The Diquis Spheres are considered one of the greatest mysteries in the world. What is the story behind the hundreds of massive stone spheres that were accidentally found in Costa Rica? The Diquis Spheres were discovered in the 1940s during agricultural activities by the United Fruit Company. They were located…
Surrealist painter Jacek Yerka creates unique artworks based on allegories and symbols. Flying houses and buildings, colorful gardens, trees and cottages are skillfully combined in unique paintings that captivate the viewers and reveal the artist's vivid imagination. Jacek Yerka was born in Torun, a city in Northern Poland, in 1952.…
An amazing device, created by Greek scientists 2,000 years ago, is the world's first computer. What is the story behind this extraordinary mechanism and its hidden mysteries? The Antikythera Mechanism has been a base of research for more than a century. This complex device, which is considered to be the…
Did you know that the seven wonders of the ancient world were part of a list compiled for an ancient travel guidebook? Greeks who traveled all over the Egyptian, Persian, and Babylonian lands of the 4th century B.C. used to list every remarkable construction as a marvel of the world.…
The Terracotta Army, also known as The Terracotta Warriors, is one of the most important archaeological sites worldwide. This subterranean standing guard reveals the mysteries of ancient China that date back more than 2,000 years ago. Just as many other great discoveries, the Terracotta Army was discovered by accident in…
Apart from a unique historical monument of the Middle Bronze Age, Arkaim is known as one of the strongest "anomaly zones" in Russia. But when, why and by whom was this prehistoric site of unusual circles constructed? Arkaim (Аркаим in Russian) is located north of the Russian borders with Kazakhstan,…
His lush images combine imagination and ambiguity that draw the observer into a different world, where dreams rule in a continuous play of thought, confirming what Edgar Allan Poe once said: "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream". This the extraordinary Rafal Olbinski. Rafal…
Ciudad Perdida is an amazing historical site and an important part of Colombia's cultural heritage. What’s the story behind this unique construction in the middle of the Colombian jungle? The erstwhile thriving civilization of Ciudad Perdida left behind a deserted city located in the world’s highest coastal mountain range, in…
It has been a popular movie theme in the sixties and seventies and a major subject of research for scientists over the past years. What is eventually the truth behind the Bermuda Triangle story? The Bermuda Triangle, also known as Devil's Triangle, is an area in the western part of…
After years of long debates, researchers have probably come into a conclusion on how the inhabitants of Easter Island have managed to place hats on famous Moai statues. Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern point of the Polynesian Triangle.…