Earth's magnetic field was once near to collapse
Jan 30, 2019A new study has revealed that our planet's protective magnetic field almost disappeared 565 million years ago.
First close-up snaps of asteroid Bennu released
Jan 30, 2019NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has captured detailed images of the potentially hazardous asteroid.
Lost 3-year-old claims a bear kept him safe
Jan 29, 2019A young boy who was found after two days alone in the wilderness maintains that he was looked after by a bear.
Apollo 14 Moon rock may have come from Earth
Jan 29, 2019One of the most intriguing samples retrieved by the Apollo 14 astronauts appears to be terrestrial in origin.
Student cracks 18th-century religious code
Jan 28, 2019A student in Glasgow has deciphered a shorthand code that has remained an enigma for generations.
65-year-old man clings to hood of speeding SUV
VIDEO Jan 28, 2019A road-rage incident last week left one man holding on to the hood of an SUV on a highway in Massachusetts.
Expedition sets out to locate Shackleton's ship
Jan 28, 2019Researchers with the Weddell Sea Expedition are hoping to find the wreckage of Shackleton's vessel Endurance.
Has Amelia Earhart's plane been found ?
Jan 27, 2019Researchers believe that they may have found the wreckage of Earhart's plane off Papua New Guinea.
Opportunity rover celebrates 15 years on Mars
Jan 27, 2019The rover's 15-year anniversary has been sadly marred by the likelihood that its mission has come to an end.
Secret bank vault to be opened after 20 years
Jan 27, 2019A mysterious room in Darwin's former Reserve Bank building has remained firmly locked for decades.
Clearest image yet of Ultima Thule revealed
Jan 26, 2019The data gathered by New Horizons earlier this month is starting to unravel the mysteries of this enigmatic object.
Trucker has nightmares after Yowie encounter
Jan 26, 2019A delivery truck driver has been struggling to cope after coming face-to-face with a strange creature in the bush.
Mystery human bone found inside pair of socks
Jan 25, 2019Socks bought at UK fashion retailer Primark recently were found to contain a fragment of human bone.
Woman bitten by snake hiding in her toilet
Jan 25, 201959-year-old Helen Richards got the surprise of her life when the reptile sank its fangs in to her posterior.
Doomsday Clock stays at two mins to midnight
VIDEO Jan 25, 2019The possibility of a world-ending disaster does not appear to have abated any over the last twelve months.
'Snake inside a snake' identified 40 years on
Jan 24, 2019A snake found inside the belly of another snake in the 1970s has turned out to represent a whole new genus.
King Tut's tomb restoration finally complete
VIDEO Jan 24, 2019The decade-long process of restoring and reinforcing the 3,000-year-old tomb has finally been completed.
Planetary collision made life on Earth possible
Jan 24, 2019The carbon and nitrogen that make up our bodies likely came from a planet that once smacked in to the Earth.
Black hole radio jet 'pointed directly at Earth'
Jan 23, 2019The supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way seems to be pointing a radio jet directly towards us.
Secret Pentagon research projects revealed
Jan 23, 2019A newly declassified list of top secret US government projects reads like something out of an X-Files episode.
News | Columns | Encyclopedia
UM 11.2a Unexplained-Mysteries.com (c) 2001-2026
Terms | Privacy Policy | Cookies | Contact