Articles for category: New Discoveries

Alternative Theories and Ongoing Debates

Earth Once Had Two Moons – And One Destroyed The Other

Andrew Alpin

Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing not one glowing orb, but two moons hanging side by side. According to one fascinating scientific theory, that may have been Earth’s reality billions of years ago. Researchers suggest a smaller “second moon” once orbited our planet before eventually colliding with its larger sibling. The impact ...

7 Ancient Civilizations That Mysteriously Flourished in Unlikely Places

7 Ancient Civilizations That Mysteriously Flourished in Unlikely Places

Kristina

When you think of ancient civilizations, you probably imagine fertile river valleys or temperate coastlines where food was plentiful and the weather cooperated. That’s what the history books usually tell us, right? Yet scattered across our planet, hidden in deserts, perched on mountain peaks, or buried beneath jungles, lie the remains of societies that defied ...

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Why Some of the Wettest Places on Earth Are Near Deserts

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine standing in a land where rain pounds the ground with relentless force, rivers overflow, and the air feels drenched—then, just beyond the horizon, barren sands shimmer under a pitiless sun. It almost feels like a trick of nature, doesn’t it? Yet, this is the baffling reality in several corners of our planet. Some of ...

The Amazon's Hidden Metropolis Predates Everything We Knew

5 Discoveries That Could Rewrite Prehistoric History

Gargi Chakravorty

Picture this: you’re casually reading about ancient history when suddenly everything you thought you knew gets turned upside down. That’s exactly what’s been happening recently as archaeologists uncover evidence that completely rewrites our understanding of prehistoric times. These aren’t just small tweaks to our knowledge – we’re talking about discoveries that shatter conventional wisdom and ...

A whirling dervish dances in the mystical caves of Cappadocia, Türkiye.

The Hidden Cave Cities of Cappadocia: Nature, Tuff, and Ancient Ingenuity

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine a world sculpted by volcanoes, where entire cities are carved into soft stone, and secrets lurk beneath the sun-baked hills. Welcome to Cappadocia—a land where fairy chimneys pierce the sky, and ancient hands transformed a harsh landscape into a masterpiece of survival. Here, the air shivers with tales of ingenuity, resilience, and the relentless ...

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12 Incredible Nature Inspired Inventions That Changed the World

Maria Faith Saligumba

Nature has always been a source of inspiration for humans. From the flight of birds to the resilience of plants, countless natural phenomena have sparked human innovation. This connection between nature and technology is often referred to as biomimicry, where the intricate designs and processes found in nature are emulated to solve human challenges. Let ...

10 Instances When People Thought They Saw Bigfoot

10 Instances When People Thought They Saw Bigfoot

Andrew Alpin

Deep in America’s forests, shadows dance between the trees, and sometimes those shadows seem a little too tall, a little too human-like to be explained away. For decades, ordinary people have emerged from the wilderness with extraordinary stories of encounters with something that shouldn’t exist. These aren’t the tales of attention-seekers or hoax-creators, but genuine ...

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From Scrolls to Silicon: What AI Is Missing About Ancient Knowledge

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine opening a dusty scroll, the parchment crackling beneath your fingertips, and realizing the wisdom scrawled inside has shaped civilizations for thousands of years. Now, imagine asking an AI to explain that wisdom, only to receive a list of facts without soul or context. There’s something deeply human—almost magical—about the way ancient knowledge was passed ...

The Gravitational Wave Mystery From Another Universe

This Cosmic Signal Has Scientists Questioning Reality

Jan Otte

Somewhere deep in our galaxy, an astronomical object is sending out messages every forty-four minutes like clockwork. The signals aren’t random noise from space – they’re precise, powerful, and unlike anything scientists have ever encountered before. Astronomers have detected an astonishing celestial object emitting bright flashes of radio waves and X-rays that last for two ...