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Scientists have found evidence of lush forests where life thrived, existing in Antarctica more than 90 million years ago. None is perhaps as mysterious and beautiful as Antarctica of all…
When thinking about the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and the temples at the Giza plateau, an image of deteriorated monuments bearing the weight of several millennia comes to mind. The…
Pyramids were built on nearly every continent on the surface of the planet. No matter where we decide to look, we will find that some of the most ancient civilizations…
Around 12,000 Years ago, a mysterious people in what is now Turkey erected multi-ton stones into intricate circles forming what is now considered the oldest temple on the planet’s surface.…
The Japanese national Space Agency (JAXA) made its Hayabusa-2 spacecraft—in orbit around Ryugu—bomb the asteroid orbiting the sun at around 300 Million Kilometers from Earth to dig up some material…
Join us in this magical journey as we explore rare photographs of the Egyptian pyramids that show just how incredibly ancient the monuments really are. Although the ancient Egyptian civilization…
Apollo 13 never landed on the Moon. Yet its astronauts travelled around the lunar far side at one of the most dangerous moments in the history of spaceflight, briefly out…
Of all the ancient pyramids the world has seen, none are as beautiful and awe-striking as those built in Egypt. The three pyramids at Giza–which some say were constructed in…
The truly gigantic size of the pyramids of Giza is hard to describe. The three main pyramids—perhaps the most famous in the world—are located at the edge of the Western…
Archeological excavations have shown that the earliest wall on the planet’s surface dates back to around 8,000 BC. Around 10,000 years ago, ancient builders created a massive wall around an…
Samurai’s traveling to Mexico hundreds of years ago isn’t something you probably read in the history books in school and something you most likely never came across while surfing the…
According to legends, the largest pyramid on the planet’s surface was built by one of the seven mythological giants of the Aztecs; Xelhua. He constructed the pyramid after the “Great…
What if everything around you isn’t real? Imagine for a second that the planet we live on, the solar system, our galaxy, and eventually the entire universe we see as…
Researchers have discovered what is now considered the oldest known wooden construction on the planet’s surface, an ancient well thought to have been crafted more than 7,000 years ago. An…
A cave located in present-day France is home to one of the most amazing ancient sculptures in history: two bison carved by ancient humans around 14,000 years ago. Thousands of…
There is a geographical area in the shape of an equilateral triangle in the Atlantic Ocean between the Bermuda Islands, Puerto Rico, and Miami in, Florida. If one joined these…
An ancient site located in northern Syria is one of the rare sites which dates to the Younger Dryas period. Located not far from the oldest temple on the planet’s…
Tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors roamed the planet searching for shelter and food. From time to time, they would discover cave systems that they would eventually turn…
Thousands of years ago, for reasons we are still unable to understand, cultures worldwide erected massive pyramids of all shapes and sizes. Although the most famous pyramids are located in…
The exact reason why Ancient Egyptian pyramids were built with such sophistication and precision has long-bothered experts who have studied the majestic structures for decades. If the timeline set forth…
Is it possible that thousands of years ago, perhaps at a time when history as we know it was not even written, ancient civilizations studied the stars and etched intricate…
The Egyptian pyramids are by far some of the most popular ancient structures on the planet’s surface. Leading the way is the Great Pyramid of Giza, an ancient monument thought…
About 2.2 billion years ago, a massive space rock collided against our planet, leaving a gigantic scar. Around 200 million years older than any other site on the planet’s surface,…
Of all ancient cities in Egypt, none is perhaps as important and majestic as Hut-Ka-Ptah. We are talking about Memphis, one of the oldest and most significant cities ever established…