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Throughout history, our planet has undergone dramatic environmental changes, from extreme temperature shifts and changes in atmospheric composition to continental drift and major impact events. Throughout Earth’s history, some of…
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…
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…
The Valley of the Monkeys is a closed alley adjacent to the Valley of the Kings. It is more commonly known as the Western Valley and although it is not…
What are the first creations of man? A discovery in southern Africa takes us back 75,000 years when the inhabitants of these lands probably made the first stone clock. In recent…
The Universe is home to truly gigantic objects. Planets, stars, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies – each of these can be so huge that, compared to them, our solar system…
Before the discovery of Hot Jupiters, no scientist had imagined that such exoplanets could exist. Judging by their given name itself, you probably already get the general idea of what…
Built as a defensive fortification in Medieval times, the Citadel of Saladin remains one of Egypt’s most monumental architectural achievements and one of Cairo’s main tourist attractions. The Cairo Citadel,…
Eris is one of the most distant large worlds known in the solar system, and its discovery changed the meaning of the word “planet.” When astronomers found it in images…
In the week of the last Christmas, we were fortunate to witness one of the rarest astronomical events, something that last happened a few centuries ago – the Great Conjunction…
Despite the dozens of space missions yearly, our achievements in space exploration do not even come close to the famous stories from movies we love to see. It is unlikely…
Given the size of the universe, the odds are high that extraterrestrial life exists somewhere. Some scientists even estimate that we will find it by the next two or three…
If you think the ancient Egyptians or Greeks had many gods, you should see how many Mesoamerican deities in the Americas were worshiped by the pre-Colombian civilizations. Each culture had…
Deep in the Brazilian state of Paraiba, there is a strange massive monument called the Inga or Pedra do Inga stone. Covered in hundreds of obscure symbols, many of which…
Is there anyone who does not wonder about the existence of aliens? Maybe it’s of great interest to you, or maybe at some point without anything to do, you accidentally…
In ancient Egypt, few people were literate. Reading and writing were mysterious and complex sciences that were usually studied in temples only by priests and children of nobles. Along with…
The Viking program can be considered the first truly effective one in the global space exploration efforts of Mars. The spacecraft Viking 1 and Viking 2 consisted of orbital stations…
For more than 150 years, people have not stopped trying to contact representatives of extraterrestrial civilizations. There is no definitive evidence that someone tried to answer us until now. Nevertheless,…
If you look at the northwest part of the sky after sunset (southwest in the northern hemisphere), you will find one bright point of light that stands out easily in…
The Moon Landing – Stanley Kubrick’s greatest film. This is one of the many jokes about the landing of American astronauts on the Moon and all the conspiracies around it…
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, NASA went through its golden age. Robotic devices were sent to nearby planets and men were flying to the Moon! The agency had…
The real history of piracy is larger than the familiar Caribbean cast. Blackbeard, Anne Bonny and Captain Kidd were real people, but their reputations were shaped by court records, naval…