The Baghdad Battery: A 2,200 years old out-of-place artifact
The Ancient Battery of Baghdad has intrigued archaeologists ever since its discovery. Was it the world's earliest known battery cell? Or, something more mundane?
Unusual fossil shows rare evidence of a mammal attacking a dinosaur
Newly discovered fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Lujiatun of the Yixian Formation in China show a deadly battle between a Gobiconodont mammal and a Psittacosaurid dinosaur.
Archaeologists locate earliest known North American settlement
The earliest known settlement in North America has been discovered. The Paisley Five Mile Point Caves in southern Oregon, near the Fremont-Winema National Forest, have been officially added to the…
Amina Ependieva – a Chechen girl who is admired for her unusual beauty
A girl from Chechnya is admired for her unusual beauty, but Albinism is not the only thing that distinguishes her from others. This 11-year-old Chechen girl’s face is a piece…
Nikola Tesla’s Flying Saucer! Would Nikola Tesla have designed a flying platform that worked?
Anti-gravity technology has long been suspected as a real possibility. A hundred years ago, Nikola Tesla designed a flying platform in operation and also patented a flying saucer style spacecraft.…
6 most haunted national parks in the United States
If you get a thrill from walking amid eerie shadows in the woods at night, or standing in the empty chill of a dark canyon, you will love these U.S.…
The hauntings of the Jenny Dixon beach
The Jenny Dixon Beach in NSW Coast, Australia has gained its fame for the reports of ghostly affairs, and people have been trying to solve the weird mysteries behind this…
Tower of skulls: Human sacrifice in Aztec culture
Religion and rites were of fundamental importance in the life of the Mexica people, and among these, human sacrifice stands out, the maximum offering that could be made to the gods. Although…
The forgotten Catacombs of Lima
Within the basement of the Catacombs of Lima, lie the remains of affluent residents of the city who held the belief that they would be the final ones to find eternal rest in their expensive burial sites.
Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time
Crocodiles were mummified in a unique way at the Egyptian site of Qubbat al-Hawā during the 5th Century BC, according to a study published January 18, 2023 in the open-access…
