts ...

Vladimir Akimov/RIA Novosti Vladimir Demikhov ruffled many feathers in his pursuit of medical breakthroughs, but he kept working. Some of his experiments were shocking but he eventually persuaded the ...

In the Soviet Ogonek, Georgi Blok describes a sensational exhibit at a recent meeting of the Moscow Surgical Society. On the platform close to the guests of honor stood a large white dog, wagging its ...

A REAL-life doctor Frankenstein created TWO-HEADED dogs during the Cold War which walked around, lapped up water and even barked. These incredible pictures show the frightening creations of Soviet ...

According to recently unearthed—and completely fake—scientific papers posted in Russian forum Stepashka, the Soviets took over where the Nazis and Dr. Frankenstein left it: During the 1950s, a team of ...

In the 1950s, Soviet surgeon Vladimir Demikhov conducted controversial experiments, including creating two-headed dogs by ...

Russian scientist Vladimir Demikhov, who is widely considered to be a pioneer in the world of transplants, created around 20 of the dual-brained beasts A REAL-life doctor Frankenstein created ...