The Coso Artifact: A Spark Plug in Time?
Discovered on February 13, 1961, by Mike Mikesell, Wallace Lane, and Virginia Maxey near Olancha, California, in the Coso Mountains, the Coso Artifact is a …
Category: Ancient History
Vaile Mansion: A Victorian Gem with a Haunted Legacy
Nestled at 1500 North Liberty Street in Independence, Missouri, the Vaile Mansion, completed in 1881, stands as a masterpiece of Second Empire Victorian architecture. Built …
The Old Man of Hoy: Scotland’s Towering Sentinel of Time
Rising 449 feet (137 meters) above the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, the Old Man of Hoy is a dramatic sea stack on the …
Defying Physics: Metastable Materials with Backward Reactions
In a stunning breakthrough, researchers from the University of Chicago and UC San Diego have discovered metastable materials that behave opposite to normal physics, challenging …
Zecharia Sitchin’s Anunnaki Theory: A Fringe Tale of Extraterrestrials and Ancient Humans
In his 1976 book The Twelfth Planet, Russian-American author Zecharia Sitchin proposed a controversial theory that the Anunnaki, deities from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, were extraterrestrials …
Newgrange: Ireland’s Ancient Marvel of Astronomy and Art
Nestled in County Meath’s Boyne Valley, Newgrange is a prehistoric passage tomb dating to around 3200 BCE, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian …
A 1,300-Year-Old Arrow: A Frozen Relic from Norway’s Melting Ice
In a stunning discovery from 2020, glacial archaeologists uncovered a 1,300-year-old arrow lying on the surface of the melting Langfonne ice patch in Norway’s Jotunheimen …
Spinach-Powered Hearts: A Breakthrough in Tissue Engineering
In a remarkable fusion of nature and science, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have transformed spinach leaves into functioning human heart tissue, a breakthrough …
Loch Ness: Scotland’s Vast and Mysterious Abyss
Loch Ness, nestled in the Scottish Highlands, is a freshwater marvel renowned for its immense volume and enigmatic lore. Stretching 23 miles (37 km) long …
The Cliffs of Dover: A Dreamlike Spectacle of Nature
The White Cliffs of Dover, soaring along England’s southeastern coast in Kent, are a breathtaking natural wonder where towering chalk formations meet the English Channel. …