This May Be Life’s ‘Missing Ingredient’
Billions of years ago, molecules on a lifeless and tumultuous Earth mixed, forming the first life-forms. Eons later, a larger, smarter form of life...
The secret of the soul
Representatives of different cultures have different opinions about how many days after death the soul still remains in some proximity to the dead body....
Earth Recently Devoured One of its Own Mini
We learned in the Austin Powers movies of the benefits of having a Mini-Me. While the Moon may have once been a part of...
The Curse of old Wembley
It is not easy to find a fan that under no circumstances would have heard of the central sports arena of conservative England.
The real...
Who won the Battle of Borodino?
Why did the French fail in the Patriotic War of 1812? Yeah, you remembered about the "cudgel of the people's war" and the strategic...
8 Examples of Evolution in Action
Evolution is one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. Armed with the knowledge of the interconnectedness of all life on earth, biologists...
The mystery of the filibuster
The famous filibuster - a former buffalo hunter - Archo Lolonua ended his days truly terribly. He was captured by North American Indians of...
Glades of the Devil
There are many eyewitness stories about the so-called devil's glades, or damn cemeteries, where the earth is scorched, where animals and people die. The...
10 Cryptids That Could Be Real
Many cryptids are alleged to walk the Earth or dwell deep in its oceans – some of them better-known than others. Even though cryptozoology...
Tunguska meteorite
Italian scientists from the University of Bologna have investigated the consequences of the explosion of the Tunguska meteorite several times. They hypothesized that the...
Tornado Facts
Perhaps it’s the spinning motion of tornadoes that captures our attention. The fact that they spin is the most basic of tornado facts. Tornadoes...
Detailed Sun Facts
• One million Earths could fit inside the Sun.
If a hollow Sun was filled up with spherical Earths then around 960,000 would fit inside....
Rare Flying Reptile with Mouthful of Fangs Trolled Jurassic Skies
Flying reptiles, including the newly discovered Klobiodon rochei, have been put together from fragments found in fossil-rich Stonesfield, in Oxfordshire.
As if a spear-like beak...
What Is A Solar Eclipse?
A solar eclipse is a natural event that takes place on Earth when the Moon moves in its orbit between Earth and the Sun...
10 Issues That Are Hindering a Voyage to Mars
Any mission to Mars would be fraught with difficulties – but as this list will show, none of the challenges are necessarily insurmountable. Decades...
7 Theories on the Origin of Life
Life on Earth began more than 3 billion years ago, evolving from the most basic of microbes into a dazzling array of complexity over...
Skunk can think creatively
Representatives of skunks (Mephitidae) could create paintings or write brilliant books. At least for the reason that their abstract thinking is no worse developed...
Penguin Facts
Penguin facts tell an interesting story about a bird that once flew, and then evolved to become a better swimmer, but lost its ability...
We are not local ourselves...
7 Theories on the Origin of Life
Life on Earth began more than 3 billion years ago, evolving from the most basic of microbes into a dazzling array of complexity over...
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“Confessions of the Son of the Century” by Musset
Musset began his novel in the summer of 1835, hastily dealing with other literary orders, and in February 1836 the novel was already published....
