Silphium: The lost miracle herb of antiquity
Despite its disappearance, the legacy of Silphium endures. The plant might still be growing in the wild in Northern Africa, unrecognized by the modern world.
12 ancient inventions ahead of their time
Did you know that the first computer actually was created in 100 BC?
Chinese Votive Sword found in Georgia suggests Pre-Columbian Chinese travel to North America
An avocational surface collector discovered a partially exposed Chinese votive sword behind roots on an eroded bank of a small stream in Georgia in July 2014. The 30-centimeter relic is…
Lost in Panama – unsolved deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon
Kris Kremers, 21, and Lisanne Froon, 22, who went out for a brief hike near a mountain resort in Panama in 2014 and never came back. What followed is a…
Ancient civilizations and the healing power of music: How beneficial can it really be?
Music is well regarded for having endless unique benefits, including the ability to improve cognitive performance and improve memory. However, when it comes to music’s rumored power for helping to…
The Cyclades and a mysterious advanced society lost in time
Around the year 3,000 BC, seafarers from Asia Minor became the first people to settle on the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. These islands are rich in natural resources…
Little Foot: An intriguing 3.6 million years old human ancestor
In 2017, following an epic 20-year-long excavation in South Africa, researchers finally recovered and cleaned the nearly complete skeleton of an ancient human relative: an approximately 3.67-million-year-old hominin nicknamed “Little…
Ancient Egyptian figurines depicting Osiris found in Poland
A recent archaeological excavation in Kluczkowice, Poland unearthed a unique find of Roman and Egyptian gods together. This included two ancient Egyptian bronze figurines of fertility and agriculture god, Osiris, from the 1st millennium BC, and a 1st century AD bust of Bacchus, the Roman wine god.
33 unknown creatures found in the Movile Cave, Romania: A 5.5-million-year-old time capsule!
The researchers were totally shocked when they discovered 48 different species still living in the cave that was isolated for millions of years.
21 incredibly well-preserved human bodies that survived the ages astonishingly
Human beings have always had a morbid fascination with death. Something about life, or rather what comes after it, seems to affect us in ways we cannot quite comprehend. Could…
