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Earth magnetic field
Science & Technology

Haunting video reveals the eerie sound of the magnetic poles flipping

 VIDEO  7-15-2025 | 8

Researchers have sonified the sounds of the Earth's magnetic field reversing 780,000 years ago.

Air India crash
Modern Mysteries

Mystery still surrounds Air India crash: who or what was to blame?

7-14-2025 | 26

A preliminary report published by air crash investigators has prompted a great deal of speculation and debate.

China dam
Science & Technology

Human-made dams have shifted the position of the Earth's poles

7-14-2025 | 2

Dams constructed around the world over the last two centuries have had an impact on the planet's poles.

Mill illusion
Modern Mysteries

'Incredible' shrinking mill in Canada leaves visitors perplexed

 VIDEO  7-13-2025 | 6

This striking optical illusion makes a well known industrial building in Ontario look at lot larger than it actually is.

Nature & Environment

Killer whales keep offering food to humans and nobody knows why

7-13-2025 | 3

Wild orcas have been documented on multiple occasions making food 'offerings' to humans.

Cockatoos drinking
Nature & Environment

Cockatoos in Australia have figured out how to use a drinking fountain

 VIDEO  7-12-2025 | 5

The striking birds have come up with an ingenious way of operating the fountain using their claws.

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Raggedy-Ann doll
Ghosts & Hauntings

Panic as real-life 'haunted' Annabelle doll reportedly goes missing

 VIDEO  5-27-2025 | 9

The infamous doll has been kept for years at the museum once run by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Ghostly pilot
Ghosts & Hauntings

Woman claims to have seen a ghostly pilot during Ryanair flight

5-24-2025 | 12

Chloe Smith had been flying from the UK to France when she spotted what she believed to be a spirit.

Quite Mysterious Episode 13
Ghosts & Hauntings

Second death: can a ghost die (again)?

 QM EPISODE  4-17-2025 | 8

In this episode, we dive deep into the chilling concept of 'second death' - the idea that even spirits may not linger forever.

Higher dimension
Ghosts & Hauntings

How paranormal beliefs can help people cope in uncertain times

4-17-2025 | 3

A new study has shown that believing in the supernatural can provide comfort for people who are struggling.

Black goo
Modern Mysteries

Mysterious 'black goo' life form found in docked ship in Cleveland, Ohio

7-5-2025 | 3

The pitch-black, tar-like substance resembled something out of an episode of 'The X-Files'.

Modern Mysteries

Amelia Earhart's plane may have been spotted on the island of Nikumaroro

7-3-2025 | 11

A new expedition has been launched to investigate a possible sighting of the plane sticking out of the sand.

Object streaks across sky
Modern Mysteries

Fireball falling from the sky over US triggers panic and curiosity

 VIDEO  6-29-2025 | 2

An unidentified object was seen by numerous witnesses across multiple US states earlier this week.

Dan Driscoll
Modern Mysteries

Senior Army official: 'we spoke to a soldier astronaut on the Moon'

 VIDEO  6-15-2025 | 21

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll recently made a startling remark during an interview on Fox News.

Woolly mammoth.
Science & Technology

Why are we so obsessed with bringing woolly mammoths back to life?

7-9-2025 | 6

Multiple companies are currently vying to 'de-extinct' the mammoth, but why are we so hell-bent on making this happen?

Ball Lightning
Science & Technology

Remarkable footage shows clear example of ball lightning in Alberta

 VIDEO  7-7-2025 | 20

A bright, luminous ball of crackling electricity was captured on camera hovering over a field near a couple's home.

Science & Technology

Could we one day upload memories from a dead brain to a computer ?

7-1-2025 | 5

Neuroscientists were asked to offer their thoughts on this possibility as part of a recent study.

Mirror life
Science & Technology

Scientists begin effort to create artificial human DNA from scratch

6-28-2025 | 6

The controversial research aims to cure diseases, but it also has the potential to create biological weapons.

Mountain lion
Nature & Environment

Possible mountain lion filmed outside home in Rochester, New York

 VIDEO  7-10-2025 | 5

A mysterious large cat was filmed by a doorbell camera casually strolling past a house in a quiet neighborhood.

Jaws
Nature & Environment

'Jaws' turns 50: debunking the myths of the monster shark

6-21-2025 | 3

We know a lot more about sharks now than we did back when Spielberg's summer blockbuster first hit cinema screens.

Dolphin
Nature & Environment

Why do scientists give animals such long, unpronounceable names ?

6-7-2025 | 3

How is it that a bottlenose dolphin, for example, is officially referred to as 'Tursiops truncatus' ?

Man-eating plant.
Nature & Environment

Why have carnivorous plants never grown big enough to eat humans ?

6-7-2025 | 10

Some plants have evolved the ability to trap and consume small animals, but their size has always been very limited.

Archaeology & History

Did the Knights Templar hide Jesus' bones in North America?

7-12-2025 | 16

The leader of an ancient order founded in the 12th Century maintains that Jesus' bones are in the American Northwest.

Lighthouse of Alexandria
Archaeology & History

Part of the Lighthouse of Alexandria has been raised from the seabed

7-9-2025 | 3

Stones from one of the wonders of the ancient world have been retrieved from the bottom of the Mediterranean.

Giant Roman shoes
Archaeology & History

Mystery surrounds discovery of giant 2,000-year-old Roman shoes

 VIDEO  7-6-2025 | 7

Archaeologists have been left perplexed by the sheer size of the shoes and why there are quite so many of them.

Egyptian pyramids.
Archaeology & History

Who built the Great Pyramid ? Inscriptions offer fresh clues

7-3-2025 | 10

New findings have offered up a clearer picture of who built the last remaining ancient wonder of the world.

Extraterrestrial

New mission to Venus aims to hunt down alien life in the planet's clouds

7-11-2025 | 0

Researchers from the UK are hoping to prove whether or not there is alien life high up in the clouds of Venus.

Starry night
Extraterrestrial

Non-human voices in the depths: a blueprint for alien contact ?

6-12-2025 | 4

SETI has been taking inspiration from the mysterious communications of a well known ocean-dwelling mammal.

Peruvian alien hand
Extraterrestrial

Surprise discovery made in womb of one of Peru's alleged 'alien' mummies

6-8-2025 | 111

The mummies, which remain surrounded in controversy, are continuing to yield intriguing discoveries.

Alien city
Extraterrestrial

Could the 'sustainability solution' explain why we haven't found ET ?

6-3-2025 | 20

Scientists have proposed another potential explanation for why we have yet to discover evidence of intelligent aliens.

World of the Bizarre

New 'Storm Area 51' documentary coming to Netflix this month

 VIDEO  7-11-2025 | 4

'Trainwreck: Storm Area 51' will explore the events that unfolded after millions signed up to storm the base.

Thinnest car
World of the Bizarre

Nonsensically narrow 'world's thinnest car' is unveiled in Italy

 VIDEO  7-8-2025 | 3

The ridiculously thin Fiat Panda actually functions as a working car despite being a mere 50cm in width.

Cat man
World of the Bizarre

Weird man dressed as a cat terrorizes residents in Merseyside, England

7-4-2025 | 4

The peculiar individual has been sighted several times in costume prowling around the area after dark.

Bees crawling on a honeycomb.
World of the Bizarre

Irate beekeeper sets swarm of bees on police officers during traffic stop

6-27-2025 | 3

A beekeeper in Spain was so incensed when he was stopped by officers that he enacted his own unique form of revenge.

Peter Jackson
Palaeontology

Peter Jackson is helping to resurrect a species of giant extinct bird

 VIDEO  7-10-2025 | 2

The legendary 'Lord of the Rings' director has set his sights on resurrecting one of New Zealand's most iconic species.

Neanderthal on a train
Palaeontology

If Neanderthals walked among us, would we even be able to spot them?

6-30-2025 | 38

Could Neanderthals, Denisovans and other human species blend seamlessly into the modern world ?

Oldest human fingerprint
Palaeontology

World's oldest human fingerprint discovered on ancient rock art

6-25-2025 | 8

Police forensic experts helped to reveal the fingerprint which dates back 42,000 years.

Dragon Man
Palaeontology

'Dragon man' fossil turns out to be world's only known Denisovan skull

6-20-2025 | 2

A fossilized skull discovered in the 1930s has now been identified as that of an elusive, ancient species of human.

Space & Astronomy

Our galaxy may be sitting inside a cosmic void, scientists suggest

7-8-2025 | 3

This idea could help to explain certain inconsistencies with our existing model of the universe.

Asteroid 16 Psyche.
Space & Astronomy

$10,000 quadrillion asteroid may be rusting, JWST discovers

 VIDEO  7-7-2025 | 4

An asteroid comprised of precious metals worth an unimaginable sum of money is now thought to be rusting.

Intuitive Machines Moon Racer.
Space & Astronomy

Does anyone actually have the right to mine resources on the Moon ?

7-6-2025 | 11

As Moon mining gets closer to becoming a reality, the question of who can actually profit from it grows more pertinent.

Space & Astronomy

Mysterious cosmic interloper discovered in our own solar system

7-4-2025 | 12

Astronomers have identified what is thought to be the third ever example of an object from a distant solar system.

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