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Tardigrades live up to their name. These tiny creatures, most of which cannot be seen without a microscope or, in extreme cases, a magnifying glass, can overcome no more than…
In 2021, it was announced that the Giant Magellan Telescope project began crafting the sixth mirror segment out of seven total. Once completed, the telescope will be one of several…
Architectural structures, as we know, were built already in primitive times: simple huts, primitive huts, and megaliths – menhirs, dolmens, and cromlechs. However, the history of architecture as an art,…
The Japanese can boast of being among the greatest masters in the creation of swords. History shows that the island’s metal was an extremely rare resource, which led craftsmen to…
Lucian of Samosata scoffed at all areas of life and thought. Therefore, there has always been a temptation to interpret Lucian as an unscrupulous mocker, depriving him of all positive…
Education has always been seen as a key component to progress, and subjects that bring knowledge have always been highly prized. However, in history, there are egregious cases of human…
Whether you believe in them or not – hundreds of genuine UFO sightings have been recorded over the past decades. However, these observations continue to occur around the world today.…
Scientists have finally turned their attention back to an old UFO video from 2013, captured over the Rafael Hernandez airport at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. This is a case that, unlike…
Plenty of discoveries have revealed incredible details about the industrial life in ancient Egypt. We wrote about the oldest industrial brewery in the world. Now, a team of archaeologists has…
Have you heard about SETA? SETA stands for Search for Extraterrestrial Artifacts, and scientists have proposed we should explore the surface of the Moon, for example, and search for extraterrestrial…
Leptis Magna is one of the few completely preserved Roman cities in the world. Located in modern-day Libya, this is an ancient city with over 3000 years of history. Over…
Destroyed 27 years ago, the Kowloon Walled City still attracts attention with its incredible story, in which reality manages to surpass the imagination. The city was located on an area…
Everyone has heard of the Egyptian pyramids, but few people know that there are almost 200 pyramids in the desert of eastern Sudan, which differ from their counterparts in Giza…
UFOs have been a world obsession since the late 1940s when an American pilot allegedly saw nine objects in the air while flying his utility plane. This is a story…
Who would expect that one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of planet Earth is located in the nothingness of the Sahara Desert? Have you ever heard about the Richat Structure,…
Democritus of Abdera – one of the famous ancient Greek philosophers, often considered the founder of the theory of atomism, possessed encyclopedic knowledge. The pundit studied the exact and natural…
Many people believe that the Vikings were a nationality. On the contrary, they were something like a military alliance that managed to seriously expand its possessions. A classic misconception is…
In the southeast of Tenerife, there is a small town called Guimar, which has won worldwide fame thanks to the presence of a unique complex of structures – the pyramids…
When archaeologists discovered the Shigir Idol more than 100 years ago, it was impossible to date it accordingly. All the experts knew was that they had one of the oldest…
There are more than one or two ancient creations on the territory of Turkey that amaze scientists and historians alike. The mysterious underground city of Derinkuyu, the fortress on Lake…
Humankind has been trying to find evidence of the existence of aliens for several centuries, but these attempts have so far been unsuccessful. There are assumptions that the American government…
Descriptions of giants are common in religious books and historical texts around the world, including in Central America. Giants such as Goliath, Og, and Nephilim are mentioned in the Western…
Early in the morning of June 30, 1908, at 7 hours and 15 minutes local time, a fireball passed through the sky, observed by many residents of Eastern Siberia. The…
What did Hubble’s images reveal about the universe? The telescope’s pictures are more than beautiful views: different filters expose hot gas, newborn stars, dust clouds, exploding stars and galaxies whose…