Here we take a look back at the most popular historical mysteries and discoveries from the last twelve months.
A PhD student in Antarctica recently captured footage of a camera being lowered down a deep borehole in the ice.
The impressively life-like image was put together by a computer based on 3D scans of the pharaoh's skull.
During a fierce battle in the early days of World War I, it was said that supernatural forces had appeared to aid the British Army.
A curious marsupial was spotted nonchalantly exploring a quiet road in High Ridge, Missouri this week.
After four years of activity on the surface of Mars, NASA's InSight mission has finally come to an end.
A team of physicists has put forward the idea of using the LIGO observatory to look for gravitational waves from alien spaceships.
An encounter with two Bigfoot-like creatures back in June 2020 has put Erich James on a mission in search of the truth.
Two shopping centers in England have rolled out a rather novel approach to their Santa's grotto attractions this Christmas.
The video, which was recorded on a baby monitor, shows an anomalous light next to the infant's head.
In a world first, physicists have successfully made light appear to move backwards and forwards in time simultaneously.
Using quantum computers, the researchers simulated a working 'baby' wormhole without rupturing space and time.
Dating back one million years, the remarkably intact skull has been hailed as an important find by palaeoanthropologists.
The tech entrepreneur showcased footage of monkeys 'typing' using only their brains at an event earlier this week.
The double telescopic study of this distant region of space aimed to listen out for any other interesting signals.
NASA's latest Mars rover has made a discovery that could point to the presence of life on Mars in the distant past.
This gargantuan goldfish - which recently went viral - was caught by Worcestershire angler Andy Hackett.
Authorities in the state have moved to warn residents of the dangers posed by these tiny communal insects.
The crew had been searching for a downed World War II aircraft within the infamous region of the North Atlantic.
Archaeologists have unearthed one of the most important discoveries of recent years - a huge tunnel beneath a temple in Egypt.