Alien
From prehistoric records to Einstein's manuscript: Do aliens really exist?
There have been many records of objects that resemble today's UFO depictions. Do UFOs really exist?
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History
The secret rooms are locked at the Taj Mahal in India
Judges at a high court in India have rejected the application of Rajneesh Singh, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), when he asked to open the doors of…
1001 mystery
A strange story about an Indian girl who remembers her past life
When she was just four years old, little Shanti Devi started telling her parents amazing details about her 'past life' life in a strange town, more than 100km away.
Oceanography
Strange sea 'ginseng' makes divers risk their lives to search
Sea cucumber is a sea creature that many divers have to risk their lives to find because of its high price.
Space science
The dark sky suddenly opened a light like 'Heaven's gate', what is the truth?
A person in the US captured a strange image: In the middle of the pitch-black sky, suddenly a bright light opened up, looking like the legendary 'gateway to heaven'.
Animal world
The strangest spider on Earth: Not living in trees, but preferring to dive into the water, weaving silk to catch fish to eat
What could be more surprising than a spider that has no gills to breathe underwater, but still lives, hunts, and even reproduces underwater?
Animal world
Takin: Animal with the body of a bull, it looks gentle but is more fierce than a leopard
The takin, also known as the Tibetan buffalo, is a half-sheep, half-buffalo animal found in the eastern Himalayas.
Oceanography
Scientists warn oceans are starting to 'memory loss'
The Earth's climate changes, the world's oceans also have unusual changes, not only in temperature but also in structure, flow and color. Scientists call it the ocean ph…
Archeology
World's oldest fake eye discovered
The prosthetic eye discovered in Iran was born around 2900 - 2800 BC and is still located in the eye socket of a woman's skull.
Biology
Did you know: Under the skin of your face, hundreds of 'microscopic' bugs live leisurely?
There are hundreds of Demodex, or eyelash beetles, living in different areas of the human face. During the day they hide well, at night they crawl to the surface of huma…
Conquer Mars
Curiosity spacecraft finds 'entrance' on Mars: What is this strange structure?
New photos from NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars have revealed a strange sight
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What is always kept by the Mongol cavalry in their cloaks and carried away to 'fight the east and clear the north'?
Many factors had contributed to the extremely successful military campaigns of the Mongols in the past, but there was one that their cavalry could hardly ignore before b…
History
Before there was a clock, people knew how to use candles as an alarm
Waking up every morning for many people is a difficult process, so over time, people have come up with countless ways to wake up at the same time every morning, especial…
Oceanography
The largest fish on the planet is in danger of extinction because of a traffic accident
These traffic accidents have decimated the world's whale shark population by as much as half in the past 75 years.
Archeology
Shocking discovery: The world 'timeless' thousands of years in Asia
Radiocarbon dating inadvertently reveals an astonishing civilization where timeless technology, several hundred to several thousand years ahead of the rest of the world,…