
Here Are 10 Secrets and Curiosities About the Great Sphinx of Egypt
Located on the Giza plateau, on the western bank of Egypt’s Nile River, the Great Sphinx stands guard. Carved out of a large block of limestone, the impressive monumental sculpture…
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Located on the Giza plateau, on the western bank of Egypt’s Nile River, the Great Sphinx stands guard. Carved out of a large block of limestone, the impressive monumental sculpture…
These monuments are earthen burial mounds built for emperors and nobles, often called ‘pyramids’ because of their shape. China has a collection of pyramid-shaped monuments that are often compared, in…

UFOs have become one of the most popular, widely-discussed subjects in the last few years. This is probably due to the importance the government, scientists, and even NASA have given…

The universe is a magical place. Its full of mysteries. It is so big, and we can’t comprehend just how big that is. The more we explore the universe, the…

In 1973, members of the Army Reserve Helicopter Unit were flying with Captin Rick Jessy at the controls. While cruising some 2,000 feet above the surface on a clear night,…

A lot has changed in the last few years in the UFO community. People no longer see the unidentified flying object phenomenon as something conspirative. No longer are people ashamed…

What would our species look like if we were to somehow survive a million years? What would evolution be like? By then, I assume, we would have already colonized the…

The pyramid belonged to a queen called Neith. What's peculiar is that she is completely missing from the historical records.

Speculation about ancient civilizations and aliens has been sparked by giant patterns exposed at the bottom of a lake in China by a drought. In Hunan province, Dongting is the…

It turns out that cloud systems on Earth and cloud systems on Mars are eerily similar, scientists have found.

If you ask an Egyptologist about the Pyramids of Giza, their history, meaning, and purpose, the answer is straightforward. The pyramids were built as ancient tombs for the deceased Pharaohs.…

In light of what is going on with the UFO subject, it is important to ask where these objects come from, assuming they are not a technology of this earth.…

What would be a compelling video of a UFO by today’s standards? Crisp, clear footage? A high-definition photograph? An HD video of the object moving through the sky? All of…

(The Featured image is an example and not the actual UFO witnessed by USS Nimitz officers.) Without a reason of a doubt, the most famous UFO videos we have ever…

UFO sightings are becoming ever more popular. People seem to be finally prepared to try and document the sightings as they take place. Now, reports from a town in Bolivia…

Some six miles south of Saqqara, on top of a spur of the Libyan Plateau overlooking the ancient site of Memphis, two stone pyramids at Dahshur rise proudly on the…

Of all the ancient Egyptian pyramids, none is as mysterious and unique as the Bent Pyramid. Believed to have been built by the greatest Pyramid builder ever, Pharaoh Sneferu, the…

Pharaoh Userkaf founded the Fifth Dynasty in ancient Egypt. During the Old Kingdom period in the early 25th century BC, he reigned for seven to eight years. It is thought…

Using the VLT Survey Telescope, scientists have captured the remains of a giant star. About 11,000 years ago, a massive star exploded in a powerful explosion. It left behind a…

During his 48-year tenure as director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover served under all presidents from Calvin Coolidge to Richard M. Nixon. He has been praised for making the…

Tens of thousands of stories of aliens visiting Earth exist, but these stories largely rely on the thinnest of assertions, and most of them have little to no evidence to…

The Great Pyramid of Giza is, without reason of a doubt, one of the most incredible feats of engineering in ancient times. Given its massive size, complexity, and aura of…

A strange metallic orb was discovered years ago in the atmosphere of our planet. Now that the UFO phenomenon has reignited interest among ordinary people, scientists, the military, and the…

Now that UFOs have become a “thing,” it is important to look back into the past. By doing so, we can reanalyze some of the most reported UFO sightings in…