Mystery

Mystery in Nazca desert: Researchers go missing

Search efforts complicated by rugged terrain and multiple routes around Criterion hill, say authorities.

Condor, the Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca desert, Peru.
Pampas Grey fox

The story of Dogxim – the animal that wasn’t supposed to exist

 Aerial photography

An innocent Google Maps search ended with a disturbing discovery: A mysterious giant skull

 A mysterious elephant

The mysterious ghost elephant no one believed still existed


Sirius Rising: The mystery of Canary Island churches pointing to the Dog Star

Most churches surveyed face the sunrise, but a south-eastern handful match the Dog Star’s 17th-century rise.

 Sirius Rising: Why some Canary Island churches point to the Dog Star.

20 km in diameter mystery interstellar visitor identified approaching the solar system

A11pl3Z's eccentricity is now estimated to be near 6.0, the highest seen yet, confirming its hyperbolic orbit.

 20 km in diameter mystery interstellar visitor identified approaching the solar system.

The mystery of the space signal has been solved – and its source is especially surprising

For a year, researchers tracked a brief but exceptionally powerful radio signal that came from space and outshone every other cosmic source in the sky.

 The mystery of the space signal has been solved

Kisiljevo revives legend of first vampire to attract tourism

Promoting local folklore has 'huge potential' for attracting tourists, says tourism director.

 Kisiljevo.

Deciphered inscription suggests Count Dracula is buried in Naples

The legend suggests that Vlad III was not killed in battle, as commonly believed. Instead, he was captured by the Ottomans and later freed by his daughter.

 The tomb of Dracula, in the cloister of the monastery of Santa Maria la Nova.

DNA test links blood on 'weeping' Madonna to mystic who claims to multiply gnocchi, pizza

Vatican declares alleged Trevignano apparitions non-supernatural.

 Blood on ‘weeping’ Madonna. Illustration.

Captain James Cook's shipwreck officially identified after 250 years

ANMM director Daryl Karp calls the report the culmination of 25 years of meticulous research.

 Captain James Cook's shipwreck officially identified after 250 years.

Dive team discovers SS Nantes wreck after 140 years

The SS Nantes sank in 1888 after colliding with the German ship Theodor Ruger, with only three survivors.

 Smeaton´s Tower Lighthouse on the Hoe at Plymouth, Devon, UK.

Mysterious 'Buga Sphere' found in Colombia sparks UFO speculation

Physicist Julia Mossbridge urges thorough vetting before declaring anomalies in mysterious discoveries.

 UFO (illustrative).

Mysterious University of Michigan 'Chupacabra' with human-like hands fascinates researchers

The creature's most striking feature is its almost human-like hands, which has made it a subject of interest; it has five fingers, nails, and everything, looking almost humanoid.

 Mysterious University of Michigan 'Chupacabra' with human-like hands fascinates researchers.

CT scans unveil mysteries of 18th-century Austrian priest mummy

They discovered a previously unknown embalming method involving filling the body cavities with materials.

 CT scans unveil mysteries of 18th-century Austrian priest mummy.