Lola ― the Stone Age woman whose DNA from ancient ‘chewing gum’ tells an incredible story
She lived 6,000 years ago on a remote island in what is now Denmark and now we can know what it was like. She had dark skin, dark brown hair,…
George Stinney Jr. – racial justice to a black boy executed in 1944
Before his execution, he spent 81 days in prison without seeing his family. Seventy years later his innocence was proven by a judge in South Carolina.
Plimpton 322 – The ancient Babylonian clay tablet that changed the history of maths
A Babylonian clay tablet dated back to 3,700 years has been identified as the world’s oldest and the most accurate trigonometric table, suggesting the Babylonians beat the ancient Greeks to…
The Ark of the Covenant was a communication device!
The ‘Ark of the Covenant’ also referred to as the ‘Ark of the Testimony’ or the ‘Ark of God,’ is regarded as the most revered artifact of the Israelites. It…
Emperor Qin’s terracotta warriors – An army for the afterlife
The Terracotta Army is regarded as one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century, and is famous around the world. But do you know who built it and how…
Aokigahara – The infamous ‘suicide forest’ of Japan
Japan, the country that is full of weird and bizarre mysteries. Tragic deaths, blood-curdling legends and unexplained trends of suicide are the most common scenes in its backyard. In this…
The horrors of the ‘Russian sleep experiment’
Russian researchers in the late 1940s kept five people awake for fifteen days using an experimental gas based stimulant.
Exploring Titan: Is there life on Saturn’s largest moon?
Titan's atmosphere, weather patterns, and liquid bodies make it a prime candidate for further exploration and the search for life beyond Earth.
The mystery of the Wandjina: Ancient astronauts in Australia?
Why were the Wandjinas painted with white skin if they were supposed to be depicting other Aboriginal people who had all black skin? Why were the eyes always painted in such a way that they were out of proportion to the rest of the face and nose? What did our ancient ancestors try to show us by painting them all without a mouth?
Who killed the last giants of America and why they are silent?
As far back as the 1520s, it was widely believed that Portuguese adventurer Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to describe the enigmatic giants of Patagonia. This, however, is far…
