Mystery and riddles

Early life may have been far more like animals than we thought, suggests new research that shows bacteria can 'develop' like an embryo. When bacteria...

Many solar energy facts tell us about the immense amount of energy that the Sun gives out. The Sun’s energy powers the water cycles...

A meteor shower occurs when a number of meteors flash seem to radiate (or shoot out from) the same point in the sky. They...

Ajanta and nearby Ellora are two of the most amazing archaeological sites in India. Although handcrafted caves are scattered throughout India's western state of...

Eiffel tower facts tell us about this iconic symbol of Paris, France and the world. While the tower is located in Paris, people all...

Astrology can be understood as a philosophy that helps to explain life, rather than a type of mysticism that can be used as a...

One of the fun facts about Albert Einstein for kids is that he often worked on physics when he should have been examining patents...

Neptune was not known to the ancients. It is not visible to the naked eye and was first observed in 1846. Its position...

Leading models of solar system formation hold that as the Sun gathered itself together out of a cloud of gas and dust, the leftovers...

Sacred Centre Today there is little doubt that Tiahuanaco (also called Tiwanaku).was a major ceremonial centre and focal point of a culture that spread...

At the northern end of the Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo is rare if not unique in Peru. Ollantaytambo is a massive citadel located 50 kilometers...

Skulls are humanity's foremost symbol of death, and a powerful icon in the visual vocabularies of cultures all over the globe. Many strangely "deformed"...

Communication from out there or human fakes? Crop Circles are large circles and patterns that mysteriously appear in cereal crops when the plants are several...

For the first time, Indonesians heard about Mankiman in April 2003. Reports about this unusual creature appeared in the police chronicle, and then in...

Wondjina in ancient Australian Aboriginal lore are spirits of the clouds and rain. They are sometimes considered creator spirits or gods. However Ancient Alien...

It seems that we can go anywhere we want, if we have enough desire and money. But there are some places on Earth where...

What is even more provocative is the theory that Jupiter is a failed star. Current scientific knowledge suggests that if Jupiter had, in fact,...

Sometimes the Earth’s surface falls through, forming abysses of varying degrees of depth. It’s often nature that is responsible for these tricks, but sometimes...