We are daily surrounded by superstition. Don’t pass under a ladder, don’t step on broken glass… Where do these common superstitions come from and why do we believe in them? British writer Harry Oliver explores the roots of superstitions around the world in his book titled "Black Cats & Four-Leaf…
Buried at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and dating back to 65 million years, lies the remnants of a city. Could this be the lost city of Atlantis? The lost city of Atlantis brings to mind things of fantasy, doesn't it? Disney portrays Atlantis as the home for mermaids and sea…
A research team in California, U.S., tried to give a more common sense explanation to the prophets' visions of angels described in the Old Testament. A team from the Research Centre for Out-of-Body Experiences argues that these metaphysical visions might indeed have taken place but could have been a product of…
Astronomers have revealed eight major unanswered mysteries of the Universe which are still puzzling the scientific community. Are you intrigued? According to the journal Science, unanswered questions vary from the riddle of dark matter to the query of why the Sun is so hot. Indeed, in some cases, even scientists admit that many of these…
If terms such as adenine and guanine bring you memories of the school course of biology, here you will see a reason to give to these words a second meaning. A team of scientists discovered that these two, as well as the other building blocks of DNA, could possibly form…
Here are the 10 most popular scenarios for the destruction of the world in 2012. This disaster, which according to some people will occur at the end of the year, may take the form of an extraterrestrial attack or occur because of the destruction of the Sun, the Earth's collision…
The ancient legend that humans have a mystical sense organ – the so-called third eye – have deep and strong roots in eastern culture. In the esoteric European traditions, there is no mention of the third eye. In many Hindu legends and myths about this unusual organ, it is referred to as an indispensable feature of…
The Milky Way and the nearby Andromeda galaxy are on a course of a frontal collision that will take place in four billion years, according to U.S. scientists who made this announcement after the systematic research using the Hubble telescope. How and when will the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy…
